Marco Pierre White

yew tree — People often talk about the six degrees of separation, but in hospitality it always seems a lot less, and mine to the Yew Tree is even less still. Firstly, as a commis I trained under one of the youngest chefs to be awarded two Michelin stars (at the Box tree, […]

First look: The Yew Tree Inn, nr Newbury, Berkshire

23 Jun, 2013 in Out & About tagged Box Tree / Cirrus Inns / Gastro pub / Marco Pierre White / Michelin by chefhermes

opinion — Earlier this week I posted on the social media about the terrible menu writing that chefs seem to impose on their customers. Whilst there are various ways to describe your dishes chefs, maybe you should just leave the actual writing of them to somebody who has a decent comprehension of […]

Chefs & menu writing – a simple guide.

10 Mar, 2013 in Culinary life observations tagged el Bulli / Fat Duck / Gidleigh Park / Le Champignon Sauvage / Le Manoir aux Quat Saisons / Marco Pierre White / Menus / Michelin / Pierre Koffmann / Twitter by chefhermes

opinion — This week saw the release of GCSE & A Level results, and after reading a heartfelt post on another blog it got me thinking. Catering was once the last refuse of the less academically gifted & where career advisors would often recommend school leavers to go if they couldn’t do […]

Qualifications aren’t everything in catering

26 Aug, 2012 in Culinary life observations tagged Education / Le Manoir aux Quat Saisons / Marco Pierre White / Michael Caines / Michelin / Nathan Outlaw / Raymond Blanc by chefhermes

CS - Beetroot, feta, basil — The chef at the heart of this post is probably one of the most written about on chefhermes.com . The initial post which featured him in September 2010, was about him taking a secondment to The Feversham Arms, written prior to any website knowing about it. Subsequently Mr Staines got […]

A New Challenge for Chris Staines

14 Feb, 2012 in Rumours and Gossip tagged AA Rosettes / Bath / Chris Staines / Marco Pierre White / Michelin / MPW / Rumours & Gossip by chefhermes

header — The legendary former 3Michelin starred chef Marco Pierre White is never normally too far from the news. Whether it’s his parting from The Yew Tree earlier this year to ill advised television appearances, the Daily Mail just love to beat him. So when news arrived that MPW had bought the […]

Pub landlord, Marco Pierre White

16 Dec, 2011 in Rumours and Gossip tagged Marco Pierre White / Michelin / MPW by chefhermes

Mackerel, veg ala greque, dashi jelly — There comes a time when you meet people who are, despite what they have achieved or who they have worked for are so modest and approachable that it came as quite a shock. Despite being Marco Pierre White’s former Head Chef at ‘Oakroom Marco Pierre White’ at the pinnacle of […]

Words of Advice ~ Chris Staines

15 Jul, 2011 in 5 Questions tagged AA Rosettes / Chris Staines / Feversham Arms / Foliage / Heckfield place / Mandarin Oriental / Marco Pierre White / Michelin / MPW by chefhermes

TS - roux-parliament-3159 — Although not an instantly recognisable name, Toby Stuart is the Head Chef at Roux @ Parliment Square, which is part the burgeoning empire of Michel Roux Jnr. Having also worked for the former 2* legend Richard Neat in his French adventure, Mr Stuart has an impressive CV. Starting with a […]

Words of Advice ~ Toby Stuart

8 Jul, 2011 in 5 Questions tagged Galvin Brothers / Gordon Ramsay / L'Escargot / Marco Pierre White / Michelin / MPW / Richard Neat / Roux / Trois Gros by chefhermes

Mark Jordan 0417 — After assisting me in getting Michelin starred Mark Jordan to take part in the 5Questions, his PR agent Victoria has stayed in touch. Trying to get a copy of Mr Jordan’s book for review would be a no brainer, it was bound to filled with lovely glossy pictures & tasty […]

Ocean Voyage, Mark Jordan, a Book Review

5 Jul, 2011 in Books tagged AA Rosettes / Jersey / Marco Pierre White / Mark Jordan / Michelin / MPW / Recipes / Rosettes / Seasonal produce / The Atlantic Hotel / Twitter by chefhermes

header — 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 […]

Our Review of 2010 & the landmark 100th post.

12 Jan, 2011 in Culinary life observations tagged AA Rosettes / Blumenthal / Bohemia / Charlie Trotter / Dark Chocolate / Desserts / Duncan Bannatyne / el Bulli / Facebook / Fat Duck / Ferran Adria / Gastro pub / Great British Menu / Heston / Iced parfait / Iron Chef / Jason Atherton / Jay Rayner / Jersey / Le Manoir aux Quat Saisons / Limewood / Liquid Nitrogen / Marco Pierre White / Mark Sargeant / Martin Blunos / Michelin / MPW / Rosettes / Roux / Seasonal produce / Tom Aikens / Twitter / Wild Mushrooms by chefhermes