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Opinion header 2015 — This week has seen the pressure mount on the Government to address the growing obesity problem in the UK. At the front of this cavalry charge is celebrity chef Jamie Oliver, calling for a sugar tax. He’s been to Parliament, spoken to the health select committee at the House of […]

Let’s not sugar tax coat it

23 Oct, 2015 in Culinary life observations tagged Big Food / Jamie Oliver / Twitter by chefhermes

Twitter header — What started out as a post lampooning Huffington Post’s American centric view of the world, has now become an annual event on ChefHermes.com, the Top 10 most followed UK restaurant critics on Twitter. With the exponential growth of Twitter over the past 3-4years, it now seems to touch the vast […]

Top 10 most followed UK restaurant critics on Twitter 2015

8 May, 2015 in Culinary life observations tagged Fay Maschler / Giles Coren / Grace Dent / Jay Rayner / Joanna Blythman / Restaurant critic / Twitter by chefhermes

weekend edition — In a week when a petition was raised to get Katie Hopkins sacked from The Sun for her neo Nazi rant & food blogger Jack Monroe semi quit Twitter after being persecuted about her sexuality; I’ve been enjoying passive aggressive tweeting, a new butter knife & the search for the […]

The Weekend Edition

19 Apr, 2015 in Culinary life observations / Humour tagged Jack Monroe / Social Media / Twitter by chefhermes

header — So what food related gems have I unearthed for you this week, well it ranges from the disturbing to mildly concerning, and onto WTF. The way to Man’s heart, is through his stomach?!? In a week which has seen an influx of various ways to flatter your partner on St […]

Weekly round up of social media for ChefHermes.com

15 Feb, 2015 in Culinary life observations / Humour tagged 50 Best restaurants / The Restaurant Magazine / Twitter by chefhermes

header — This week saw the release of the Michelin France guide & another slightly less serious aspect to the French tyre maker on social media, also, how a hotel’s customer service made the news, & slightly worrying potential new legislation from Ireland. Michelin on Twitter So Michelin France was released this […]

Weekly round up of social media for ChefHermes.com

8 Feb, 2015 in Humour tagged Michelin / Twitter by chefhermes

header — So some little gems have I seen this week on social media, something for everybody and then some Healthy eating……. With many people trying to keep to their New Years resolutions of healthy eating, a story from thedailymeal.com about salad, was one of the first stories to catch my eye. […]

Weekly round up of social media for chefhermes.com

25 Jan, 2015 in Culinary life observations tagged Gordon Ramsay / Instagram / Social Media / Twitter by chefhermes

header — As I now spend my time working from home, concentrating (or not as the case maybe) on other projects, means I can get sucked into the world of social media. Firstly, for those who don’t follow ChefHermes on Twitter, Facebook and the other sites, why not? and you really don’t […]

Weekly round up of social media for chefhermes.com

18 Jan, 2015 in Culinary life observations / Humour tagged Andrew Fairlie / bloggers / coworth park / Creme Egg / David Chang / Facebook / Pizza / PR / Ramen / The Vineyard / Tom Kitchin / Twitter / WD50 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