Words of Advice ~ Mark Jordan
So this is looking like the last in the current series of ’5Questions ~ Words of Advice’ for this year, and it also a coincides with the last in The Apprentice series as well. On the surface of it there wouldn’t be any kind of connection between the two, yet we’ve managed to find one. … Read more
Has Rankin got the Quay to Marco’s Castle?
This rumour has been going around for a period now & we haven’t really paid much attention to it, but today it gathered pace as the same rumour persisted with greater detail. It centres around the Channel Island of Jersey, and in particular the waterfront development of Castle Quay in St. Helier. The very polished … Read more
Foodie Crossword
Just for a change we thought we’d put together a cheeky little competition. Unfortunately it’s just for fun, so there are no prizes sadly. A downloadable version is available from our server: Crossword Enjoy
Recipe ~ The Classic Lemon Tart
So, much has been made on some of the social networking sites of our Chocolate Tart “Marco Pierre White” ,and a chef named Ross Gray questioned whether it would have been better to post Mr White’s Lemon tart recipe, after all Mr White himself said that Any chef worthy of his name will have a … Read more
It’s Grim Up North…….
Late yesterday evening, the Chef Hermes Blog were notified of a significant recruitment move. The name mentioned has been out of the scene for some 18 months or so, but now it looks like he’s taken a fixed term contract in North Yorkshire. We’re of course talking about the former 5 rosette and Michelin starred … Read more
Recipe ~ Chocolate Tart “Marco Pierre White”
We’ve been passed this recipe by a trusted source who did a six month stage with Mr White at the 3 Michelin star ‘Oak Room, Marco Pierre White’. Whilst the recipe itself is relatively simple, it still requires the ‘by eye’ judgment of a skilled chef. It is a classic for a reason, enjoy. Chocolate … Read more
Words of Advice, The Legends ~ 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 Head Chef of ‘Pied a … Read more
Celebrity Chefs, well it got us thinking…
As is our want whilst surfing the net for inspiration, we often have a mooch around the catering trade press websites. Principally Caterersearch and BigHospitality , then we came across an editorial written by Mark Lewis from The Caterersearch.com website on the business case for celebrity chefs. He talks with David Nicholls, once Executive Chef … Read more
Michelin Stars – The Madness of Perfection; on reflection
Having just watched ‘Michelin Stars – The Madness of Perfection’ from the BBC, I decided to surf some of the food forums & kept a keen eye on twitter for a reaction. As you may have thought when it comes to the topic of the little red book, those with are reluctant to comment & … Read more
