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Festive Frugality?
Posted on 20. Oct, 2009 by Catering Blog.
Will the credit crunch make a difference to this year’s celebrations? Or will canny caterers come up with the perfect Christmas menus to satisfy everyone? If industry pundits are to be believed, it’s going to be a tough Christmas period. Consumers’ purse strings have been well and truly tightened because of the recession and caterers […]
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Which Chefs Knives?
Posted on 30. Sep, 2009 by Catering Blog.
Any chefs out there care to give us their expert opinion on which kitchen knives to use? We’ve had a few e-mails to the Catering Blog requesting information about what blades to buy. There is no correct answer to things like this – everyone has their own personal preference – so I thought I would […]
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Find Out The Restaurant Pitfalls
Posted on 24. Sep, 2009 by Catering Blog.
Students attending a new two-day course at Brighton University will receive expert advice on how to Open a Successful Restaurant Business. The course is run by Peter Odgers, principal lecturer at Sussex University’s Culinary Art Studio. He has a broad experience of the hospitality industry as a former chef to operational management in large and […]
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In Britain Everything Stops For Tea
Posted on 14. Sep, 2009 by Catering Blog.
The UK might have embraced coffee as the fashionable drink of the noughties, but a cup of tea is still the drink to calm Britons in a crisis, according to a new university study. Psychologist Dr Malcolm Cross at City University London confirms what we’ve suspected all along – a cup of tea can significantly […]
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Weasel Poo Latte, anyone?
Posted on 28. Aug, 2009 by Catering Blog.
Pho Café, which serves fresh, authentic street food at Westfield in London has added to its menu “Weasel Coffee” – one of the worlds rarest coffees. Sourced directly from Vietnam, it retails at £6 a cup and Pho will be the only restaurant in the UK to sell it. Weasel coffee is produced by a […]
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