Following its popular vegan pop up event held over the summer, the Empire Room restaurant, located in Ramsgate’s award-winning Royal Harbour Hotel, is to host a vegan weekend on the 6th and 7th January. Guest vegan chefs and food bloggers Alexandra and Caroline Cadell will prepare the meat free (and largely fat free) feasts. Apart from being renowned for their vegan cookery, … [Read more...]
Pepe Sale – Reading – A Sardinian Masterclass
The halcyon days of the independent Italian restaurant are behind us it seems, as the prevalence for brands and chains usurps the high street restaurants. So how refreshing is it to discover a genuine owner/chef managed Italian restaurant in Reading. Pepe Sale has been run by Toni Sale for 18 years and still makes its own flatbread and pasta and I was fortunate enough to be … [Read more...]
Sodexo leads the charge in pay gap reporting
Audit of over 38,500 employees reveals current gender pay gap is over 50% lower than ONS figure of 18.1%. Five months ahead of the launch of new government legislation for transparency into gender pay equality, Sodexo, a leading services company, has revealed an overall gender pay gap of 7.65%. The gender pay gap is a measure designed to show the difference between the … [Read more...]
Shibden Cinder Toffee
Ingredients 160g Demerara sugar 160g caster sugar 60ml honey 4 tbsp water 15g butter, diced Pinch of salt 1 tbsp bicarbonate of soda Method Place the sugars, honey, water and butter in a deep, heavy-bottomed pan with a pinch of salt. Heat, until the sugars and butter have dissolved, then turn up the heat very slightly and bring to the boil. Simmer until … [Read more...]
The Headland’s Samphire Restaurant awarded 2 AA Rosettes
The Headland Hotel & Spa in Cornwall is delighted to announce that its Samphire Restaurant has been awarded 2 AA Rosettes. The same inspection also saw The Headland retain its coveted 4 Silver Star status, but with an even higher score. Only 50 hotels in the UK share this exceptional rating. The Rosettes are testament to the skills - and passion - of executive chef … [Read more...]