Food preparation

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Is 'modern British' dead?

Stephen Terry's pan-fried mackerelIf the phrase "modern British cooking" ever meant anything, does it have any meaning in today's professional kitchens? asks Bill Knott
Posted: 11 May 2006 | 00:00

Vegetables by 40 Great French Chefs

Take one market gardener, 40 French chefs, a couple of food journos and a London-based translator writing for the US market; garnish with extravagant photography of parsnips. The result? Death by over-design, a coffee-table cookbook of supreme pretentiousness - at least, that's how it presents itself.
Posted: 11 May 2006 | 00:00

Loch Fyne Restaurants: Watch and learn

CHOT 110506For Loch Fyne Restaurants employees, a visit to the original business on the banks of Loch Fyne is educational as well as inspiring, as Ben Walker found out
Posted: 11 May 2006 | 00:00

Eating out in the UK is a 'postcode Lottery' when it comes to food safety

Eating out in the UK is a "postcode lottery" because most restaurant hygiene scores are not made public, a consumer group said today.
Posted: 10 May 2006 | 11:12

Chef winners of Academy of Culinary Arts Annual Awards of Excellence announced

Seven chefs and seven pastry chefs have gained the Academy of Culinary Arts’ Annual Awards of Excellence (AEE) recognition this year.
Posted: 24 April 2006 | 14:50

Chinese restaurant fined £15,000 after mouse droppings found in kitchen

A London Chinese restaurant has been fined £15,000 after mouse droppings were found in its kitchen.
Posted: 21 April 2006 | 10:11

Chef Conference: Cooking with the Vikings

Paul CunninghamBritish chef Paul Cunningham has won a Michelin star at the Paul restaurant in Copenhagen. Joanna Wood caught up with him to find out why Denmark lured him away from English shores
Posted: 20 April 2006 | 00:00

Barbecuing: All fired up

CHOT 200406Barbecuing is gaining in popularity with Britons - not just at home but also when eating out. And, as Antony Adshead learns, it's as much about smoke as it is about fire
Posted: 20 April 2006 | 00:00

Hospital catering: service of hot meals

CHOT 130406Service of hot meals in hospitals now relies increasingly on technology to minimise delays in the often circuitous routes between kitchens and wards, which can cause food to cool to the danger zone below 65°C. Bruce Whitehall looks at some options and asks: is there a simpler way?
Posted: 13 April 2006 | 00:00

French, Damien Pignolet

From a chef's point of view, cookbooks divide into two categories. The most important ones are those that will stand the test of time - books that have been written with an intense sense of purpose, usually by men and women who have devoted themselves to their craft and transmitted their knowledge both to their own brigades and to a wider audience.
Posted: 13 April 2006 | 00:00

Simpson's-in-the-Strand hygiene appeal fails

Historic London restaurant Simpson's-in-the-Strand has been told to clean up its act and ordered to pay more than £10,000 in costs after losing a food-poisoning case.
Posted: 13 April 2006 | 00:00

Avian flu briefing – what you need to know

chickens on a farmAvian flu has come to Britain and as hysteria takes hold across the nation it’s time to get a grasp of the facts so you can deal with your customers’ queries.
Posted: 07 April 2006 | 17:31

Lynn Hawdon named School Chef of the Year

Waltzing TV chef James Martin looks on as Lynn Hawdon cooks her way to the Local Authority Caterers Association 2006 School Chef of the Year title.
Posted: 06 April 2006 | 00:00

Argentinian export ban leads to huge rises in beef prices

The cost of imported beef has rocketed by as much as 30-35% following bans on exports from Argentina and a foot-and-mouth scare in Brazil.
Posted: 31 March 2006 | 12:24

Radicchio, garlic, John Dory, purple spruting broccoli

Ingredients in season...
Posted: 30 March 2006 | 00:00

We can vouch for the benefits of cooking competitions

I'm a member of the Westminster Kingsway team which won last year's Nestlé Toque d'Or, and as our reign comes to an end I'd like to share a few thoughts on our experience.
Posted: 09 March 2006 | 00:00

Finalists announced for Scottish Food Scholarship

Organisers at the Scottish Food Scholarship have named the eight finalists who will battle it out for poll position in a showdown cook-off.
Posted: 08 March 2006 | 15:54

Avian flu destabilises poultry sales

The poultry market is becoming increasingly unstable as bird flu moves closer to the UK, according to suppliers.
Posted: 06 March 2006 | 00:00

School Food Trust begins consulatation period to ban sweets from schools

school girl eating appleCaterers, food groups and schools have been asked to respond to the School Food Trust’s proposals for food other than lunch.
Posted: 03 March 2006 | 18:08

Hotelympia competition results: Wednesday 22 February

Le Salon Culinaire International logoMedallists from Le Salon Culinaire International De Londres 2006
Posted: 23 February 2006 | 17:13

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