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 December 2, 2010 · Comments Off
This rumour has been going around for a period now & we haven’t really paid much attention to it, but today it gathered pace as the same rumour persisted with greater detail. It centres around the Channel Island of Jersey, and in particular the waterfront development of Castle Quay in St. Helier. The very polished … Read more
Posted by chefhermes on September 29, 2010 · Comments Off
Yes it’s that time of year again where the great and the good of the catering industry gather for their annual awards from the AA. The dinner was held at the Hilton Park Lane in London with 5 rosette chef Marcus Wareing supplying dinner to the 700 guests consisting of Carpaccio of Beef, Halibut with … Read more
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 July 7, 2010 · 3 Comments
So this is a start of a new series of posts. There are so many bloggers out there that do restaurant reviews, so what makes our’s any different? Well due to the current economic climate there are a number of offers out there, where you can dine in Michelin starred establishments for a fraction of … Read more
Posted by chefhermes on May 21, 2010 · 1 Comment
So we’re nearing the end of our series of ’5 Questions’. Todays chef is Shaun Rankin of Bohemia, Jersey. Currently with 4 rosettes & 1 Michelin star Shaun is keen to try to break the mould of past working practises and he works in conjunction with Basingstoke college to nurture new talent, having 2-3 college … Read more
