Every bachelor should have one….
After an arduous first five months at work I decided that it was high time I treated myself. Being single and childless allows the sophisticated man about town to indulge in the little luxuries in life with what’s left of his meager earnings once this government have robbed him of forty […]
Easter wishes to one and all…..
Happy Easter to all of my fans May your egg baskets be brimming and, unlike me you manage to get to the shops before they close early
Here’s a picture from a stalwart of this blog, the chirpy Cid. Apparently Greedydave wanted to see this picture […]
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Due to unforseen circumstances, I will be unable to write any new posts or return any comments this weekend. Happily, my computer blew up and took with it a lot of irrelevant information such as costings, stock results, menus, rotas, recipes, photographs, all the things I haven’t saved to […]
Step this way……
Thought you’d all be desperate for an update on one of the hotel projects I’m working on at the moment. Two weeks ago the place looked like something from the set of a Hollywood war epic (with Tom Cruise playing a shorter version of me) AND NOW……
Well, it still does Yes, […]
A cooking range in the making…
We’ve just taken delivery of a couple of new solid top cookers/ovens for one of our kitchens along with a new service point and hotplate. As you will notice from the picture the walls are not finished along with most other parts but lets not be picky!
Previously the kitchen had […]
I would like to thank the kind persons who have emailed me privately to confirm the sad death of Mr. Steve Bell of Williams Cafe in Grasmere, Cumbria. Steve was a tireless campaigner in the fight to prevent the name Grasmere Gingerbread being used exclusively by Sarah Nelson’s of Grasmere. He commented on this […]
21 again!!
A quick happy birthday message to one of my regular contributors, Annie Flinn in California.
Have a great day Annie, from all of us @ milescollins.com.
My annual message of goodwill…
Just a note to wish everyone who reads this blog a very merry Christmas and a happy and healthy new year. I have been truly amazed at the number of visitors to this site from across the globe and I thank you all for visiting and continuing to return, it was my […]
How to drop a real clanger……
Despite the awfulness of December in the catering industry you can always rely on someone or something to happen to ease the torture that is turkey and sprouts 24/7. Usually it is a trainee chef or a young waiter who provides the amusement with some form of gross stupidity but […]
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 […]