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The Great British Menu is back on our screens this week (BBC Two, 7.30pm) and the competiton is promising to be fierce this year. Here on Table Talk, we'd love to hear your thoughts to the show over the weeks to come. Who are you most looking forward to seeing in the kitchens? Have any of the dishes...
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hi, has anyone have pics or videos from hotelympia`s chefs competiton i only made it the last day I would like to see what i have missed . It is so hard to find ... was great a lot of people with cameras and nothing available online???? I got some for those interested (from the last day only) http:/...
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What’s the one piece of kit chen technology that you can’t live without and how has it transformed your kitchen? Do you know your sous vide from your pacojet or combi oven?
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For the first time, the 2012 Michelin Guide to Great Britain and Ireland will be published on 6 October as the first edition under new editor Rebecca Burr. What are your predictions? What are you hoping to see from the new editor? Let us know your thoughts...
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Chefs work in an industry where talent is primarily judged on cooking ability and promotions are usually based on knife rather than management or business skills. So often they are forced to simply learn on the job, inevitably replicating the examples set by their mentors. We'd love to hear from...
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Hi all, well how to run a brigade? I'm not saying I'm the best, as there are plenty of great chefs out there, I have also made my mistakes which I have learnt from. I oversee a team of up to 20 chefs depending on the levels of business, but I also supervise the kitchen porters and front of house...
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Customer feedback is always valuable - but when you work in a creative industry, like hospitality, sometimes it's hard to receive criticism, however constructive. If a chef-restaurateur puts their heart and soul into creating dishes or ambience, I guess it might be demoralising to receive negative...
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Service is everything. It is unfortunate that some restaurant owners don't understand this. Chef Ira @ http://www.partychef.ca
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Jamie Oliver has branded British children as "wet", compared with the young Eastern Europeans he employs in his restaurants. In an interview with The Observer this weekend, he said: “When you're unleashing students into an economy where there's trouble with jobs, the ones who...
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There are less than 100 days until Prince William and Kate Middleton get hitched. I am sure that the Royal Kitchens are busy working on the menu of the year, which is being hosted by the Queen at Buckingham Palace after their Westminster Abbey service. The Queen will give a reception for the couple and...