Out & About ~ Slow Food @ The Crown at Whitebrook
Posted by chefhermes on April 30, 2012 · Leave a Comment
The slow food movement has been on the blog’s radar for a little while now, so when I was given a chance to attend a launch for the Wales & West Chef Alliance Lunch at the Michelin starred Crown at Whitebrook, it was almost an opportunity too good to miss. The Slow Food movement originated … Read more
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British Food Fortnight: Wild Blackberry Trifles
Posted by chefhermes on September 19, 2011 · 1 Comment
For those of you that follow the blog on Twitter, you will realise that British food fortnight crept up on me without even a boo or how’s your father. Why we need a fortnight to celebrate & promote British food is beyond me, Gary Rhodes has been doing it most of his career. Anyway that … Read more
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Words of Advice ~ Johnny Mountain
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
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British Onions & what to do with them.
Posted by chefhermes on January 25, 2011 · 5 Comments
This post started out in life as a quick recipe about onion gravy after receiving an email from Phipps PR. As one of the aims of the Chef Hermes blog is to share restaurant proved recipes with our readership, we thought ‘Yeah, not a problem’. Then as the days passed by, whilst our notes were … Read more
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Our Review of 2010 & the landmark 100th post.
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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Words of Advice ~ Tom Kerridge
Posted by chefhermes on December 14, 2010 · 1 Comment
So as we edge nearer to Christmas and the chefs we’d like to feature in the series of ‘5Questions‘ are getting busier & busier, we’d like to thank them all for their efforts in helping with the posts. The chef featuring in this post is no stranger to the media, he actually started out as … Read more
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Words of Advice ~ Jason Atherton
Posted by chefhermes on November 15, 2010 · 5 Comments
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 Bulli restaurant, where it is … Read more
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Words of Advice ~ Aiden Byrne
Posted by chefhermes on October 15, 2010 · 6 Comments
This post in our series of ’5 Questions’ comes from the person who is still reputedly still the youngest person to be awarded a Michelin star. Many years have past by and Mr Byrne has since worked in many profiled kitchens, Peacock Alley, Danesfield House, Pied a Terre, Tom Aikens & The Grill at The … Read more
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Seasonal produce – September
Posted by chefhermes on August 31, 2010 · Comments Off
Ok, so we’re a day early with this month’s seasonal produce, with the weather being so topsy turvy, the foragers of you out there may struggle with some of the wild produce that is supposed to be out and about. So here it is, September’s seasonal produce list: Category Product Product VEGETABLES Beans – French, … Read more
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All change at the Landau Restaurant, Langham Hotel, London.
Posted by chefhermes on August 2, 2010 · 2 Comments
The Chef Hermes Blog has just received news hot off the press, that Michel Roux Jnr is to take over the running of the 100 seat Landau restaurant at the Langham Hotel in London. The Langham Hotel have a habit of recruiting big names for it’s food operations. In August 2007 Andrew Turner joined The … Read more
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