Bea’s of Bloomsbury are thrilled to announce the appointment of their new Head Chef Xavier Torne across all five venues. He is renowned for his creative flair, which has been demonstrated across London and beyond for close to a decade. Starting his career at Hofmann in Barcelona, he has held previous positions at culinary landmarks such as Choconut London, where he was … [Read more...]
Shangri-La Hotel, The Shard, appoints Heather Kaniuk as Executive Pastry Chef
With a career spent in some of the most revered pastry kitchens in London, Heather Kaniuk joins Shangri-La Hotel, At The Shard, London as Executive Pastry Chef. Overseeing a team of experienced pastry chefs and cake specialists, Chef Heather will be responsible for all confectionary items served within the hotel. This includes the intricate Shangri-La Signature Cakes at … [Read more...]
OXBO Bankside create a buzz for National Honey Week
OXBO Bankside, and Chef Paul Bates who has created an exclusive Honey cake ice-cream sundae in celebration of National Honey Week (24th-31st October), using their very own honey. In May 2016, Hilton Bankside partnered with Bermondsey Street Bees to install 4 beehives, designed by Alex Monroe (famed for his “bee” necklace), on their meadow garden. The first honey harvest took … [Read more...]
Dark chocolate ganache, lime & basil
A really simple dessert that can be made in advance and with the addition of a few garnishes can look amazing. Ingredients Ganache 250g good quality dark chocolate, chopped 235ml double cream 1 tablespoon vanilla essence Lime curd 112g caster sugar 25g unsalted butter, cut into pieces 2 large eggs, lightly beaten juice of 2 limes freshly grated … [Read more...]
Shibden Mill Inn’s Salt Beef Pie
With winter on the horizon, now is the season for butter laden pastry and hearty meat & veg fillings, topped with a deliciously glossy gravy. Shibden Mill Inn, one of The Great Inns of Britain, have taken pie week even further with a whole month of menus dedicated to pies! Serving four people the inn’s comforting Salt Beef Pie is the perfect winter … [Read more...]
The Modern Baker recipe from BaxterStorey: Ricotta and Honey Gâteau
BaxterStorey’s baking book, The Modern Baker, features over 80 delicious recipes of varying difficulty levels – simple, tougher and expert. As the grand finale of The Great British Bake Off approaches, we have selected an expert recipe to challenge all those budding bakers out there. Honey and grappa-soaked sultanas combined with smooth, low-fat ricotta makes for a tasty … [Read more...]
Rafael Liuth Appointed Head Chef of One Canada Square
Tom and Ed Martin, of the award-winning ETM Group, are delighted to announce the appointment of Rafael Liuth as Head Chef of their modern European restaurant and cocktail bar, One Canada Square in Canary Wharf. With 10 years of experience in the industry, Rafael joins the team at One Canada Square following a promotion from his role at ETM’s modern British restaurant, … [Read more...]
Ceviche Old St’s Soul Food Session Presents Edson Diaz-Fuentes’ Day of the Dead
Inspired by the collaborative Soul Sessions between Motown artists during the 60s, Ceviche Old St are to host a series called the Soul Food Sessions. Martin Morales and his team will be opening their kitchen for a series of one-off nights with selected ‘soulfood chefs’ to collaborate and capture an exciting new food movement. Kicking off the sessions will be Chef Edson … [Read more...]
Roll-up, roll-up! The Ramsays whisk up a storm to raise vital dosh for GOSH
Gordon and Tana Ramsay stepped out of the kitchen today to host their very own bake sale to raise vital funds for Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity. The culinary couple, who together run the Gordon and Tana Ramsay Foundation which raises money for the world famous children’s hospital, set up their pitch in the GOSH canteen to sell cakes to patients, families … [Read more...]
Living Ventures launch Chef Academy
Living Ventures introduces chef academy for young people in conjunction with the City of Liverpool College Living Ventures in conjunction with The City of Liverpool College is introducing its Chef Academy, an employer-led apprenticeship for young people in Liverpool. Living Ventures currently operates GUSTO, Olive, and The Alchemist in the city. The apprenticeship has … [Read more...]
New Regional Executive Chef at Macdonald Hotels
Macdonald Hotels has announced the appointment of Raj Chakraborty as the new Regional Executive Chef, joining the team at Macdonald Compleat Angler Hotel in Marlow. Chakraborty will head up the luxury hotel’s three AA Rosette Riverside Restaurant, as well as oversee the food operations at the three other hotels in the region. Raj, who describes his cooking as ‘simple yet … [Read more...]
Whole Sea Bass with Orange Butter, Fennel and Rocket Salad Recipe
Ingredients (Serves 2) 2 whole Seabass descaled and gutted (approx 400g each) 2 garlic cloves 2 tsp fennel seeds 1 lemon 125g unsalted butter 2 tsp Maldon sea salt Black pepper 70ml white wine Zest and juice of 1 medium orange Method: Season the inside of the fish and place crushed garlic, fennel and ½ lemon inside. Take a piece of strong kitchen … [Read more...]
MasterChef Professionals finalists host charity dinner at The Frog E1
On Monday 14 November, 10 chefs who appeared on MasterChef: The Professionals will be coming together for the first time to pay homage to their driving forces behind their passion for cooking by hosting a five course dinner with all proceeds going to Dementia UK. MasterChef: The Professionals in 2013 finalist, Adam Handling, will host the charity dinner at his debut solo … [Read more...]
Can lunch really get any better than this?
You get a phone call and asked the question, can I come in and cook lunch for the team at H&C News? The person asking is Daksha Mistry, Masterchef 2007 final runner up, so not much thought needed for the answer, which of course is an immediate yes please followed by thanks very much. The conversation then gets even more interesting when Daksha asks, what would you like … [Read more...]
Award-winning chefs to cook at Bath College
Students at Bath College are preparing for the return of two award-winning chefs who are heading up a special six-course gourmet dinner with an autumn theme. Michelin-starred chef Andre Garrett started his career at Bath College and is executive head chef at Cliveden House, a 5-star country house hotel in Berkshire. Jon Howe, chef proprietor for the Lumière Restaurant in … [Read more...]