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BAKED BEETROOT WITH HORSERADISH AND HAZELNUTS

Baked beetroot with horseradish and hazelnuts

Method Mix the egg white and icing sugar together in a bowl and use this to dress the hazelnuts. Bake

Blackened Hispi cabbage with aged parmesan and baco

Blackened Hispi cabbage with aged parmesan and bacon

Method Place the bacon on an oven tray and bake at 175 for 15-20 until crisp, cool and chop into

BURNT LEEKS WITH SPENWOOD

Burnt leeks with Spenwood

Method Trim away the upper most green part of the leek and thinly slice, give it a good wash as

COFFEE ROASTED HERITAGE CARROTS WITH CARROT JUICE

Coffee roasted Heritage Carrots with carrot juice

Method Give the carrots a good wash but do not peel them. Trim off 2cm from the top and bottom

PURPLE KALE WITH ITS OWN PESTO AND RADISHES

Purple Kale with its own pesto and radishes

Method Wash the kale thoroughly and divide into two separate piles. With one pile blanching in salted boiling water for

Blog

I have shares in factor 50 (thanks dad!)

With this change of climate, it is very easy to carried away and simply start slapping everything you have onto your

new forest
Blog

New Treats in the New Forest

As part of my ongoing commitment to seeing the best Britain has to offer, I just got back from spending

Daryll young
News

Darryll Young wins Cost Sector Catering Chef of the Year 2016

Darryll Young won Cost Sector Catering Chef of the Year 2016. Darryll was presented with his award at the exciting awards ceremony

Cost Sector Catering Corporate Social Responsibility Award 2016
News

Winning the Cost Sector Catering Social Responsibility Award 2016

bartlett mitchell won the Cost Sector Catering Corporate Social Responsibility Award 2016. Hannah Carmichael, Steve Fox and Francois Gautreaux were

beverage
News

Beverages At Work

Like food, beverage trends have changed significantly over the past few years. Customers are seeking healthier, raw and unsweetened drinks,

Japan
Blog

An Extraordinary Food Trip To Japan (Part One)

I must point out that much of the credit due in my being able to become immersed and understanding this

gin
Blog

Out drinking gin in Las Palmas again!!

This time it’s drinking I want to tell you about – my favourite tipple Gin! I made my return to

team
Blog

Our Team Deserve Every Penny

In a month when the National Living Wage (NLW) has come into effect and all employers and clients have re-budgeted

agm
Blog

Catching up with old friends at the bartlett mitchell AGM

Our amazement, as the owners, is that when we started out having an AGM it was in a small meeting

turnover
News

bartlett mitchell posts record turnover for fifth successive year

Largely attributed to a key focus on people and systems, the company has also posted pre-tax profits of £405k. bartlett

Coffee Brands Manager
Blog

What does a Coffee Brands Manager do?

I joined bartlett mitchell with the intention of raising the standards of serving coffee for exacting coffee connoisseurs. Customers have

chef
Blog

What it is to burn

No matter what side of the industry we are in, be it restaurants, events, contract catering, hotels etc… we all

Blog

Don’t Be a Food Snob

I wrote quite a long blog last year about my difficulty in finding good pub lunches and, whilst these weren’t

Blog

Nose-to-Tail cooking

One of the most exciting examples of mainstream frugality is the Nose-to-Tail cooking philosophy that is sweeping the country. ‘Nose-to-Tail’

Francois Gautreaux, Raymond Blanc , SRA Food Made Good award
News

Food Made Good Awards bring triple success for bartlett mitchell

bartlett mitchell complete a sustainability hat trick, named Food Made Good Caterer of the Year for the third successive year.

Blog

Meson Don Felipe – An authentic Tapas Bar

Hello again! Well this time I can’t write about my adventures beyond the UK borders as I’ve been firmly placed

News

bartlett mitchell shortlisted for six Cost Sector Catering Awards

“We are thrilled to make the shortlist in six categories – this is a tremendous achievement for the whole of

News

bartlett mitchell shortlisted for SRA Food Made Good Awards for the third year running

bartlett mitchell is on the shortlist for the ‘Food Made Good Caterer of the Year Award 2016‘ in recognition of

News

Working in partnership to achieve sustainable catering

Working with experts For many companies, knowing where to start on their sustainability journey is one of the biggest challenges