Seasonal Produce ~ November

So despite the hectic work & blogging loads this month I’ve still been able to bring you the seasonal produce list, including the printable version. There has been many Facebook & Twitter updates from various chefs showcasing their skills with the produce around at the moment. So if you follow the blog on either of … Read more

Out & About: Cookery demo from Chris Horridge at Angelique

This is the first in what will be a new category of posts called ‘Out & About’. The aim of these posts is to bring events that I’ve visited, to you the readers. First up is a cookery demonstration given by Chris Horridge at 10in8′s Dartmouth outpost, Angelique. 10in8 is a collection of award winning … Read more

Market Produce Supplement

          Wild Mushrooms & Truffles Fresh Cep from Turkey has arrived into our offices this afternoon; they are much cleaner and smaller than what we have seen from Europe this season. We hope to exhaust our Turkish suppliers before switching to South Africa to finish the year. Small Girolles are now … Read more

Cheaper Eats: Pollen Street Social, Jason Atherton

Many moons ago, the news broke that Jason Atherton was leaving Maze and the apparent safety of the Gordon Ramsay empire. A few questioned the decision at the time, but it was an itch that Mr Atherton had been yearning to scratch for a number of years. His first eatery was in a somewhat surprising … Read more

A Review of Michelin UK & Ireland 2012

So with the 2nd Michelin guide of the year released, the first one to be under the full stewardship of new editor Rebecca Burr, many were expecting more of the same banality that was the 2011 guide in January. Normally in the lead up to the release of AA & more relevantly Michelin, there is … Read more