Rosettes

All things connected to the AA restaurant guide

AA rosettes — So, this year both AA and Michelin release their guides in the same week, and how the tide has turned. Michelin is viewed by chefs as the benchmark to achieve, but realistically they knew it would be easier to attain 3 Rosettes (the top 10% in the AA guide). Many […]

AA Rosettes 2013/14: The rumours, gossip & predictions

23 Sep, 2013 in Rumours and Gossip tagged AA / Michelin / Rosettes by chefhermes

header — This morning there was a pleasant surprise in my email waiting for me. It was an internal document on what to expect from Hartnett Holder & Co, and at four pages long it’s an interesting read. Firstly the name, “Hartnett Holder & Co”, surely there is a comma missing? Next, despite never […]

What to expect from Hartnett Holder & Co – A ...

23 Jan, 2013 in Rumours and Gossip tagged Hartnett / Holder / Lime Wood / Michelin / Robin Hutson / Rosettes by chefhermes

header — As you may have gathered by now, I spend an inordinate amount of time on twitter. And as I sat there watching my twitter feed constantly refreshing, I was thinking ‘what ever happened to the FT & Times lunch offers in January?’. Having said that, one of the recurring themes […]

Great lunch deals in January

20 Jan, 2013 in Out & About tagged Michelin / Rosettes by chefhermes

header — For the past month or so rumours have been rife concerning the country pile run by former Hotel du Vin chief Robin Hutson. First there was the rumoured departure of Hotel Director Justin Pinchbeck which I posted to the social networks *Latest rumour | ChefHermes : Justin Pinchbeck has resigned […]

Musical chairs at Lime Wood?

26 May, 2012 in Rumours and Gossip tagged coworth park / John Campbell / Lime Wood / Mark Hix / Michelin / Robin Hutson / Rosettes / The AA by chefhermes

AA rosettes — Here are the latest additions to the 2012 AA Restaurant Guide. Why we now have to go through this ritual is quite frankly beyond me, but we do. As I’ve pointed out in a previous post, the irony of the AA dishing out awards twice in a year when possibly […]

Latest additions to the 2012 AA Guide.

17 Jan, 2012 in Culinary life observations tagged AA / AA Rosettes / Caterer / Mark Greenaway / Paul Foster / Roganic / Rosettes / Simon Rogan by chefhermes

SD - Drakes clock — Every now & then I get invites to various soirées, and as much as I’d like to attend them all, sometimes it’s just not possible. So when the invite from Drake’s at the Clock House dropped into my inbox, I was pleasantly surprised. It was to announce that Drake’s at […]

Out & About – Drake’s at the Clock House, Surrey

9 Nov, 2011 in Out & About tagged AA Rosettes / Iced parfait / Michelin / Rosettes / Roux / Seasonal produce / Twitter / YouTube by chefhermes

AA rosettes — Monday night saw the AA 2012 awards dinner at the Hilton Park Lane, London. Unlike recent years there has been a distinct lack of excitement or speculation on behalf of chefs. Foodies don’t really seem to share the same passion of the Villeroy & Boch plates that bear the AA’s […]

A Review of the AA 2012 Restaurant Awards

28 Sep, 2011 in Culinary life observations tagged AA / Andy Lynes / Mark Jordan / Michael Wignall / Rosettes / Twitter 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

John Campbell portrait Header — This edition of the ‘5Questions‘ comes from a chef who has recently featured on the Chef Hermes Blog with his recent move to his consultancy role at Coworth park. John Campbell’s star was first on the rise on his appointment to Lords of the Manor in 1997 from the then […]

Words of Advice ~ John Campbell

28 Jun, 2011 in 5 Questions tagged Cerebal Chef / coworth park / Formula for flavour / John Campbell / Lords of the Manor / Michelin / Rosettes / The Vineyard by chefhermes