Following a tense 1½ hours cooking, Adam Smith, head chef at The Devonshire Arms in Yorkshire, was awarded first place in the Bocuse d’Or National Selection at Hotelympia on Monday 28 April. Steve Love, chef patron at Loves Restaurant in Birmingham was awarded second place. Smith was presented with the Bocuse d’Or UK trophy, donated by University College Birmingham, and the … [Read more...]
Bramley Apple Pie is Supreme Champion at The British Pie Awards 2014
A Bramley Apple Pie produced by Morecambe Football Club has won the ultimate accolade at the British Pie Awards 2014, scooping the title of Supreme Champion 2014. This is the second time Morecambe FC has been crowned Supreme Champion having won it previously in 2011. Judges at the event, held at St Mary's Church on 30 April 2014 in Melton Mowbray, tasted 825 entries. Amid … [Read more...]
British Roast Dinner Week shows roasts are not just for Sundays
British Roast Dinner Week is calling for the UK’s pubs and restaurants to ‘boast their roast’ by taking part in a celebration of Britain’s favourite meal. Sponsored by KNORR® Gravy and supported by COLMAN’S®, British Roast Dinner Week, which runs from 29 September to 5 October, encourages pubs and restaurants to put roasts on the menu every day, rather than just Sundays. In … [Read more...]
Malmaison and Hotel Du Vin say ‘Non’ to Foie Gras
After being contacted by PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) about how birds are force-fed several times a day through metal pipes that are rammed down their throats in order to make foie gras, nationwide boutique hotel groups Malmaison and Hotel du Vin have made the compassionate decision to ban the foodstuff from all their menus in a total of 28 hotels … [Read more...]
#SOCIALCHEF – how can you join the conversation?
A survey conducted at the end of 2013 by industry social media expert Digital Blonde on behalf of Mars Foodservice and the Craft Guild of Chefs found that while many chefs (92.5%) are social media savvy 65.5% would like additional training. And an overwhelming 90.1% of chefs agreed that social media was a great way to increase footfall to their establishment, with 87.9% also … [Read more...]