When I discovered that Monday (13th November) was the start of National School Meals Week it made me chuckle. The thought of having such a week when I was at school, which granted was a while ago, would have had everyone in hysterics. When I was a kid, school meals were not something to look […]

Halloween 2017 is approaching and we were not surprised to discover this week that the average consumer in the UK will spend £23 on Halloween-related sweets, food, decorations and costumes. You only have to look in any supermarket to see how popular ‘All Hallows Eve’ has become in the UK in recent years. It has […]

There are some food awareness days/weeks we particularly look forward to and National Curry Week is certainly one of them. It’s not just because Asian food is one of our specialities here in the SK kitchen, although that obviously makes events like this even more interesting (we don’t get as excited for World Porridge Day for example!). […]

Today is the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning, Macmillan’s biggest fundraising event for people facing cancer. It’s a great cause and one we here at SK certainly support. There may not be anything more quintessentially British than a cup of tea, but you still can’t beat a damn fine cup of coffee (credit: Agent Cooper, Twin […]

It’s National Rice Week and it’s fair to say, given we specialise in Asian food, that were are all over it! Incredibly, rice is the mainstay of food for over half the world’s population and has become much more than just an accompaniment in a dish. It’s very versatile and can be used to make […]

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 […]

It’s National Burger Day. In the not too distant past, going out for a burger meant you were restricted to your local McDonalds or Burger King and, if you are a 40-something like many of us at SK are, you may even remember Wimpy! Sitting down to a Big Mac, a Whopper, or a Wimpy […]

Fusion is an overused word in our business, especially when all it effectively means is combining different types of food. We like to KISS here in the SK kitchen and by that we mean Keep It Simple Stupid, so fusion, along with rustic, artisan, authentic, farm to table and many, many more, incur the wrath […]

“There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea.” When an author of Henry James’ stature says that, it would be foolish to disagree, so when we discovered the date of this year’s annual afternoon tea, we couldn’t wait to start cooking. But before you […]