Posted by chefhermes on February 17, 2011 · 3 Comments
Outrage erupted on various social networking sites this week after Jamie Oliver did an interview for The Observer newspaper to promote his new television programme. The quote which seems to have caused the most offence is probably a hard truth for the catering industry to accept, let alone swallow. Below are the sections unedited taken … Read more
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Posted by chefhermes on February 4, 2011 · 1 Comment
With the blog rapidly approaching it’s first birthday we’ve had a bit of a rethink as to how we structure the posts and their content. First up for review was the chef’s ’5Questions’. In the past they have come from chefs who are predominantly Michelin starred. There have been exceptions to the rule Aiden Byrne, … Read more
Posted by chefhermes on January 12, 2011 · 6 Comments
Well, here it is, our 100th post on the Chef Hermes blog. After spotting a niche in the blogosphere on the 21st February 2010 the first post emerged. To say that month’s figures were disappointing is a mild understatement, at the end of the month the blog had just 30 page views (not including us … Read more
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Posted by chefhermes on October 22, 2010 · 2 Comments
So this week we’ve had a glut of responses to our calls for chefs to participate in our series of ’5questions’. One such respondent was Heston Blumenthal’s former Head Chef, Dominic Chapman. Now ploughing his trade just down the road from The Fat Duck empire at The Royal Oak, Paley Street near Maidenhead. Having a … Read more
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Posted by chefhermes on October 12, 2010 · 3 Comments
So as we near the end of the award season, last night was yet another excuse to get dressed up. The National Restaurant awards in London coincided with the Restaurant show. So having had the list for a little while now, it begs some of the same questions as when all these sort of award … Read more
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Posted by chefhermes on September 23, 2010 · Comments Off
Just for a change we thought we’d put together a cheeky little competition. Unfortunately it’s just for fun, so there are no prizes sadly. A downloadable version is available from our server: Crossword Enjoy
Posted by chefhermes on August 10, 2010 · 1 Comment
This post has been removed. . . The Chef Hermes blog would like to apologise unreservedly to Which? Publications. In the blog publishing a leak of the Good Food Guide 2011, we didn’t realise it would have caused such offence. The Blog has removed all prepublication & copyright material from the site and again would … Read more
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Posted by chefhermes on August 9, 2010 · Comments Off
Again we’ve been a touch busy, so here is our recipe for Tomato & Basil consomme, well actually the base of it is Gordon Ramsay’s which we’ve tweeked. Then after watching the culinary alchemist that is Heston Blumenthal, we realised that the recipe could be improved by applying some of Mr Blumenthal’s thinking. We’ve added … Read more
Posted by chefhermes on June 26, 2010 · 4 Comments
As is our want whilst surfing the net for inspiration, we often have a mooch around the catering trade press websites. Principally Caterersearch and BigHospitality , then we came across an editorial written by Mark Lewis from The Caterersearch.com website on the business case for celebrity chefs. He talks with David Nicholls, once Executive Chef … Read more
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Posted by chefhermes on May 24, 2010 · Comments Off
Widely regarded as one of the fore runners of the more avant garde type cooking in North America, Wylie Dufresne originally set out to study philosophy. He completed his BA in philosophy but some how ended up in kitchens. During the 90′s Wylie worked his way through the kitchens of Jean George Vongerichten. In 2003 … Read more
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