New Year, New Job
Along with the midnight chimes on NYE comes the inevitable New Year’s Resolution list, as we look to the changes
Make 2020 the year you tackle food waste
Make tackling food waste your new year’s resolution and bask in the glow of saving money, saving food and doing
A year of growth and lovely new members of the #bmFamily💜💚
Well there goes another year – taking us into our 20th year of life at bartlett mitchell. Who would have
Christmas in the Greetham house
Christmas in the Greetham house is certainly a busy affair, with the added bonus of a daughter having a birthday very close
A Christmas Gravy Train
Quick, delicious and hearty Christmas gravy at home is not as complicated as it sounds, or as last minute, in
A Christmas Balancing Act
You’ll see many headlines this time of year around over-indulgence. Indeed, only a few days ago a report was published
Preparing for Christmas
Christmas, as I am sure it is for most, is a big occasion in my house. I grew up in
A Vegetarian Christmas
Many years ago, in the early days of Vanilla Black, we stumbled into an unexpected brick wall…….vegetarian Christmas. We were
Christmas Pudding – A Great Tradition
Christmas pudding, figgy pudding, plum pudding whatever you like to call it this famous pudding, traditionally served at the end
Winter Vitality – for the love of potatoes
We’ve just left behind September, the harvest month, full of a huge variety of seasonal fruit and vegetables. As we
An interview with Adam Byatt
Can you recall the moment or moments in which you made the decision to make food your life and what
#Wasted
Waste not want not is a commonly used saying as we all know but I fear that not everyone lives
Spilling the beans
At Perkee, training is key to developing our Baristas. It gives them the tools required to be able to deliver
Keep It Simple
Wendy writes a quarterly article for The Caterer, in this article she talks about keeping things simple. When I started
harri – Helping the best people join the #bmFamily💜💚
Here at bartlett mitchell we are obsessive about our people; as Wendy Bartlett said “The members of the #bmFamily???????? really are
Embrace the simplicity of late summer
The summer is fading fast, the leaves are falling, and as we find ourselves on the brink of Autumn, a
Getting a buzz out of beekeeping
Beekeeping is an expensive, unpredictable, disappointing but very rewarding and extremely satisfying hobby. For nearly ten years, we have kept
#bmInc – What’s been happening
#bmInc update August 19. Wow, #bmInc has certainly picked up momentum since my last blog in January 2019 We now
Extraordinary Brews with Dilmah Tea
Tea is a unique herb, with different types of tea obtained depending on its method of processing. After all, the
Does karma exist at work?
I believe karma happens in business and personal life. Not in a vindictive way of hoping that some get their
Outdoor Smoking
I’ve spoken before about my love of cooking outdoors and of holidays in the USA. Nowhere is that more aligned than
Kelly’s apprenticeship journey with the #bmFamily💜💚
Meet Kelly, a talented Chef de Partie at one of our sites in Reading. Kelly started her career with the
Perkee Decaf Coffee
We’ve had a full on 2019 so far, with the bartlett mitchell barista competition, Perkee Carnival and most recently the
Celebrating Ian’s 70th Birthday
I often say it, and those that know bartlett mitchell know it’s true, I have the very best business partner