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I’m not in!!
Halloween is upon us once again, trick or treating, pumpkin soups and all the rest. Unfortunately(?) I shall miss the local kids knocking at my door as dinner service beckons. For some, these halloween scroungers (!) are a nuiscance and I know a number of people who close their curtains, switch off the lights […]
How a function made me give it all up…well, nearly
Whilst writing the previous post regarding function catering I remembered a function I cooked in those early years training under Chef Barker. What struck me the most was the impact it had on my young and impressionable mind.
Back to the late eighties, although my weight hasn’t gone […]
It’s a dogs life being a chef…..
Forget the glam on tv, Jamie in his garden, gel haired ready steady’s in daft trousers this is a typical day for a typical Head Chef.
8.30 am. Orders for fresh fish, chilled goods and fresh herbs. Cook hotel owners breakfast.
8.45-9.30 am. Make fresh stocks for dinner service; 25 ltrs […]
Alfred Enderby’s Smoked Fish/Salmon/Cod,haddock