Alastair Walling: One to Watch...

We love meeting up-and-coming young chefs, and Alastair Walling of Noble Rot is most definitely one to watch!

His ‘French Fancy’ takeover at Wine Bar and Shop Dina Wines in Leytonstone at the end of last year had all the right ingredients,

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Anna Horne
Chef Mentor Series

TV shows like Next Level Chef showcase the importance of mentoring in the industry but we wanted to find out a little more about how this plays out ‘#IRL’.

In our new Chef Mentor Series, we’ll be bringing you some heart-warming and humorous takes on the role of the chef mentor from some established chefs and members of their team.

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Anna Horne
Chart Farm Field Trip with the West House

We had a brilliant supplier visit to Chart Farm in Seven Oaks with our client, The West House, a couple of weeks ago.

Despite the muddy terrain, we hopped on the front of a tractor with Graham, Jake, and Harvey (very fun!). and enjoyed a tour around the family-run deer park, situated in the beautiful Kent countryside, which comprises over 400 acres and four species of deer.

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Anna Horne
Ash Valenzuela-Heeger at Fix the Food Chain

We were back at Fix the Food Chain last week and had the absolute pleasure of meeting Ash Valenzuela-Heeger.

South African-born and raised Ash, who now calls Birmingham her home, was the perfect guest chef for this current and ambitious series of pop-up events organised by wild food pioneers Imogen Davis and Ivan Tisdall Downes.

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Anna Horne
Who's Cooking Dinner 2023

This year we were honoured to be once again helping Leukaemia UK with their flagship annual fundraising event Who’s Cooking Dinner? which was set up by Peter Gordon and Chris Corbin in 1999.

Returning to The Dorchester on Monday 18 September, the crème de la crème of British chefs came together to create a special four-course dinner for guests who didn’t know who would be cooking their dinner until the evening itself.

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Anna Horne
Client spotlight: Dylans at The Kings Arms

Dylans at The Kings Arms is a Gastro Pub in the historic town of St Albans with so much to offer.

From an award-winning front of house team, specialism in craft beer, a seasonal menu with emphasis on small, local suppliers, to community events, it truly is a local gem.

Working with entrepreneurial and energetic owner, Sean Hughes…

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Anna Horne
The West House

Rocker-turned-chef Graham Garrett played drums for Ya Ya and The Dumb Blondes in the 1980s before hanging up his sticks to pursue his passion for cooking.

In June, his critically acclaimed restaurant The West House in bucolic Biddenden, Kent celebrated 21 years.

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Anna Horne
New client news - Auberge du Lac

New client alert! We’re excited to be working with Auberge du Lac and their new head chef John Barber.

John has exciting plans to reopen the beautiful lakeside restaurant, set in the grounds of The Brocket Hall Estate, Hertfordshire in March 2023. With a vision and a passion to put Auberge back on the map as a food destination…

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Anna Horne
The Spotted Dog Sample Gallery

Murry Lane, head chef of The Spotted Dog trained under acclaimed Chef Mark Jarvis who with a group of locals has revamped this local pub.

Together Mark and Murry have created a food offering and ambiance which is attracting diners from all over Hertfordshire and keeping Flamstead regulars happy too.

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Anna Horne
The Spotted Dog

We recently had the total pleasure of doing a shoot at The Spotted Dog in Flamstead. Re-vamped and re-opened this unassuming pub is changing perceptions of what a village pub can offer; to regulars and occasional visitors alike…

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Anna Horne
Why instagram for restaurants should be more than #foodporn

The weather’s heating-up, COVID capacities are behind us and there’s a four-day Jubilee Bank Holiday on the horizon. The hospitality industry should be in a celebratory mood, but instead its set for a fight for customers as the living crisis is set to influence how all of us – not just those on the lowest incomes – choose to spend their hard-earned cash.

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