Category: News
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WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE
Chloe Newcomb Hodgetts is a professional forager, wild food chef and consultant. She runs guided foraging courses and supplies wild food to Michelin starred restaurants, mixologists and bars. HOW DO YOU FIND AND IDENTIFY PRODUCE TO FORAGE? Foraging wild plants for food must be approached with caution and respect. You can teach yourself slowly from…
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Bring on the Burgers
Many have claimed to invent the humble hamburger – so many in fact that its date of invention ranges from 1885 to 1905! Today, the burger is renowned around the world and has featured on menus from fast food sites to Michelin star restaurants. This month, our experts tell us how to make the best-ever…
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An Outdoor Approach To Nursery Education
Wonderbloom Nature Nursery offers a ‘forest school’ approach at its two sites in Woking, Surrey. Children are encouraged to learn outside virtually all the time, giving them the opportunity to explore the natural environment. Sammy Rogers, co-founder and education director, says, “We are inspired by this approach as it provides children with regular and prolonged…
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Kevin Tickle: My Signature Dish
Born and raised in rural Cumbria, Chef Kevin Tickle’s success has been underpinned by his intimate knowledge and love of the local landscape, where he spent his early years exploring, hunting, foraging and fishing. Following time working in Michelin starred restaurants such as Simon Rogan’s L’Enclume, Kevin and his wife Nicola bought and revitalised a…
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Expanding Horizons: How The Hospitality Sector Is Investing In People
In response to staff shortages, developing and retaining existing staff as well as recruiting new workers to the industry, several hospitality operators have taken matters into their own hands with an innovative new venture, introducing their own training academies. English Lakes Hotels Resorts and Venues, a family-run business with hotels in Lancashire and the Lake…
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Rising Star: Sameer Taneja – Head Chef, Benares
Well-known for his ability to produce some of the most amazing Indian food that you are ever likely to eat, it comes as a surprise to many that until 2011, Michelin star winner Sameer Taneja had never cooked Indian food in a professional kitchen. Having worked with the likes of Michel and Alain Roux, Joel…
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Green Healing: Hospitals Introducing Allotment-Style Gardens
Hospitals throughout the country are transforming green spaces into allotments, orchards and peaceful gardens, as well as woodlands and native wildflower meadows with NHS Forest, an initiative run by the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare charity. NHS Forest is a hub where healthcare sites can come together for training on introducing more green spaces. Hospitals interested…
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Quench the Thirst
At the height of summer, hydration is paramount to remaining healthy and keeping cool. Not only can it help the healing process for hospital residents and prevent falls for the older generation, it helps children and adults alike remain mentally alert. No matter whether you are young, old or anywhere in between, we all need…
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NACC Care Chef of the Year 2023 Finalists Announced
After some particularly challenging heats the line-up of care chefs set to compete in the national final of the National Association of Care Catering (NACC) Care Chef of the Year 2023 competition has been announced. The NACC unites, supports and represents everyone working in and associated with catering in the UK care sector. It is…
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Reserve a Spot at the Bar: OpenTable Welcomes Bars and Pubs to its Platform
UK, June 16th 2020: Bars and pubs face new challenges as they prepare to welcome back patrons in a COVID-19 world. Carefully managing crowds, minimising queues and communicating safety measures are the new norm. To help, OpenTable, the world’s leading provider of online restaurant reservations and part of Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: BKNG), is making its reservation…