Chef Wise

'Mumtrepreneurs' take on the seemingly impossible challenge of juggling both their family and business commitments, proving that career and home life aren't mutually exclusive. While the scenario seems daunting to most, Catherine Furze is one woman who is as dedicated to running her Corn Again popcorn business as well as looking after her family of 3 children with her husband Richard. Back in 2009, Catherine and Richard re-invented the much loved cinema snack by introducing gourmet popcorn to the UK market from their kitchen table in Consett, County Durham when they started selling the unusual flavours Hot Chilli & Fennel, Cinnamon Spice, Garlic & Herb and Salty Sweet across the North East using only the natural ingredients you find in your cupboards. Mumtrepreneur earning her corn!'Mumtrepreneurs' take on the seemingly impossible challenge of juggling both their family and business commitments, proving that career and home life aren't ...

Presenter, author and former pop star Janey Lee Grace will be opening the 5th VegfestUK Brighton at The Hove Centre on Saturday and Sunday March 16th and 17th 2013. The event is free to the public and large crowds are expected as Janey is joined by a host of other celebrities visiting the show. Janey will be opening the show at 11am on Saturday, followed by a talk about healthy living at 12. Sunday is especially busy with CBeebies presenter Sarah Jane Honeywell in attendance and helping out with some of the Kids activities planned for the day, including Kids cookery classes. And ex Emmerdale actress Roxy Shahidi (who played the character Leyla Harding for 3 years) will also be visiting the show on Sunday to host her own yoga workshop - Roxy's Bite Size Yoga Workshop, suitable for beginners as well as the more advanced. Professional footballer Dean Howell (Fleetwood Town FC) will be in attendance on Sunday - Dean is one of the few players to play football in the top...

Over the past few week and I am sure in to the next few month the scandal that we have been sold horse meat instead of beef will run and run. Now unlike in the past when something has gone wrong or that people lives have been put into danger this is nothing like that. This is about money, pure simple money, but no one will admit that. For years the big supermarkets have grown to such a size that they can dictate the price of what they buy.  If you are a farmer and you grow potatoes you have to sell them, now you can do that in a small-scale way at the famer market or to local shops. But most of the time you will be lucky to cover your over heads. Small scale is good if you want to know where it comes from but if you want to supply a larger market then you, you have to go to the supermarkets and then you have to sell at the price that they want to buy at.  And if you want £1 a kilo and they want to pay £0.80 then you have a choice sell a few or sell it for less and...

The Story "A delightful beer" says Jeff Evans. On Tuesday 5th March leading beer writer, taster and renowned professional beer 'drinker' Jeff Evans of inside beer http://www.insidebeer.com/ will be welcomed to the Farmers' Bar at The King's Head, Market Square Aylesbury for the official launch of Bodgers Reserve , the latest limited edition beer from The Chiltern Brewery. It is a great honour to have someone so knowledgeable and so highly respected within the industry to visit this fabulously historic pub to launch this very special new bottled beer. Jeff's very positive comments and tasting notes were very welcome too. "We have taken our ever popular and sumptuously smooth Bodgers Barley Wine, matured it in old whisky puncheons (barrels) for 5 months and let the bottled ale rest for a further 7 months in our cellars. This allows the flavours to mellow and mature" says Head Brewer Tom Jenkinson. The Beer Limited to ...

'Weddings by Harrods' to launch Wednesday 27 February 2013 Harrods has announced it will launch its Weddings by Harrods service on 27 February 2013 at an event supported by Weddings4Media.com, the leading weddings news service for the media. The leading department store's new offering is a deluxe addition to its custom-created occasions brand Bespoke Events - Designed & Delivered by Harrods. Weddings by Harrods offers a complete bridal planning service, to ensure every aspect of the wedding is executed with the style and elegance for which Harrods is globally renowned. The team of wedding planners will see that each couple's special day runs seamlessly, providing the bride and groom with peace of mind so they can relax and enjoy the happiest day of their lives. The beauty of the resource lies in the range of departments and services available at Harrods, which provide everything required to organise a wedding, from stunning wedding dress...

The horsemeat scandal has exposed two major flaws in our food system: too little traceability and too much processed food. Too few of us now know where our food comes from, and when it comes to food in our schools and hospitals, we cannot even check the label. This is why the Soil Association has taken up the challenge of transforming catering across the UK.  The Soil Association's Food for Life Catering Mark is the UK's only independent accreditation scheme setting standards of traceability, quality and provenance for public sector meals and inspecting caterers to ensure that standards are met. The scheme accredits over 650,000 meals a day, including food in 20% of schools in England and the UK's largest chain of nurseries. The Catering Mark logo can also be found guaranteeing standards in workplaces, universities, visitor attractions and restaurants. At bronze (the entry level) all meat served fulfils the requirements for UK Assured Food Standards (AFS) o...

One of Leeds' most renowned restaurants has given its wine list a major overhaul in order to make it more accessible and provide a better value offering for diners. Sous Le Nez, on Quebec Street, has created a new 'under £30' category and added 40 new wines at this price point. The restaurant now offers a total of 64 different wines under £30, with 30 of those being under £25. The long-established brasserie boasts one of West Yorkshire's most extensive wine lists and carries more than 350 labels from all over the world. Prices range from £3.15 for a glass for good quality house wine to several thousand pounds for a vintage wine. Sous le Nez has made the changes to offer diners more variety at economising prices and to encourage more people to experience a wider range of wines, which they may normally associate with a higher cost. The presentation of the Wine List Menu has also been changed with a section dedicated to wines 'under £30...