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 […]

Easter may not quite be the same as Christmas when it comes to eating, but it’s not far behind as far I am concerned. There’s certainly no other time in the year when you will eat as much chocolate. Is it me, or are Easter eggs getting bigger? In my day, you got a small […]

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 […]

Of all the cooking programmes on television the Great British Menu is the one we chefs enjoy the most. Masterchef: The Professionals is great of course but there’s something particularly great about the Great British Menu. I think it’s down to the challenge of cooking four courses to a theme, with the prospect of being […]

Is everyone enjoying British Food Fortnight? The theme of this year’s event, aside from celebrating how amazing British food is, is rediscovering long-forgotten traditional recipes that were once unique to particular areas of Britain.

Whilst we love to talk about them, we admit that some food awareness celebrations get us scratching our heads (World Nutella Day is one that comes to mind) but National Rice Week is not one of them. After all, as we specialise in chilled Asian food, it would be a little silly of us to let this […]

It may not seem like it, based on the weather in April – although Prince (RIP) did sing about it snowing in April, but spring has definitely sprung the SK kitchen. It’s one of our favourite times of the year because so many of the amazing ingredients we use are at their very best. So, what […]