Out & About: The Elm, Brooklyn, New York
I reviewed Paul Liebrandt’s book ‘To the bone‘ back in January, and likened it to this generation’s version of ‘White Heat’ by Marco Pierre White. So imagine my delight when I scored a table at his restaurant, The Elm, in the residential area of Williamsburg, Brooklyn. As we were staying in West Midtown Manhattan, I … Read more
Chef stagiaires: Career progression or free labour?
A few years ago a mate asked me about doing some chef stages (working for free to gain different/more experiences). ‘Sure’ I said, ‘where were you thinking of?’. Needless to say he was thinking of the Fat Duck in Bray, it was number two in the Worlds 50 Best list at the time, it would … Read more
Revelations, The Caterer ~ The Full interview
Revelations, The Caterer ~ The Full interview This week I’ve appeared in The Caterer’s Chef section after answering a tweet sent out by Managing editor Amanda Afiya, asking for chefs to take part. Despite how some chefs deride The Caterer for what it once was (ie lots of pages, but many were adverts), secretly they … Read more
Qualifications aren’t everything in catering
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 anything else. Many often found … Read more
There’s a bit more to Carrots….
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
Our view of the National Restaurant Awards
So as we near the end of the award season, last night was yet another excuse to get dressed up. The National Restaurant awards in London coincided with the Restaurant show. So having had the list for a little while now, it begs some of the same questions as when all these sort of award … 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
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
Yet another leaked guide book, Good Food Guide 2011
This post has been removed. . . The Chef Hermes blog would like to apologise unreservedly to Which? Publications. In the blog publishing a leak of the Good Food Guide 2011, we didn’t realise it would have caused such offence. The Blog has removed all prepublication & copyright material from the site and again would … Read more
New Executive Chef for exclusive Sandy Lane resort
Hot off the press this morning, Chef Hermes has received word that there has been a high profile appointment at the exclusive Sandy Lane resort. The former Executive Chef and Culinary Director Conny Andersson has lasted less than a year after his appointment in October 2009 along with high profile Pastry chef, Claire Clarke. The … Read more
