A GUIDE TO LACTIC ACID FERMENTATION
After a seemingly never-ending winter, summer and its bounty of produce is finally upon us. You’ll want to enjoy those gorgeous vegetables and fruit fresh of course, but when the yields grow ...
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HOW TO PRICE YOUR MENU
You lot are juggling with a delicate balancing act which can feel pretty overwhelming right now, with costs rising and margins squeezed. On the one hand there’s the money you need to take to cover your ever-increasing outgoings ...
A GUIDE TO ELDERFLOWER SEASON
George is a professional forager, chef, and ex-restaurateur with over 20 years of experience working with wild foods, honouring the culinary traditions of picking, preserving, and harnessing the incredible flavours of local ingredients. His encyclopaedic knowledge is unparalleled, ...
RUNNING YOUR OWN BUSINESS: 6 Struggles and How to Handle Them
Owning and leading your own restaurant, bar or food business can be incredibly rewarding. We also know how many challenges it poses, and whilst we might try our best to solve them, sometimes we just need to ask for ...
Approaching Conversations on Mental Health
This is the second in a series on mental health, by David Paulin. David Paulin is a Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Instructor for Kelly’s Cause, one of the leading providers of hospitality specific MHFA in the UK. ...
Mental Health & Self-Care
David Paulin is a Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Instructor for Kelly’s Cause, one of the leading providers of hospitality specific MHFA in the UK. He also works as a Project Manager, designing and delivering programmes which use ...
Squirrel lasagna and extreme restauranting with Native’s Imogen Davis and Ivan Tisdall-Downes
Ivan Tisdall-Downes and Imogen Davis are now well-established restaurateurs on the London dining scene. Their journey to get there can only be described as a true display of entrepreneurial prowess, complete with tests of character and the constant ...
PREPARING FOR THE WORST with TERRI AND RAV
The success of all pop-ups, supper clubs and events relies on really watertight planning. But life can be full of surprises, and the unexpected can really derail all of those best-laid plans. That’s something that Rav and Terri ...