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Chefhermes2012 — Ok so this post is a bit late, but work & other commitments have restricted my time on the blog through December. 2012 has been a real turning point for chefhermes.com. As any business would, I set clear & achievable objectives for 2012 & where chefhermes.com should be going. In […]

2012: A year in review

9 Jan, 2013 in Culinary life observations tagged Big Hospitality / Caterersearch / Johnnie Mountain / Michelin / Pied a Terre / Recipes / Richard Neat by chefhermes

opinion — 2011 was a landmark year for Chefhermes.com, it’s the first full twelve month period that the blog has been going and after a long hiatus I finally moved to hosting. As with most things IT related there are the usual hiccups but nothing major. The advantage of this is that […]

2011, A year in review

6 Jan, 2012 in Culinary life observations tagged Caterersearch / Chef Hermes / Facebook / Gordon Ramsay / Jason Atherton / Jay Rayner / John Campbell / Michelin / Twitter / YouTube by chefhermes

Panna cotta - close up oblong — Originally thought only to be grown in Mexico due a combination of climate, eco-system & the bees required for pollination, vanilla is now widely available globally. This is due to a 12 year old slave boy called Edmond Albius from the former French colony of Reunion, who discovered that the […]

Worshipped by Pastry Chefs ~ Vanilla

23 Jun, 2011 in Recipes tagged Caterersearch / Charlie Trotter / Claude Bosi / Dressings / Ducasse / Panna Cotta / Vanilla by chefhermes

LG-Laurie and Jacqueline Gear — This edition of the ‘5Questions‘ comes from a chef where you would think the world was against him. After opening the Artichoke restaurant in Old Amersham in 2002, they suffered a major set back 6 years later. In June 2008 a fire in a neighbouring fish restaurant spread to the […]

Words of Advice ~ Laurie Gear

4 Mar, 2011 in 5 Questions tagged AA Rosettes / Caterer / Caterersearch / Laurie Gear / Michelin / Noma / Roux / Twitter by chefhermes

JA-Image — Yes, the title reads right, the former Maze chef Jason Atherton shares his words of advice with our readers. Although Mr Atherton needs no introduction, we’re going to do one anyway. Amongst his many claims to fame Mr Atherton was the first British chef to stage at the famed El […]

Words of Advice ~ Jason Atherton

15 Nov, 2010 in 5 Questions tagged AA Rosettes / Caterer / Caterersearch / el Bulli / Ferran Adria / Great British Menu / GRH / Jason Atherton / Maze / Michelin / Quadrille / Rosettes / Seasonal produce by chefhermes

Richard Neat — Following on from our ‘Words of Advice’ series with current crop of talented chefs such as Micheal Wignal, Nathan Outlaw, Shaun Rankin, Wylie Dufresne and latterly Tom Aikens. Our next chef used to be Tom Aikins’s Head Chef. Richard Neat came to the attention of the catering media as […]

Words of Advice, The Legends ~ Richard Neat

12 Jul, 2010 in 5 Questions tagged AA Rosettes / Caterersearch / Facebook / Harveys / Joel Robuchon / Le Manoir aux Quat Saisons / Marco Pierre White / Michelin / Morocco / MPW / Pied a Terre / Raymond Blanc / Richard Neat / Tom Aikens by chefhermes