“Eighty percent of success is goats.” ~ Woody Allen
On a trip to the recent Abergavenny food festival I was introduced to the guys from Chestnut Meats. As it was getting towards the end of the last day, they were trying their best to sell what little they had of their remaining stock. A few packs of sausages & maybe halve a dozen vac … Read more
Out & About ~ Abergavenny Food Festival
For those of you that are regular readers & followers on the social networks, will know I was at the Abergavenny food festival last weekend. Despite posting a list at the start of every month of the up & coming food festivals, due to work commitments this year Abergavenny is actually the first festival I’ve … Read more
A Preview to September
As there there are so many festivals in the early part of September I’ve decided to publish the monthly preview a day or so early. Yet again Irish festivals are included in the list. Earlier in the week I posted a request on the social networks to chefs: #Chefs , if you’re appearing or have … Read more
A Preview to August
A preview to August food festivals 2012 After last months epic list of over forty food festivals, August seems to have slowed some what. I have, again included festivals in the Republic of Ireland (Eire) as this seem to be appreciated on the social networks. As always there is the printable PDF to make planning … Read more
Market Produce Supplement – Now deleted
For on the second time in the history of chefhermes.com I have had to remove a post. Unfortunately the company that was going to be supplying the blog with the market produce supplements have had to make a commercial decision & withdraw from being affiliated with chefhermes.com. Whilst this saddens me that the company has … Read more
Marmite: You either love it, or you hate it, or you think it’s okay, but you’d rather have marmalade. ~ Andy Parsons
The 7th World’s Original Marmalade Awards & Festival was held over the 25th & 26th of February in Cumbria, so I’m sorry if I’m a little in posting these recipes . A favourite of Paddington Bear, it does seem to be one of those quintessential British traditions, a bit like afternoon tea & cucumber sandwiches. … Read more
Out & About ~ River Cottage Canteen, Axminster
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall burst on to our TV screens in 1996 with ‘A Cook on the Wild Side’ which soon earned him the name Hugh Fearlessly-Eatsitall, after eating road kill & human placenta. In 1998 a brand was born with the first of many programmes featuring River Cottage. The original River Cottage is a former game-keeper’s … Read more
Recipes ~ Wild Dill & Fennel Pollens
Over the past few months a gentleman by the name of David Mason has been slowly tweeting his way into my timeline. First it was chefs that I’m following replying to him, then it was him tweeting about his two new products. To be honest I’m not overly taken with the ‘Check this out‘ culture … Read more
