We Brits love our food, and it comes as no surprise that we are big fans of reading and researching our favourite dishes on the internet.
Learning about new recipes is one thing, but with regional and national favourites many of us have our own distinct method or variation, which is leading to more and more experimentation with the ‘classics’.
The study was conducted by Google for Business Insider, with the food searches throwing up some very very familiar dishes… [ Read More ]
Technology has improved vast portions of our work and personal lives, shrinking the world and making things considered implausible, possible.
But why haven’t we seen huge leaps into tech within the service industry?
Which is a strange omission, with regular diners welcoming the implementation of technology in a bid to speed up service, especially if it would speed up the process of ordering their meal.
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A recent report in the Guardian, and with figures revealed by the supermarket giant, Tesco, revealed that the estimated food waste generated by the brand was some 59,400 tonnes last year.
The only major supermarket to reveal their food waste data, Tesco confirmed that this is an increase on the previous year, despite programmes being put in place to tackle this issue head-on.
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Get the blankets out. National Picnic Week is upon us!
Who doesn’t love a picnic either? Pork pies, crisps, sandwiches, and a wicker basket to put it all in.
Just because we adore a picnic in the park, we’ve curated a list of some of the finest locations to have a picnic this summer… [ Read More ]
If you didn’t already know, today is National Beer Day! Or June 15th to the rest of us!
Three cheers to the beers! Ale hail to the ale!
We love a good beer, and we are sure you do too! But here are a few of our favourite craft beers to celebrate Beer Day Britain 2016…
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You can’t please everyone. It’s a fact. Some people are likely to not enjoy what you have to offer, or even how you offer it.
But in the food service industry, or in any industry for that matter, criticism can actually be a good thing.
You will learn more from your mistakes than anything you do correctly. It’s how you deal with these mistakes that counts. [ Read More ]
Recent findings released by Stanford University have found that going organic with our food might not be helping the planet as much as we first thought.
The 2012 study, by Stanford University’s Centre for Healthy Policy, was the biggest comparison of conventional and organic foods ever undertaken, yet found no evidence to support organics being more nutritious was found. [ Read More ]
The UEFA European Championships are almost upon us, but football isn’t the only thing that is popular during the tournament, with millions of fans around Europe ready to tune in and watch the matches there will be a massive spike in the sale of alcohol.
This spike will boil down to the incessant need for the football fan to fuel up with beer!
But what might be popular here in the UK, might not necessarily be popular in the competing nations…with a few surprises towards the top of the rankings, we wonder who drinks the most beer per person in Europe?…
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Almost every kitchen has a major problem with cleaning pots and pans at some point.
Heavy usage and sometimes lack of access to a high quality dishwashing machine might be the reason even high quality pans don’t last quite as long as we want them to.
It’s usually due to, and I’m afraid to say this, poor cleaning technique…
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The traditional British Bank Holiday is either a wash-out or an absolute scorcher. There is no middle ground.
With reports that the temperature is set to soar in the next few weeks, with no let up in the following months, we’ve decided to list some of the most brilliant barbecue recipes for you to try this Bank Holiday weekend.
You can be sure that these are some serious seared delights.
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Author
Damien Wilde