
Coffee… A very important beverage in our business
Hello all This time I’m looking at Coffee; a very important beverage in our business. It provides excellent margin opportunities and if

The quintessentially British dessert – Summer Pudding
To be honest I couldn’t pick a winner as they all tasted much the same. It’s a testament to the simplicity

City checkers
There are very few opportunities during the working day for Wharfites to voyage out into real life and the developers

Talk about being ultra-niche…
How many times have you popped to your local shop to grab a few beers, only wishing you could select

Food outside of London…
I ate at Pitt Cue this month. I haven’t been there for a while and every so often I like

Gin… all you ever needed to know
It was really interesting and indeed very educational, in fact fascinating, so I thought I would share some of the interesting

Does Dude Food Still Rule?
Back then, dude food in the UK was just on the rise. Jamie Oliver was new to the scene and
The Journey into Discovery
The food I see presented to our customers is soooo me. It’s creative, on trend and a pushes up the

Social Eating and the New Wave of Fine Dining
A memorable example of invasiveness comes to mind from when I turned 30. I had frequented a very reputable restaurant

DARE yourself
This is interesting, a high street caterer recently told me that when they calorie counted their items, their sales dropped

The Great British Sarnie
The sandwich, along with the wheel and dynamite, is one of man’s greatest inventions. Initially created for the Earl of

Truth and consequences
It has been a giant marketing campaign; miles of billboard adverts, acres of broadcast airtime, celebrity endorsements, sound-bites, slogans, and branded battle

Not a fried Mars bar in sight!
We started our Scottish road trip in Edinburgh. Not too far from the border, this friendly city manages to balance

I am man, I hunt food!
Sometimes the Winter months can test you in regards to seasonal menu writing. Don’t get me wrong we have some

Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution
I am with Jamie Oliver on this one and urge all of you, particularly those in our industry, to sign

‘The Look’
Whilst on my trip I had a range of different experiences in various hotels – all of the hotels were

Simon’s Foodie Tour of South Africa
Constantia and surround We left Heathrow after a pretty tasty bowl of super noodles, sat on a lengthy 11 hour flight

Russian Roulette
Where do they want to go? Do they want to try the latest restaurant, pop-up, or street food stand? No.

Existentialism on the jubliee line
I have been to quite a few canapé events in my time and I knew that the people attending that

I think there is something wrong with me!
I made only one New Year’s resolution – to eat less meat and to eat more vegetables, with the meat

bartlett mitchell is a Sunday Times 100 Best Companies To Work For 2015
We were named one of the Top 100 Best Companies to Work for again in 2015. This is the third

bartlett mitchell wins coveted Sustainability Award for second year running.
Francois Gautreaux, Managing Director for Bartlett Mitchell said “Receiving this award two years in a row is a great feather

Sustainable Caterer of the Year for a second year running
“Catering in over 85 sites bartlett mitchell has the potential to make a real difference. This award demonstrates that the

Those awful allergens
What I find most extraordinary is that some contract caterers are using this legislation as a means to insist that