The pie is undoubtedly an icon of British cuisine and, savoury or sweet, we Brits eat millions of them every year. The British Pie Awards are an established national celebration of British Pies of all varieties, with a total of eighteen classes being judged by a team of dedicated judges every year. H and C [...]
Recipe of the Week from Great British Chefs, by Nathan Outlaw
January 31st, 2012
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Warm salad of braised cuttlefish with ink vinaigrette by Nathan Outlaw If you like squid, you’ll love cuttlefish, an underutilised product of the sea that’s well worth getting to know because, unlike its other relative octopus, the cuttlefish’s fleshy body is substantial. Nathan Outlaw, whose eponymous Cornish eatery Restaurant Nathan Outlaw has been named Best Fish [...]
Job of the Week from PJ Search, 50k + great benefits
January 31st, 2012
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HOTEL MEETING & EVENTS MANAGER circa £50,000 This is a great opportunity for an experienced Meeting & Events Manager to work for a well known branded Hotel company across a portfolio of over 100 properties based predominantly in the Midlands and South east although there are sites nationally. This role would suit a candidate who [...]
National Chef is Turning Up The Heat In The Kitchen
January 31st, 2012
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The National Chef of the Year, which this year is celebrating its 40th anniversary, is the most sought after title for all chefs across the UK. The battle will be on to see who has the talent, flair, skill and passion and can rise to the top of their game to become The National Chef [...]
Recipe for ITV’s Britain’s Best Dish, ‘sublime’ fillet steak
January 31st, 2012
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ITV’s Britain’s Best Dish has certainly found its niche and following amongst celebrated chefs, and we were thrilled to see the judges give their overwhelming vote to Luigi Vespero, head chef at Galvin Bistrot de Luxe in London for his main course. Beef rossini ‘pot au feu’ took pride of place in the recent London [...]
Pub groups post positive numbers
January 31st, 2012
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Three major pub groups all report positive latest figures. Marston’s, the pub operator and brewer, saw like for like sales in its managed pubs grew 7% in the eight weeks to 21 January, with food up 8% and drink sales ahead 6.5%. Douglas Jack, analyst at Numis, commented on Marston’s saying that he believed the [...]
The UK’s best Chinese restaurants
January 31st, 2012
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Celebrate the Year of the Dragon by feasting at one of these fabulous restaurants…MSN Food have selected a choice worthy of further investigation…The mark of any decent Chinese restaurant is not necessarily the awards that it’s won or its trendy interior, but whether the Chinese community eats there or not. If it’s popular then you [...]
Launch of New BlueTherm Wireless Temperature Probe
January 30th, 2012
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Electronic Temperature Instruments launches its New BlueTherm™ Wireless Temperature Probe The BlueTherm™, Electronic Temperature Instruments Ltd new Bluetooth wireless temperature probe, is a completely wireless temperature monitoring and logging solution. The BlueTherm™ probe will securely transmit temperature data up to a maximum of twenty metres to any Bluetooth enabled device. No longer is there a [...]
The Chefs Choice Award goes to Villeroy & Boch
January 27th, 2012
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The Chef’s Choice Awards name Villeroy & Boch Best Tableware supplier 2012 Villeroy & Boch have been named Best Tableware supplier 2012 in the Chefs’ Choice Awards. Now in their third year, Restaurant Magazine canvasses the views of chefs and restaurateurs across the country, asking them to vote for their top products and services across [...]
