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All the latest BM Caterers news, including podcasts, blogs, recipes, restaurant reviews and insightful reports.

Picnic
Blog

Recipe for a great summer picnic

Why I love a summer picnic I love a picnic! Although at times they can be a little trying, with

coffee
News

bartlett mitchell sells half a million sustainable cups of Perkee coffee

bartlett mitchell, one of the UK’s leading independent caterers, has today announced the sale of its 500,000th cup of Perkee

Angus Brydon - Operations Director
News

Operations team strengthened with appointment of Brydon

bartlett mitchell, one of the UK’s leading independent caterers, has today announced the appointment of Angus Brydon as operations director.

Veg-Centricity
Blog

Why you should be thinking about veg-centricity

I was lucky to be a speaker on a panel at the London Produce Show and Conference recently and I

Blog

Smoking and Curing Fish – A Local Artform

Paying homage to local fare My first restaurant, Thyme, was previously the site of an eponymous fish restaurant titled Moxon’s,

Moxon’s Smoked Cod’s Roe Dip (Taramasalata)

Method   1.     Peel the 500g of Moxon’s smoked cods roe and add to a blender with the zest and

Appoint a contract caterer - retention
Blog

How to appoint a Contract Caterer

How to appoint a Contract Caterer We are regularly asked the question by procurement experts and facilities managers, ‘How to appoint a

Milling Machine
Blog

Milling Machine for Africa – Making the difference

Making a difference On a lovely evening on the 1st June bartlett mitchell hosted a charity fine dining supper for

contract catering
Blog

Developing a contract catering strategy

Selecting the right Contract Catering Partner When I talk to facilities professionals and those in an organisation responsible for appointing

annual results
News

bartlett mitchell grows for sixth successive year with 10% increase in turnover

bartlett mitchell, one of the UK’s leading independent caterers, has today announced its annual results – posting a 10% growth in

Pickling
Blog

Pickling: The Preserve of a Foodie

Pickling Food Renaissance As we find ourselves in the midst of an artisanal pickling food renaissance, grocery shelves now boast

Happy World FM day!
Blog

Happy World FM Day!

  Happy World FM Day! Today showcases all the amazing work of our FM colleagues and the sector as a

Young Foodie Entrepreneurs
Blog

Working with young foodie entrepreneurs

Who are our young foodie entrepreneurs Young Foodie Entrepreneurs could be defined in many different ways. For me it’s about

Great Places to Work
News

Named as one of the industry’s Great Places to Work in Hospitality

bartlett mitchell, one of the UK’s leading independent caterers, has been named as one of the Great Places to Work

AGM
Blog

Annual General Meeting (AGM)

My first AGM Shortly before Easter, we hosted our Operational Annual General Meeting (AGM) in the grand atrium at one

Chef of the Year
Blog

Chef of the Year

When I was a young chef The final of the first bartlett mitchell ‘Chef of the Year’ competition got me

White chocolate panna cotta

White chocolate panna cotta with salted caramel ganache and raspberries

What’s Easter without chocolate and what is modern life without some sort of salted caramel. This white chocolate panna cotta

Courgette Fritters

Courgette Fritters with whipped feta and brown butter dressed asparagus

A light, warm starter that takes very little effort and is full of gorgeous spring ingredients. You don’t have to

Easter Lunch
Blog

Easter Lunch around at a chef’s house

People always ask me, or any chef I would imagine, if I do the cooking at home and will I

season for outstanding eggs
Blog

The Season for outstanding eggs

I consider myself to be somewhat of a boiled-egg expert. After all, boiled eggs and soldiers as breakfast in bed

Easter meal planner - slow roasted shoulder of lamb
Blog

Easter meal planner

Family and friends together this Easter. No one likes being chained to the kitchen when they have friends or family

Death of the Dining Room Table
Blog

Death of the Dining Room Table

I know it sounds like a cliché Agatha Christie’s novel, (Death of the Dining Room Table) but I think we

disposable coffee cups
News

UK could cut the use of disposable coffee cups by 50-300 million per year

Research by Bewley’s and Cardiff University identifies measures that can help encourage the use of re-usable cups by coffee drinkers

bmStars
Blog

Celebrating our bmStars

Oh what a wonderful life (and team) The impetus for starting bartlett mitchell happened when we worked for a large