Chef Wise

Sibling Distillery was launched by four siblings on June 4th 2014, with Gin and Tonic party attended by well over 200 people in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. Since then it has been a busy couple of months for the Elliott-Berry family, selling into cocktail bars and independent retailers in Cheltenham, Bristol, Bath and London. The Triple Distilled Gin has been amazingly well received, already making it onto the cocktail lists of several very successful cocktail bars and becoming the fastest selling spirit in renowned specialist retailers. However 'the next step' has come sooner than they imagined. Within two months of trading Sibling Distillery will be launching into Harvey Nichols, nationwide including stores in Manchester, Knightsbridge, Edinburgh and Dublin. Wine and spirits buyer Ivan Dixon says “Sibling is an exciting addition to the gin scene that boasts a refreshing point of difference and massive appeal. Representing an excellent example of contempora...

This colourful Parma Ham tart is perfect for sharing with family and friends for Sunday brunch. Combine seasoned tomatoes, dried oregano and olive oil and roast. Meanwhile, roll the puff pastry and bake until golden brown. Top the pastry with the tomato mix, mascarpone, rocket and slices of Parma Ham. Serve warm with a drizzle of olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Parma Ham is a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) product and is 100% natural. The drying process that Parma Ham goes through creates a ham that is very low in fat content, with many mineral salts, vitamins, antioxidants and easily digestible proteins. This means that Parma Ham is truly a food for everyone. Prosciutto di Parma is produced in the hills surrounding the Italian town of Parma. The unique taste of Parma Ham is dependent on the traditional production process passed down from Roman times, carefully controlled by the Consorzio del Prosciutto di Parma.  Only hams that have passed st...

Food, wine and tourism media are being offered a dedicated scholarship to study the Le Cordon Bleu Master of Gastronomic Tourism. A program designed for those with a passion for gastronomy and tourism, studying this program gives students a chance to enrich their understanding of traditional and local foodways, help revitalise and build regional food cultures, gain insights into the economic and social impacts of tourism and adopt a more conscious approach to eating and drinking. The Le Cordon Bleu Master of Gastronomic Tourism does this by employing a wide variety of topics, embracing humanities, social sciences, business and communication. The course explores everything from gastronomic history and taste cultures to event planning, design, management, innovative marketing and food writing. Delivered fully online, the large team of highly experienced teaching staff take advantage of Le Cordon Bleu's expertise in gastronomy, as well as Southern Cross University...

Struggling to find a satisfying alternative to a chocolate snack? Luckily, 9bar, the healthy snacking experts have launched a deliciously rich, *NEW* Indulge selection, the perfect treat to keep your sweet tooth satisfied. 9bar's debut range of utterly indulgent bars are made oddly nutritious through the power of mixed seeds so you can snack on a treat safe in the knowledge that it is  packed full of nothing but goodness. Nutritious sunflower, pumpkin, sesame and hemp seeds help to deliver slow release energy and Omega 3 to keep your body in tip-top condition. Whether you're in the office, hitting the gym or just putting your feet up in front of the TV, having a gluten-free 9bar Indulge handy will help keep hunger pangs at bay. Don't wait around, swap your processed sugar-packed milk chocolate bars for 9bar's nutritious but delicious, new range. Snacking on a chocolate bar can often leave you looking for the next thing to nibble on. The new 9bar Indulge ...

Fashion Show. Murder Mystery Dinner. Grand Ball. Margate's iconic Walpole Bay Hotel is to mark its 100th anniversary with the “party extravaganza of the season” on Saturday 11th October. The evening's entertainment begins at 5pm with a fashion show, organised by the hotel's in-house hair and make up stylist, Jerome Hillion.  The former British Hair Dresser of the Year Award winner will use the event to showcase his latest collection.  Instead of the usual catwalk format, models will be position in various locations within the hotel's 'living museum' through which will be guided through its unique collection of historic artefacts and memorabilia from years gone by. Models will be dressed by the acclaimed fashion stylist Amy Still, who has styled many top catwalk, with her work photographed for the leading glossy magazines. “The models will be positioned in different rooms on the 2nd floor museum, like mannequins reminiscing and reflecting the ...

Chef Tim Bilton of The Spiced Pear Hepworth has teamed up with the National Allotment Society, and is asking Yorkshire’s veg growers to donate their homegrown roots and shoots this month – so he can cook up a community feast for Harvest Festival on September 8th. The Spiced Pear has teamed up with National Allotment Society to host the party in their 4 acre kitchen garden and restaurant, which will centre on a fabulous feast cooked up by Tim for all the contributing gardeners and locals. The Yorkshire chef will create a feast made from fruit and veg grown on all 100 Kirklees sites – that’s over 1000 allotment plots in total! Tim’s grow-your-own ethos was inspired by his training under Raymond Blanc at Le Manoir Aux Quat’Saisons and since opening The Spiced Pear a year ago, his smallholding and garden has been his top priority. “Local produce and growing-your-own has always been a personal passion of mine and I have loved working on my plot at The Spiced Pear,’ s...

For the third consecutive year, New Forest Ice Cream has scooped a handful of prestigious Gold Star ratings in the Great Taste Awards. With over 10,000 entries, the Great Taste Awards is widely recognised throughout the industry as a key mark of outstanding quality. This year, it was New Forest Ice Cream’s Mojito Sorbet that blew the judges away achieving a highly acclaimed two Gold Stars, while the Coconut Ice Cream variety was awarded an outstanding one Gold Star. Judged alongside premium food and drink brands from producers across the UK, just 25% of entries were thought worthy of a Gold Star rating, while just 8% of entries received two or three of the esteemed ratings, including the delicious Mojito Sorbet from New Forest Ice Cream. Making the latest news even more impressive is the fact that, 2014 is the third consecutive year that the Hampshire based firm has been judged amongst top brands in the UK at the awards, as Christina Veal, Director of New Forest Ice Cre...