“We all eat, and it would be a sad waste of opportunity to eat badly.” – Anna Thomas
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Coeliac UK: “The catering industry is missing out on £100million from coeliac sufferers”
‘Gluten free’ is currently on the hit list of hipster fad diets over recent years.
But, for the small percentage of the population who suffer from coeliac disease it’s not simply a fad diet or a choice, it is a lifestyle now tainted by those who choose not to eat gluten.
Female chefs in the Restaurant Industry: Will they ever be equal?
It’s no secret that the food industry is a competitive, male-dominated world. Despite “women belonging in the kitchen” being a misogynistic cliché, it seems that only means the kitchen at home.
Once women start climbing the career ladder to working in restaurants they can face some huge barriers, mainly in the form of sexism.
Only a fifth of professional chefs in the UK are women, and it’s not just maternity leave and unequal pay that rear their ugly heads in this male-dominated environment.
Social Media and Dining: Your phone or your fork, which do you pick up first?
Social media certainly has its benefits for those who love dining and the web offers a lot more than just discounts and deals.
Restaurants and bars are giving social media users a backstage pass to their food and the people who make it. Chefs and restaurateurs are using social media to reveal how their dishes are made, generate familiarity with the chefs and provide a means for diners to share feedback.
Chef Paul Foster launches £100k crowdfunding campaign to open his first restaurant
Great British Menu contestant and Saturday Kitchen regular, Paul Foster, announced last week that he was stepping down from his position as head chef at Mallory Court hotel in Royal Leamington Spa after two years.
The chef is aiming to raise £100,000 towards opening a modern British restaurant serving high quality food in a ‘relaxed, friendly environment’.
Top 10 Foodie Reads of all time – so far…
Have you ordered your copy of the latest five-ingredient-paleo-Nordic-kale smoothie cookbook yet? Me either.
Nobody outside the hipster man bun-loving tattoo community in Shoreditch actually eats that way. Just don’t tell the publishing industry, which constantly seems to trip over itself by printing whatever outrageous culinary fad that pops up on the editors’ Twitter feeds. Surely there’s a better way… Continue reading
Jay Rayner: “Very few people go into the business of being a chef as an alternative to writing great British novels.”
Britain’s love affair with eating out has reached fever pitch. If we strip back all of our tech, how can we find the best places to eat by solely reading the menu. Tricky.
Such vast choice means we need to quickly whittle down many dining options in minutes. We all have our favourites, but you don’t need me to tell you the £9.99 lunch menu isn’t groundbreaking enough to bother travelling for.
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