The National Association of Care Catering (NACC) has announced the 12 talented care chefs that will compete in the National Final of the Care Cook of the Year 2014 competition and have their sights firmly on the prize of being declared the Best Care Cook in the UK. Two chefs from each of the six NACC regions triumphed during the exciting regional cook-offs, impressing the … [Read more...]
Watch out for Simon Rogan and Aiden Byrne in Restaurant Wars
Restaurant Wars: the Battle for Manchester is a behind-the-scenes documentary series following two of Britain's best chefs, Simon Rogan and Aiden Byrne, as they both try to open fine dining restaurants, just a few hundred yards from each other in Manchester, a city that has always resisted Michelin-style food. In the first episode, Simon Rogan, one of the UK's most revered … [Read more...]
Philadelphia Recipe, Banoffee Dessert
Ingredients for 4 100 g sweet oaty biscuits, roughly crushed 25 g dulce de leche (caramel toffee sauce) 100 g Philadelphia Light 2 small bananas chocolate curls, to garnish Instructions Place the crushed biscuits between four individual serving dishes. In a bowl, swirl the dulce de leche through the Philly to create a marbled effect. Carefully spoon the … [Read more...]
Fergus Henderson receives Lifetime Achievement Award 2014
UK chef Fergus Henderson has been awarded The Diners Club® Lifetime Achievement Award, as part of The World’s 50 Best Restaurants Awards 2014 sponsored by S.Pellegrino and Acqua Panna. Fergus Henderson is the founding partner of one of the UK’s most influential restaurants, St. John in London, which opened in 1994. Over more than two decades, Henderson has raised the … [Read more...]
British rapeseed oil wins BaxterStorey gold seal of approval
BaxterStorey, the UK’s leading independent provider of workplace restaurants, delis and coffee bars, has underpinned its commitment to best quality sustainable produce with the announcement it will use only UK rapeseed oil for frying. Rape is one of the three main crops produced on British farms and BaxterStorey’s decision to use only UK produced rapeseed oil marks another … [Read more...]