Dr Loosen comes to Chelsea
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 Loosen Estate as part of 31 days of German Riesling. Kitchen by “Food for the Soul” Next up is a […]
More a Question of Points than a Matter of Taste
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 Advocate “Matter of Taste” event in London yesterday was both a treat and an education. With almost 250 wines available the event was much […]
Sprig The Vegan Friendly vegetarian Pop Up
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 part of the dining scene in London. More recently the Thai restaurant Som Saa completed the successful Crowdfunded move from a […]
The Restaurant Show 2016
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 Hospitality Show and of course the National Chef of the Year competition. I visited the show today to see what is […]
Pass the Crickets! – a #soundbites guide to entomophagy
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 protein and other key nutrients and can be reared and processed at a fraction of the cost of traditional high protein farming, beef […]
The Chef Shortage
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 lots in the industry press over the past 12 months about the chronic shortage of skilled chefs. Cooking has never been […]
“Sound Bites” at The Battersea Canteen
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. Carecasters is a registered charity supporting and giving a voice to the caring community throughout the UK. For this first podcast in the series Soundbites visited […]
The Birth of Fred’s
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 country to retire, starting a tea rooms for my daughter etc etc and to be honest the […]
Hotelympia 2016
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, uninspiring and often a waste of time. Not this year. The current show 29th Feb to 3rd March is outstanding. The catering […]
Private Dining Service
The Chef Foundation and Food for the Soul now offer a private dining service bringing contemporary fine dining into your own home. Professional chefs, your choice of dishes in your kitchen at affordable prices. Formal dinner parties, buffets, BBQ’s, receptions, get-togethers, birthday parties etc. This also includes private cookery classes on a one to […]
