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
Recipe ~ Lentil & Foie gras soup
Just a quick recipe while we wait for some of our legends to reply to us (clearly they are still busy people, but it should be worth the wait). So this is one of our favorite soups, enjoy. Lentil & Foie gras Soup 1kg Puy Lentils 3 ½ L water 8 Garlic cloves 200g Onion, … Read more
Words of Advice, The Legends ~ Paul Heathcote, MBE
Our latest chef in our series of ’5Questions~The Legends’ is Paul Heathcote. Mr Heathcote trained at the Connaught & Le Manoir Aux Quat Saison, before heading back to his roots in the North West. He then open ‘Paul Heathcotes at Longridge‘ going on to achieve 2 Michelin stars in 1994. Realising that there was a … 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 Terre’, … Read more
Recipe ~ Gazpacho
With the weather in Britain matching that of the southern Med, we decided that we’d post one of our favourite summer recipes – Gazpacho. Yes, you do need to make it over night but the wait is worth it. Enjoy. Gazpacho 2 ½ kg ripe plum tomatoes 50g Onions 450g Red peppers, peeled & deseeded … Read more
