
The Show Must Go On
There’s a Mexican restaurant in London which has been one of my favourites for the last year. They aren’t new;

Preparing for Valentines Day
Valentine’s Day is an occasion unique to every person, couple, and family. At my house, I like to plan a

New Year in New Orleans
Then the wedding invitation landed for 2nd January in New Orleans! Well, I thought, it would be churlish not to go,

DARE…. really means Delicious And Responsible Eating
Of course, this is not news and you don’t have to be an athlete to know that if you do

Fork handles – Breaking the sound barrier
The title of this blog has been inspired by a famous sketch by the 2 Ronnie’s. Ronnie Barker plays a

The blog of blogs
Dear Readers For my blog, I was going to write about the virtues of cooking your turkey outside on a

Chefs on tour
Our first night at Due Bulli we were able to get a table in the restaurant and had the tasting

The Delights of Dubai
I’ve been before and had the Dubai experience, going up the Burge Kalfie, watching the local skiing on the indoor

Cuisine from around the world
A busy month for my restaurant, developing dishes and writing menus for the upcoming season has certainly kept me active.

Street Feast Moves East
We’ve been relatively lucky to have some real stars already, my favourite having been Brockley Market. This market has been

November – The Remembrance Month
I was listening to an interview, given by the truly remarkable, Archbishop of Baghdad, an eccentric in every sense of

The Perfect Partner
Spending time with Ian always reminds me why I absolutely love him & how lucky I have been to have

The Essence of service
Essence is a training course uniquely designed by the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama for bartlett mitchell staff

Sardinia – an amazing island for food.
Hi everyone, This is my first blog for bartlett mitchell since joining the team as a consultant this Autumn. By

Whitstable – a foodies retreat
We recently stumbled across the most amazing restaurant called the Lobster Shack who have a small menu, packed with shellfish

Malaysia – a foodies paradise
I guess the thing that surprised me the most was how authentic the cuisines seem to have remained. Often when

An excellent Lunch!
This event has grown over the past 6 years and has developed into a great showcase for current foods trends

Food that inspired me growing up on a small island on the southern coast of Tunisia
My Mum passed on her love and respect for food to me, as well as all her know-how and above

Memories of Robyn Jones OBE
Robyn was a true pioneer for women in contract catering, I can’t actually think of any other contract caterer that

My first year as a Beekeeper
Over the years it has become apparent that bees are struggling. A little known fact is that if bees died

Corfu’s got more rabbit than Sainsbury’s
Our first port of call, on a daily basis, has to be Nicolas Bakery, not only is the bread baked

Eating out in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria
Although I have visited the island on four previous occasions over the years, I have always headed South to Maspalomas

So I find my self staring at a Turnip…
This is a very impressive farm in Kent, I won’t even try and guess how big it is or how

Wilful waste makes woeful want
Waste not, want not. It means that wise use of ones resources will keep one from poverty. It’s a very