February 2nd, 2023   |  
Author: Jane Beesley   |  
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Categories: Chefs' Blog

Imagine the uproar if someone suggested that England, not Scotland, invented haggis, or that it was Switzerland, not Italy, that opened the eyes of the world to spaghetti. Well it’s now 100 years since a similar accusation of culinary mis-appropriation was first levelled concerning the most popular fast food in the world and the row […]

July 15th, 2022   |  
Author: Sean Flint   |  
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Categories: Chefs' Blog

When you think of France what goes through your mind? Great art? Great scenery? Or the hilarious mis-speaks of Del Boy Trotter in Only Fools and Horses? With France celebrating its national day on July 14 it’s perhaps worth reflecting on how its influence has spread across the world in so many ways. The people […]

July 16th, 2018   |  
Author: Neil Shaefer   |  
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Categories: Chefs' Blog

The 2018 World Cup final was a real David and Goliath match (with Goliath prevailing this time) and this is also reflected in the kitchen, but when it comes to culinary traditions, the two sides have more in common than you may at first think. Croatia, with a population of just 4 million was in […]