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Dr Loosen Comes to Chelsea The first in a series of wine dinners hosted by Last Drop Wines took place in a beautiful private courtyard garden off Kings Rd recently. Showcasing wines from the Dr [...]

Industry Qualifications…..Career Development…..Upskill. The Chef Foundation is now working in partnership with The New Skills Academy offering selected online courses for professional [...]

Having spent 40 years in the restaurant trade I have always had a keen interest in  wine and consider myself an enthusiastic amateur ……definitely not a professional. Attending Robert Parkers Wine [...]

The Michelin starred Clove Club and Lyles of Shoreditch both started off as pop up supper clubs. This rags to riches story has inspired many young chefs and pop-ups are now a well established [...]

Following its move to Olympia last year The Restaurant Show is now firmly established as one of the major industry events in the calendar and now includes the Pub & Bar Show and Conscious [...]

Insects form a regular part of the human diet in many countries across the globe, Witchetty grubs in Australia, locusts in Africa, leafcutter ants in Columbia; they are a recognised source of [...]

The Chef Foundation was delighted to be asked to contribute to the latest edition of Chef Magazine with an article about the Chef Shortage. Is there really a shortage of chefs? There have been [...]

Soundbites is a new podcast based feature from The Chef Foundation & Food for the Soul working with and supporting Carecasters & Sugarbox who produce and manage all Soundbites podcasts. [...]

The catering industry is still a “honey pot” dream for hundreds of “have a go” people from all walks of life. “I love cooking and have always wanted to run a small restaurant”, buying that pub in [...]

The organisers of this years Hotelympia exhibition at the Excel London have really upped their game. I have skipped this show for a few years as previous visits have been drab, poorly organised, [...]