
Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution
I am with Jamie Oliver on this one and urge all of you, particularly those in our industry, to sign

‘The Look’
Whilst on my trip I had a range of different experiences in various hotels – all of the hotels were

Simon’s Foodie Tour of South Africa
Constantia and surround We left Heathrow after a pretty tasty bowl of super noodles, sat on a lengthy 11 hour flight

Russian Roulette
Where do they want to go? Do they want to try the latest restaurant, pop-up, or street food stand? No.

Existentialism on the jubliee line
I have been to quite a few canapé events in my time and I knew that the people attending that

I think there is something wrong with me!
I made only one New Year’s resolution – to eat less meat and to eat more vegetables, with the meat

Sustainable Caterer of the Year for a second year running
“Catering in over 85 sites bartlett mitchell has the potential to make a real difference. This award demonstrates that the

Those awful allergens
What I find most extraordinary is that some contract caterers are using this legislation as a means to insist that

Guilty Pleasures
At bartlett mitchell, we have a reputation we pride ourselves on which is all based around fresh, beautifully prepared food.

Season to success
The only way to truly understand this is by constant practice and constant taste assessment. There is a curse of

It’s all about the food
I always liked eating but I only really discovered the joy of great food when I met our founders –

My Perfect Foodie Weekend Getaways
The first trip was San Sebastian, without doubt the foodie capital of the world. I had told my foodie friends what

The process of a thought
I don’t do lot of things often: family get-togethers, walks in the park, sleep, shave or go shopping. The latter

Food from the Czech Republic
As we really start getting into the middle of winter, we tend to prefer heartier food that gives us energy

The rise of the street food scene
Long gone are the days when street food meant greasy sausages and over fried onions from dodgy and often illegal

Sometimes you’re the hammer, sometimes you’re the nail
If you are one of the very lucky people like me who actually gets paid to do the thing you

New England
One of the first parts of America to be colonised, the North East area of the US known as New

An aerobic digestive system
Although actually they weren’t. They are now deemed to be too high in sugar and the advert is banned from

BIFM September 2014
If anyone has read any of my previous blogs, you might have noticed that I don’t like fitting in. I

Hospitality is the 4th largest employer
The hosts were Will and April, they were completely inspiring – imagine what it must be like for young people to

20,000 pencils are on their way to Gambia courtesy of bm
Gary Pretty, Chairman of the Project has been very lucky to get a palette load of pencils from another Rotary

A beekeeping experience
The first step was to put on my white beekeeping suit, I was told to bring my own marigolds and

Why Britain means so much
She could have it with any meal but the fact that she is happy with Peruvian asparagus infuriates me! Why

Sugar buzz
The other day I was in a contract where the client was saying how much they loved all the ‘sweet’