Flickr feed
Reciprocal Links
Top 10 most followed UK restaurant critics on Twitter 2013
So as this has become an annual event, with at least one writer mentioning in his Twitter bio that he features on this list, albeit tongue in cheek, this is the: Sadly this year saw the death of Micheal Winner. Loved by many for his old fashioned values & writing in The Sunday Times. His … Read more
“I judge a restaurant by the bread, and by the coffee.” – Burt Lancaster
For those of you that don’t follow me on the major social media networks; firstly, why not? and secondly, you’ve been missing out on some different types of bread recipes I’ve been trialing. I was given the criteria of producing 4 different breads a day for the restaurant, and most people would just have done … Read more
Out & About ~ The Royal Clarence, Abode Exeter, Devon
The Royal Clarence in Exeter was Micheal Caines’ first excursion into the mid hotel market; now of course there is the whole Abode brand reaching from Glasgow to Canterbury & Exeter, with Chelsea and Manchester in between. It’s been a tough lesson for the two Michelin starred chef, as this area of hotels is a … Read more
A preview for June
With May’s food festivals being too numerous to mention, June has scored some great highlights with a quality over quantity approach. There is the end of British Wine week, which finishes on Sunday 2nd June; where as British Asparagus festival doesn’t finish until the 21st. Highlights for June food festivals are: Slow Food UK week, … Read more
The most important meal of the day. ~ Breakfast, the recipes.
Recently I was working with a client, whose PR company had given away a Dinner, Bed & Breakfast package to a blogger. Naturally I looked this blogger up, and at the time she was a handful of places above me in the Foodies100. By the way, this is how Foodies100 describe their site: Every month, … Read more
New chefs for The Hamborough Group, that’s what is next!
Many of you may have read “The Hamborough Group & Kevin Sussmilch ~ What next ?” post, which I did eight days ago & eluded that I didn’t really fulfill the title of the post. Well, at the time of posting Kevin Sussmilch had only appointed one chef; called Chris Denny to the vacant position … Read more
The Hamborough Group & Kevin Sussmilch ~ What next ?
The 15th & 16th of May are seminal dates in the history of The Hamborough Group & its owner Kevin Sussmilch . It is a story I’ve sat on for a number of weeks more out of a professional courtesy to others, & lets face it, you the reader don’t come here to read me … Read more
Can the last person leaving, turn the light off! ~ Heckfield Place
Oh, yet another story about the beleaguered stately pile in Hampshire, that is Heckfield Place. As many of you will know, & are probably beyond caring by now to be honest. Heckfield place has had its opening date pushed back more times than you, me or anybody cares to remember; to the point where it’s … Read more
Cutting VAT to 5% for hospitality & why it won’t happen.
This week I had a letter published by The Caterer, concerning their article & campaign about reducing VAT (Value Added Tax) from 20% to 5% for the hospitality industry. The letter was edited, probably due to space restrictions, but the essence still remained & I stand by it. The original article was published on the … Read more
Icons courtesy of
Foodies 100
-
Go Daddy
Legal Copyright Notice
The Chef Hermes Blog by chefhermes.com is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.
Based on a work at www.chefhermes.com.
