Cliff House Hotel, The Cookbook, Martijn Kajuiter ~ A Book Review

For those of you that follow the blog on Twitter you will be aware that we were sent a copy of Martijn Kajuiter’s book by the man himself a few weeks ago. Now as the book isn’t available in the UK yet (Amazon.co.uk list a UK publishing date as 3rd February 2011), we felt that … Read more

Our Review of 2010 & the landmark 100th post.

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

Words of Advice ~ Andrew Turner

The timing for this post of  ’5Questions’ couldn’t be better really. Friday was the official first day of ‘Roux at the Landau‘, a restaurant Andrew Turner used to over see as Executive chef at The Langham Hotel in London. Now at Wiltons Restaurant, Mr Turner first really came to the attention of the catering media … Read more

Words of Advice ~ Russell Brown

Many may not know the name Russell Brown but slowly he, along with his wife, has been climbing the culinary accoladed tree. Culminating in a Michelin star being awarded this year for their restaurant Sienna in Dorchester. Mr Brown does not have the typical heritage of a Michelin starred chef, he came to the industry … Read more

Recipe ~ Chilled Chocolate Fondant

This recipe is a modern day classic in our eyes, it is so simple yet the end results are great. The recipe itself is based on Richard Neat’s recipe which appeared in the Caterer many moons ago and has been tweeked mainly because of the inability to get a regular good supply of fromage blanc, … Read more

Recipe ~ Fine Apple Tart

This is a great recipe for an apple tart which suits a mise en place type menu, & the attention is in the detail. These apple tarts are cooked from frozen in about 9 minutes in an oven at 210 degrees C. Per four tarts you will require the following: Frangipane, Puff pastry, Icing sugar … Read more

Seasonal produce – October

Sorry for the delay in posting this month’s produce list, obviously we listen to you, our readers. It is becoming apparent that whilst you like the ‘Seasonal Produce’ list, a number of you like to print it off. So no worries we’ll be able to supply you with a PDF version, without all the extra … Read more

Words of Advice, The Legends ~ Annie & Germain Schwab

As part of the culinary establishment Annie & Germain Schwab cut a swathe through the gastronomic desert that is Lincolnshire with their legendary restaurant with rooms, Winteringham Fields. Their list of achievements and accolades is absolutely mind boggling, the two Michelin stars, an MBE for Annie, five rosettes from the AA & two Cateys from … Read more

Recipe ~ Pineapple & Polenta Cakes

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

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