Here is the foodporn from a recent meal at Raymond Blanc's Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons near Oxford. As you'd expect from a 2 Michelin star, Relais & Châteaux it really is the height of luxury which comes with a price tag to match. Lunch for two including a 'reasonable' bottle of wine, a round of…Read more #Foodporn: Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons
Michelin 2019 – Press reaction
The Michelin guide concludes yet another award season in 2018 for the culinary gifted. Sadly, it will be commented on by those that think they know about such things, yet clearly, don't. Having had experience in multiple Michelin starred kitchens & had had several frank conversations with their inspectors, I can say with conviction that…Read more Michelin 2019 – Press reaction
Michelin Guide 2019 – Press release
Here is the Michelin press release (click icon for the download PDF)
Michelin 2019: Predictions (Updated)
Monday will see the release of the Michelin guide to UK & Eire 2019 at an IMAX cinema in Waterloo, London. The past 12-18months has seen quite a few developments which will have surely caught the inspeactor's eye; new openigs too late for the 2018 guide & those with pedigrees settling into their stride. That said,…Read more Michelin 2019: Predictions (Updated)
#Foodporn: Gidleigh Park
This is a recent meal at Gidleigh Park, Devon with former Nathan Outlaw Head chef Chris Simpson, now at the helm. We visited on a Sunday lunch, where there is a four choice menu available at £65 per person. A big thank you to all the team at Gidleigh Park for wonderful meal & thoughtful…Read more #Foodporn: Gidleigh Park
GDPR – Are we there yet?
So by now, you’ve probably had your fill of emails from various websites emailing you, nay pleading with you, to stay on their mailing lists. For those that have been living under a rock for past 6 months GDPR, or General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (EU) 2016/679 to give it its full title, came into…Read more GDPR – Are we there yet?
How the AA became a spent force with their guides.
I was first introduced to the AA restaurant guide as a young commis chef working in my first ‘fine dining’ kitchen. It was a culture shock to the system but I decided that this was the path for me. I was fortunate to work under a great chef who’d had two Michelin stars previously at…Read more How the AA became a spent force with their guides.
