As lovers of lamb, it came as a surprise to discover that one of the reasons for Love Lamb Week is that fewer people have been regularly eating the meat over the past 15 years. What’s not to like? Lamb is such a versatile dish and despite what you might think, it’s no harder to […]

When we discovered today was International Beer Day, we fought each other over who should write the blog and provide a recipe. After all, who doesn’t like beer? Not only is it great on its own, from a chef’s point of view, it’s fantastic for using in food. Whether it’s giving some robustness to a […]

When we were doing our research for this blog on British Tomato Week 2017, we were surprised to discover that four out of five tomatoes now eaten in the UK are imported. We understand, obviously, that the Great British Weather, contributes to this, but it’s little wonder that people say tomatoes don’t taste like they […]

There are two great national food awareness days this week so we thought we would give you two for the price of one. British Sandwich Week is running at the same time as National Vegetarian Week, which is perfect as the two go hand in hand.

We have been enjoying Great British Beef Week here in the SK kitchen. It’s one of the meats we use most and if you are a customer at one of the UK’s biggest supermarkets, the chances are that you have eaten one of our dishes. Beef burritos and chilli beef muffins are just two examples. […]

We are still enjoying Great British Beef Week (GBB) here in the SK kitchen this time with shorthorn beef. We couldn’t let the occasion pass without giving you a little inspiration for a tasty and seasonal bank holiday Sunday (or any day) roast. It’s also a fitting tribute to mark the end of GBB week for 2017. […]

It’s British Pie Week I would like to start off with the question that is on absolutely no-one’s mind, who really did eat all the pies? Depending on who you believe, it originated from a football chant aimed at Victorian goalkeeper known, affectionately we hope, as William ‘Fatty’ Foulke. At 24 stone, he is the […]

Believe it or not, Chinese New Year 2017 is only just underway, but in the SK kitchen we have already started planning for 2018! 2017 is the year of the rooster, which is apt given we have two in the kitchen. No, I don’t mean the feathered version, but our Head Chef John and Senior […]

It’s National Fish and Chip Day. Is there any greater British tradition than fish and chips? In a recent poll, it was ranked second in a list of the 50 things we love most about Britain, beating the Queen into second place. One of the misnomers about fish and chips is that it is unhealthy, […]