Posted by chefhermes on June 23, 2011 · Comments Off
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 Vanilla orchid could be hand … Read more
Posted by chefhermes on March 25, 2011 · 2 Comments
For this month’s collection of recipes, we thought that we’d post a some recipes of a much underrated vegetable. Carrots normally form part of mirepoix, purees & soups, but as our blog will demonstrate they are just a bit more versatile than that. Although the most common colour for carrots is orange, they actually do … Read more
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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 September 10, 2010 · 2 Comments
Sorry again, we’ve been a touch busy in the office. So we’d thought that you could have another one of our tweaked recipes, this time based on a Charlie Trotter recipe. We like the main series of Charlie Trotter books especially for their beautiful photography, the only slight irritation is that the measurements are all … Read more
Posted by chefhermes on April 15, 2010 · Comments Off
Over the past couple of months we’ve seen the green shoots of recovery in the hospitality industry, with rumours and acquisitions starting to gather pace and yet closures for others. Some of biggest names in catering have had to close outposts to keep the ship afloat, Charlie Trotter, Gordon Ramsay, Raymond Blanc, Anthony Worral Thompson, … Read more