Courtesy Andre Garrett, Head Chef, Cliveden House Hotel Pigeon (Serves 4) 4 pigeons, cleaned, gutted, crowned, tied and singed with the blow torch When prepped steam the pigeons at 64 degrees for 25 mins, chill down and set aside for service. In a hot pan, fry the pigeon in rapeseed oil to colour and sear, [...]
[vc_row type="in_container" bg_position="left top" bg_repeat="no-repeat" scene_position="center" text_color="dark" text_align="left"][vc_column width="1/1"][vc_column_text] Vivid recently had the opportunity to meet the new Head Chef at L’Ortolan while he took a break from his busy schedule. Tom Clarke took over the helm of the iconic Michelin starred kitchen at L’Ortolan in January 2015, having joined in 2009 as Chef de [...]
Pop Up Restaurant from Stoke Park - Thame Food Festival 26th September 2015 Chris Wheeler, Stoke Park’s celebrated Executive Chef, has teamed up with Belazu, the Mediterranean ingredients specialists, to create a pop up restaurant which will see the Christchurch church on Upper High Street in Thame transformed into a restaurant for the Thame Food [...]
Freya's article was the runner up in this years Creative Writing module - we wish her all the best in the future. London heaved with swarms of people that hurried down to its river banks to gaze upon the fantastic sight that lay before them. For the last month, the Capital City had been [...]
Are you Thame’s best baker? Oxfordshire’s cake king or queen? The Big Thame Bake is now calling for entries as it looks for talented bakers everywhere to rise to the occasion for good local causes at this year’s Thame Food Festival (26th September 2015). Whether you’re passionate about pastry or fanatic about fondants, The Big [...]
26th September 2015, Thame, Oxfordshire The eighth annual Thame Food Festival takes place on Saturday 26th September 2015, bringing a stellar line-up of celebrity chefs and a wealth of good food and drink to one of Oxfordshire’s prettiest historic market towns. Cooking live this year in the cookery theatre sponsored by AGA will be Raymond Blanc OBE, who makes [...]
Market is run by Transition Town Marlow (TTM) and it provides a space for new local producers to get started, it's an outlet for established local companies to promote as well as to sell. It also provides good deals for our customers. Last Saturday of every month (August 22nd // Sept 26th // Oct 31st [...]
According to research conducted by The NPD Group, a global information company, restaurants such as Wagamama, Chipotle, Yo! Sushi and Nando’s have experienced a boost of more than 11% in annual traffic in six years. TheJobsMenu.com have a great sense of what is going on within the hospitality world and they have recently asked 750 [...]
Survey finds kids argue just 15 minutes after asking “Are we nearly there yet?” 79% of families say kids quarrel during long-distance summer trips Drivers urged to take breaks every two hours to prevent unnecessary stress during journey Frustrated kids go from curious to furious in just 15 minutes during long summer holiday car trips, [...]
Gung-Ho!, which is bringing Europe’s largest inflatable slide to Windsor in September, as part of a unique 5k race, is joining with charity Alexander Devine Children’s Hospice Service to help raise funds to provide respite, palliative and end-of-life care for children with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions. Alexander Devine Children’s Hospice Service already funds the Alexander’s Care Team, [...]