Food preparation

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Are you a shucker for oysters?

Preparing oysters can be a tricky task. But there are bound to be a few chefs out there who think they've got it sussed. If you are one of them, how about entering the Tabasco British Oyster Opening Championships, where the winner will receive a £250 prize?
Posted: 01 September 2004 | 10:02

Roast beer with all the trimmings

No, that's not a mistake, but it's an example of what you could offer customers if you tried cooking with beer instead of wine
Posted: 17 August 2004 | 10:00

The glorious grouse

It's not just Greece that starts a major sporting event this week. Today is the Glorious 12th - the beginning of the grouse-hunting season. Dan Bignold asked four chefs what they would be doing with the famous bird this year
Posted: 16 August 2004 | 15:06

Cooking at the Cape

South Africa is on course for a culinary revolution - and the future is female. Fiona Sims sorts her bredie from her biltong
Posted: 16 July 2004 | 17:28

How to...use scapes

Garlic scapes (see picture caption opposite for sales contact) can have quite an intense wild garlic flavour, quite peppery and oniony in the throat.
Posted: 12 July 2004 | 17:44

How can I learn about basic pub food?

I am buying a freehold pub in the next few months. Are there any courses available that would enable me to master basic pub food?
Posted: 01 July 2004 | 12:19

It's a wonderful loaf

Article ThumbnailThe supermarkets have almost killed off the art of breadmaking, but in one unlikely part of London they are fighting hard to rekindle interest in this traditional skill
Posted: 22 June 2004 | 17:04

Fancy a little mood food?

Tired of chocolate and so over oysters? Well, chefs will soon be able to offer jaded Valentine's Day diners all manner of alternative fixes thanks to cutting-edge developments in food technology.
Posted: 22 June 2004 | 11:17

Glace Menagerie

Health and safety concerns, as well as convenience, have encouraged many chefs to move towards pre-prepared stocks and glazes.
Posted: 17 June 2004 | 10:28

Sauces of inspiration

Cooking sauces can provide a base for chefs to create inspired, individual dishes with a variety of flavours, while saving them a lot of time and effort
Posted: 03 June 2004 | 12:06

Roast goose ballotine

Goose used to be the traditional Christmas feast, but these days nearly all of us go for the easier option: turkey. There's good money to be made serving goose, however, as Anton Edelmann and his team at Allium show Michael Raffael.
Posted: 10 March 2004 | 10:28

Aromatic duck

Andrew Fairlie is well known for his modern French repertoire, but here he shows Michael Raffael how Chinese techniques have a place in his cooking
Posted: 13 June 2003 | 09:54

Sir Chris Bonington - chefs need to earn the respect of a kitchen brigade

Even star chefs need to earn the respect and dedication of a kitchen brigade who, in turn, help them produce the meals they are famous for, says Sir Chris Bonington.
Posted: 18 March 1999 | 00:00

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