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All the latest BM Caterers news, including podcasts, blogs, recipes, restaurant reviews and insightful reports.

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Jamaican cuisine

Like Cuba, Jamaican cuisine has some Spanish influence from early settlers who brought sugar cane, citrus, coconuts, pigs, cattle and

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bartlett mitchell named as Sustainable Caterer of the Year by the SRA

We have been named Sustainable Caterer of the Year by the Sustainable Restaurant Association. We are in great company, congratulations

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Christmas Party – bartlett mitchell style

Its current inhabitants are the Bengali community; inspired by this our theme was curry and Bollywood. We owe a big

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FSM Magazine – Digital discussions with Lin Dickens, sales and marketing director for bartlett mitchell

About You in 100 words Marketing Today How do you think marketing has changed in recent years? Digital media has

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Catering in the business – Making a difference

Catering in office and manufacturing buildings is an immense economic investment, but perhaps it is an oversight to look at

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Vending in contract catering

The potential for vending in the contract catering sector is huge. This incredibly diverse arena covers a whole host of

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bartlett mitchell becomes the first contract caterer to achieve top three-star SRA company assessment

Boutique contract caterer bartlett mitchell has just achieved the Sustainable Restaurant Association’s (SRA) top Three-star Champion status rating for the

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bartlett mitchell appoints new business development director

Boutique contract caterer, bartlett mitchell, has appointed Simon Houston to the role of business development director. You can read more

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Cooking myths (don’t believe everything you are told)

For my entire working life I have had an absolute obsession with knowing everything there is to know about my

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Polish Food

Polish cuisine shares some styles and ingredients of other Central and Eastern Europe countries.  Many dishes tend to be hearty

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Comfort Food

My Aunty (known to the world as Aunty Jo) who brought my brother and me up was diagnosed with terminal

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Great food – a fantastic way to rejuvenate an area

What I love about this food emporium above everything else is the simplicity of the cooking equipment. Incredible things can

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The flavour of food trends in 2014…

According to commercial gurus, the trend is currently trend spotting, confused? Basically there are large companies that look through global

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Christmas Food around the World

The Danish love Roast Pork, Goose or Duck, served with boiled or roast potatoes, red cabbage and gravy. Their dessert

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German Christmas Market

The modern German Market is a fairly new phenomenon but Christmas markets set outside the main church is part of

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Winsome festive wines, courtesy of our Chairman

Great books on wine  For a smaller present I recommend Hugh Johnson’s 2014 Pocket Wine Book. It’s the best wine

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When a great invention causes more harm than good?

Rise of the super blogger Anyway, there is no way I’ll get anything for this blog except lots of arguments

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Vegetables on the side

At this point I must state that I am not a vegetarian! I am a full blooded carnivore and proud

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Turkey or Goose this Christmas?

Goose really didn’t go into decline until the 50’s and 60’s. Turkey was one of the first ‘gifts’ back from

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It’s almost summertime … in South Africa

South Africa’s food is incredibly diverse and reflects its unique history. Colonists from Portugal, The Netherlands, Germany, France and the

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Where do ideas come from?

Exercise your brain: Have a learning mindset, learn about new things and read about things that aren’t in your regular

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Foodie Tour – a bartlett mitchell chef’s perspective

Universal cookery & food festival 2013 I have been fortunate enough to attend this festival for the 2nd time and

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bartlett mitchell wins three-star SRA rating for Ofgem site

bartlett mitchell has become the first contract caterer to achieve the top three-star Sustainable Restaurant Association (SRA) rating for one of

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Food from Puerto Rico

Puerto Rican food has been influenced not only by indigenous tribes but settlers over the past 500 years as well. Discovered