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weekend edition — So you may have noticed that this post about the weekly round up of social media has been re-named. Whilst it originally served a purpose, it was a bit long winded. New look – same old tripe, to be honest. Yes, it’s a round up of various food/chef related material, […]

The Weekend Edition

22 Mar, 2015 in Culinary life observations / Humour tagged 50 Best restaurants / Journalists / Michelin / The Guardian by chefhermes

opinion — Last week I wrote about the “100 top chefs“, who signed an open letter to The Daily Telegraph complaining about the enforced additional bureaucracy which their kitchens face from the EU. As I mentioned in my reply to a comment on that post, I would also be doing a follow […]

The follow up: 100 top chefs write to The Daily ...

17 Mar, 2015 in Culinary life observations / Rant tagged Aldo Zilli / BHA / Prue Leith / The Guardian by chefhermes

opinion — Dear Sirs, Long before I started writing this site I religiously bought & read your columns about food, be it recipes, restaurant reviews or general food articles. The Observer Food Monthly (OFM) supplement was a particular joy, filled with exquisite images and insightful text, but alas, I won’t be buying […]

An open letter to the editors of The Observer, Guardian ...

7 Jan, 2015 in Rant tagged Bruce Palling / Jay Rayner / Joanna Blythman / Marina O'Loughlin / Michelin / OFM / Oliver Thring / The Guardian / Tony Naylor / Twitter by chefhermes

header — Last February, not five months after winning a Michelin star for her food at Petersham Nurseries Skye Gyngell decided that enough was enough. Initially denied by Petersham management, the story gathered pace until three days after the story broke it was confirmed. Needless to say Miss Gyngell tried her best […]

Blue Skye thinking?

30 May, 2012 in Rumours and Gossip tagged Chris Staines / Heckfield place / Lime Wood / Michelin / Newspapers / Petersham Nurseries / The Guardian / The Independent by chefhermes

Business cards & contacts — This edition of the 5Questions comes from a prolific writer. Not only is Jay Rayner known as the restaurant critic for The Observer & the foodie face of the BBC’s One show, he has also contributed to such publications as GQ, Cosomo & Esquire. On top of all that, he […]

’5Questions’ ~ The Journalists, Jay Rayner

11 Nov, 2011 in 5 Questions tagged BBC / Guide Books / Jay Rayner / The Guardian / The Observer by chefhermes

header — This post ‘5Questions’ is for a freelance journalist called Tim Hayward. For those of you that aren’t regular tweeters or users of the Guardian’s ‘Word of Mouth’ Blog, we’ll try to give you a brief description of his work & background. Mr Hayward is most commonly known for his work […]

’5Questions’ ~ The Journalists, Tim Hayward

26 Nov, 2010 in 5 Questions tagged Fire & Knives magazine / Gordon Ramsay / Olive magazine / The Guardian / Tim Hayward / Word of Mouth Blog by chefhermes