Category: News
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Craft Guild of Chefs launch new mentor scheme
New scheme to provide support to members looking to develop their careers The Craft Guild of Chefs has today announced the launch of a new mentor scheme to coincide with National Mentoring Day, which takes place on 27th October. As an association representing the interests of chefs, The Craft Guild of Chefs has long recognised the…
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International Chefs Day launch for Eating for Champions initiative
A chef consultant is working with Ospreys Rugby Club, Swansea City Football Club and other partners to launch a new initiative on International Chefs Day tomorrow (Tuesday) to teach children about the benefits of healthy eating, exercise and mental wellbeing. Andrew Addis-Fuller, 43, from Skewen, is launching ‘Eating for Champions’ digital platform and workshops at…
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Craft Guild of Chefs first association of its kind to launch digital app
First 100* people to download the app to benefit from discounted membership to the Craft Guild of Chefs The Craft Guild of Chefs has become the first chef association to launch a digital mobile app. Created in response to demand from the Guild’s members the new app boasts plenty of features including an augmented reality…
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CRG Best Burger Competition: The Reigning Champion
The entries are now officially open for the second CRG Best Burger Competition. Unilever Food Solutions have partnered with the Country Range Group once again to find the nation’s best burger! Research has shown that burgers were the most missed out of home dish during the UK lockdown*. So now, more than ever, it’s time…
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Make your website work for you #AdviceFrom
Whether you’re a caterer, restaurateur or care home owner, your website is vitally important. It’s the first port of call for a prospective new customer. If it’s eye-catching, easy to use with all the relevant information, it will increase the chances of them doing business with you. Visitors to websites have short attention spans so…
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Eat the Season: Butternut Squash
OFFICIAL TASTING NOTESProperties: Butternut squash, sometimes known in Australia and New Zealand as butternut pumpkin or gramma, is a type of winter squash that grows on a vine. It has tan-yellow skin and orange fleshy pulp with a compartment of seeds in the blossom end. Notes: It has a sweet, nutty taste similar to that…
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Burn Out
In 2017 the NHS reported that 1 in 4 people in the UK are likely to suffer ill mental health in their lifetime however, a study of almost 1300 hospitality professionals carried out by The Burnt Chef Project, has found this is nearer to 4 in 5 people. The Burnt Chef Project, a not-for-profit organisation,…
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What’s Brewing? – Hot Beverage Trends & Teatime Treats
Our love of a fresh brew or crafted cup of coffee has not diminished since lockdown, in fact, the ritual tea break has become a fundamental part of daily life. Whether it is a regular “cup of joe” to get going in the morning, or the meditative process of making tea to provide normality and…
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Vacherin’s Nick Smith crowned winner of the Craft Guild of Chefs National Chef of the Year
In what has been described as the toughest National Chef of the Year event in the competition’s 48-year history, Nick Smith, head chef at Vacherin has been crowned as the winner in a tense virtual awards ceremony this afternoon. Watched by hundreds of the biggest names in hospitality, as part of Hospitality Week, the event…
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Sustainability at the heart of Young National Chef of the Year as Edwin takes the crown
Edwin Kuk, junior sous chef at The Art School Restaurant in Liverpool has been revealed as the new title holder of the Young National Chef of the Year in a thrilling virtual awards ceremony this afternoon. This followed yesterday’s electrifying screening of the cook-off which took place at Le Cordon Bleu earlier this month. Edwin…