Seasonal Produce ~ December

So the final seasonal produce list for 2011. The chefs on the social networks have been busy with menus on the run up to Christmas, so it’s always worth following the blog on either Twitter or Facebook  as I try to spread the food porn message. So here it is seasonal produce for December, with … Read more

Seasonal Produce ~ October

October falls into a wonderful transitional period of Indian summer and the start of Autumn. The list of produce that will be available has grown to a full two pages on the printable PDF, & so to it. Vegetables Artichokes (Jerusalem, Crosnes, French Globe Bunch Baby Artichokes), Baby veg (Fennel, Leeks, Pumpkins, Turnips, Carrots/Yellow/White/Purple), Beans … Read more

Market Produce Supplement

As ever here is the market produce list direct from Wild Harvest in London’s Covent Garden, highlighting the up coming produce in the markets. Wild Mushrooms & Truffles We have a source of fresh, Bulgarian Cep’s arriving on Monday; hopefully the same source will be able to provide Trompettes and Mousseron in the weeks to … Read more

Seasonal Produce ~ April

Looking like spring is finally here, & the seasonal produce list is filling out nicely. With the added interest in foraging & wild foods, the decision has been taken now to add a wild food section (but unfortunately this won’t be appearing on the printable PDF) to the seasonal produce list. Wild garlic continues to … Read more

Seasonal Produce ~ March

So with the first signs of spring comes the excitement in the kitchens, foraging for wild produce will reap more and varied treasures from the hedgerows from now on. Many chefs on the social networking sites have expressed their desire for the new season produce to come through, including Simon Rogan of L’Enclume in Cumbria. … Read more

Seasonal Produce ~ February

With February it’s a real transitional month coming out of winter and the nights start to get shorter. The Rhubarb season is in full flow and the root vegetables will soon start to be giving way to the early spring crops. Here is this month’s produce list, with as ever, the printable PDF at the … Read more

Cliff House Hotel, The Cookbook, Martijn Kajuiter ~ A Book Review

For those of you that follow the blog on Twitter you will be aware that we were sent a copy of Martijn Kajuiter’s book by the man himself a few weeks ago. Now as the book isn’t available in the UK yet (Amazon.co.uk list a UK publishing date as 3rd February 2011), we felt that … Read more

Our Review of 2010 & the landmark 100th post.

Well, here it is, our 100th post on the Chef Hermes blog. After spotting a niche in the blogosphere on the 21st February 2010 the first post emerged. To say that month’s figures were disappointing is a mild understatement, at the end of the month the blog had just 30 page views (not including us … Read more

Seasonal Produce ~ January

Sorry for the delay in posting this month’s produce list, it has been a busy period as you can imagine. We’d like to take this opportunity to say that we hope you all had a great Christmas & hope that you have a rewarding new year. The Downloadable PDF for printing has now moved to the … Read more

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