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September 2017

MEET THE CHEF – ROB POPESCU FROM THE ROYAL OAK HOTEL AND RESTAURANT #Meet the Chef
Briony Wilson
8th September 2017

How long have you been a chef? It doesn’t seem that long but I guess it’s now been 19yrs Who was your finest mentor? Ciofliceanu, who was private chef to the President of Romania, Nicolae Ceaușescu; he was the first chef that I worked under and I owe him a lot. What is the most […]

Spice up your life with Spice Kitchen! #Blog
Taste Cheshire
8th September 2017

What happens at your kitchen table on Christmas Day? Arguments over who’s carving the turkey? Grandad telling one of his old war stories? And maybe a few horrendous Christmas cracker jokes? Well… not at the Aggarwal household. Back in 2012, it all seemed like a normal day until a discussion over a retirement project for […]

August 2017

#TCTUESDAY ON DEE 106.3 WITH CARSLAKE TEA COMPANY #Radio
Briony Wilson
17th August 2017

Yet another great local producer joined us on Tuesday, Phil Burnett from Carslake Tea. Carslake Tea Company is a family business established in North Wales in 2014 due to a passionate interest in the range and variety of whole leaf teas produced around the World, and also the belief that they were not readily available […]

Mastiha Masterclasses at Olive Tree Brasserie #Blog
Briony Wilson
9th August 2017

Calling all Cocktail lovers, this one is for you! The other night myself and the girls took part in Olive Tree Brasserie’s fabulous new Mastiha Masterclasses – our group is made up of Gin Drinkers, Vodka Drinkers, Wine Connoisseurs (self-proclaimed) and even Real Ale Drinkers so pleasing us all can be a challenge. But the […]

BENTS GARDEN & HOME ANNOUNCED BEST IN THE NORTH WEST #Blog
Briony Wilson
7th August 2017

Leigh based Bents Garden & Home has been named as the 2017 Best Destination Garden Centre in the North West by the Garden Centre Association (GCA).  The announcement comes in a year when the family owned and run business celebrates its 80th anniversary; 80 years since founders Alfred and Margaret Bent started to sell roses […]

A day in the life of a Harlech development chef #Blog
Sam Elliott
4th August 2017

Where to start? We are all very busy people within the company but we try once a month to get two days where we can all be in the Harlech HQ development kitchen together, talking food, testing new products or generally just cooking up a storm! This month we were looking at seasonal dishes for […]

The Ice Cream Farm is named as one of the UK’s Most Visited Attractions #Blog
Briony Wilson
4th August 2017

The Ice Cream Farm, based just outside Chester, has been named as one of the UK’s most visited free to enter attraction in Visit England’s Annual Survey report, ranking alongside the likes of the British Museum, Tate Modern and National Portrait Gallery. The survey, which is carried out through a mix of interviewing methods, placed […]

#TCTUESDAY ON DEE 106.3 WITH BIG 5 SAUCES #Radio
Briony Wilson
3rd August 2017

This Tuesday myself and Gavin were joined by Darren Andrews from Big 5 sauces. Big 5 Sauces and Marinades are inspired his South African roots. The sauces came out of Darren’s South African catering business famous for his Hog Roasts where he was making his own sauces which people were always asking to buy, this proved the […]

July 2017

Food Festival says farewell to principal sponsor #Blog
Briony Wilson
25th July 2017

The Chester Food and Drink Festival, brought to you for the last 5 years by principal sponsor Allington Hughes Law will no longer feature the blue and white colours of the Chester and North wales legal firm as they have completed a 5-year deal with the Chester Event.   Principal Organiser Stephen Wundke said he […]

Join us for a Greek spectacular #Blog
Briony Wilson
24th July 2017

Happy 1st Birthday Olive Tree Brasserie Chester! Join us for a Greek spectacular to celebrate our birthday and raise a glass of refreshing Debina and feast on a three course Meze banquet while Daniel Sings and his saxophone entertain you with his twist on the rat pack classics! Tickets are £25 and include a 220ml […]

#TCTUESDAY ON DEE 106.3 WITH THE HARLECH FOODS #Radio
Briony Wilson
21st July 2017

This Tuesday myself and Gavin were joined by the wonderful Steve Williams and Sam Elliot the development chefs from Harlech food service. Harlech delivers a total foodservice solution to caterers throughout North & Mid Wales, Cheshire, Merseyside and Shropshire. Suppliers of frozen & chilled foods, fresh fruit & veg, grocery, cleaning & disposable materials and […]

What’s in a Sausage? – A Taste Cheshire, Taste Test #Blog
Stephen Wundke
11th July 2017

Regular visitors to Chester’s annual Food Drink and Lifestyle Festival will know that one of the highlights of the weekend is the Grand Final of the Sausage competition in which 3 flavoured and 3 plain pork sausages are blind tasted by 40 members of the public on a first come, first served basis.  Entries are […]

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