October 13th, 2016   |  
Author: Neil Shaefer   |  
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I spoke in a recent blog about my preference for smaller, tapas-style, plates when I am eating in restaurants and at it’s National Curry Week, it seemed perfect timing to discuss how Indian food can fit into this category. Back in the day, you sat down, ordered a sauce-laden main course like Chicken Bhuna and […]

October 11th, 2016   |  
Author: Neil Shaefer   |  
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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 […]

October 7th, 2016   |  
Author: Neil Shaefer   |  
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How many times have you been in a restaurant with a partner or friend and got food envy because the dish they chose is much nicer than yours? It’s something that happens with my wife and I on a regular basis, and because of my job, we eat out a lot! It even got the […]

September 26th, 2016   |  
Author: Sean Flint   |  
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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.

September 19th, 2016   |  
Author: Neil Shaefer   |  
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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 […]

September 13th, 2016   |  
Author: Sean Flint   |  
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Is everybody enjoying Scottish Food and Drink Fortnight? This is a nationwide event which supports and promotes Scotland’s produce and the people who grow, make, cook and sell it. We’re big fans of Scottish food and are proud to make food here in the SK kitchen which is enjoyed by so many people north of […]

September 7th, 2016   |  
Author: Neil Shaefer   |  
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You know we love our food awareness days here in the SK kitchen, but when it comes to bacon we think every day should be International Bacon Day. The day may already be behind us (it was celebrated on 3rd September), but surely it deserves more than just a solitary 24 hours?

August 10th, 2016   |  
Author: Sean Flint   |  
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It’s Afternoon Tea Week – Is there anything more quintessentially British than afternoon tea? It’s as British as fish and chips, roast beef and Yorkshire pudding and spotted dick. We are therefore delighted to support Afternoon Tea Week, which is a celebration of one of the nation’s favourite traditions.

July 14th, 2016   |  
Author: Neil Shaefer   |  
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It’s National Hot Dog Day. Ok, it’s our friends across the pond in the great US of A that celebrate National Hot Dog Day, but as fans of all thing Americana, we were not about to let this pass without talking about it.

July 14th, 2016   |  
Author: Sean Flint   |  
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Categories: Chefs' Blog

It’s Bastille Day. This French national day commemorates the Storming of the Bastille on 14 July 1789, an important event in Paris in a violent revolution that had begun two days earlier and which would lead to the country becoming a republic. Like most national days, food plays a big part in the celebration and […]