Yet another rant by William Sitwell, #Squareplates
It’s really hard to know where to start with yet another Sitwell rant. Factually incorrect and bleating from the rafters to justify his own existence? Let’s dissect these 800 words. Firstly, there wasn’t a tidal wave on the social media as Sitwell says, there was barely a ripple; primarily because nobody cares. Because of their … Read more
Out & about ~ Luke’s, Broadway. Created by Luke Thomas
Much has been made of the young chef Luke Thomas, ever since that programme on BBC Three, you know the one, “Britains youngest head chef“. Everywhere I go, I chat to seasoned chefs and the name of Luke Thomas always crops up; I would say the overwhelming opinion is that he needs to serve his … Read more
The cautionary tale of Luke Thomas
Teen chef Luke Thomas has been on everybody’s radar in the culinary world now for about 12months, but on Wednesday night his PR machine reached new limits of promoting the latest stove monkey that thinks he deserves a Michelin star. During the hour long homage to “Britain’s youngest Head chef”, I experienced a roller-coaster of … Read more
Words of Advice ~ Andrew Turner
The timing for this post of ‘5Questions’ couldn’t be better really. Friday was the official first day of ‘Roux at the Landau‘, a restaurant Andrew Turner used to over see as Executive chef at The Langham Hotel in London. Now at Wiltons Restaurant, Mr Turner first really came to the attention of the catering media … Read more
‘5Questions’ ~ The Journalists, Richard Vines
After much thought we’ve decided to do a new series of ‘5Questions’, but this time instead of chefs we’ve targeted people that shape the public perceptions of the hospitality industry. As our first participant we’ve set the bar pretty high in asking Richard Vines, Chief food critic from Bloomberg, to take part. Mr Vines’ early … Read more
