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Rabbit Rabbit
20-08-2010Peens Gastro Bar in Broadstairs is to donate £1 each time a customer orders its slow braised Kentish rabbit in cider with chorizo and peppers from 1st September to 31st October, in aid of Restaurant Against Hunger’s ‘Fight Hunger/Eat Out’ campaign.
Distributing 90p for each pound raised, the charity reports that 5 million children a year die annually from hunger-related illmesses. £1 will produce enough rice to feed a family for 4 days. £10 buys a market gardening kit of seeds, tools and fertilizers. £36 provides a month’s treatment for a severely malnourished child. £360 buys 10 manual surface pumps to improve a community’s access to water.
www.peensgastrobar.co.uk
www.actionagainsthunger.org.uk
Fat Duck: "UK's Best Restaurant"
18-08-2010Heston Blumenthal’s restaurant has been has been named the UK's best restaurant for the third year in a row by the Which? Good Food Guide. The Michelin-starred venue was awarded 10 out of 10for its "world-beating dishes for the bedazzled throngs".
Gordon Ramsay's Royal Hospital Road was placed second and Raymond Blanc's Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons, was third. The rest of the top ten are
Bray, Berkshire L'Enclume, Restaurant Nathan Outlaw, Restaurant Sat Bains, Marcus Wareing at the Berkeley, Le Champignon Sauvage, Pied-a-Terre and The Square.
"Heston Blumenthal and Gordon Ramsay continue to delight us with their stuff of genius, world-class style and truly memorable dining experiences,” said Elizabeth Carter, consultant editor of The Good Food Guide, adding, “A crop of talent has sprung up all over the country, pushing London restaurants out of the top spots with their culinary delights."
Television chef Blumenthal is known for his use of experiments and chemistry to create his dishes.
The Fat Duck at Bray’s tasting menu includes a Sound of the Sea course, during which the diner listening to seagulls on an iPod.whilst eating edible
‘sand’.
www.which.co.uk
Hello Ruby Tuesday
18-08-2010Major US restaurant chains Chipotle Mexican Grill, Taco Bell and RubyTuesday are launching a 3-pronged attack on the British market this summer.
Chipotle, the burrito chain with almost 1,000 restaurants across America, opened its first UK outlet in London in May and Taco Bell, the world's largest Mexican-inspired chain, is set to open. Ruby Tuesday – the casual dining chain named after the Rolling Stones' song - has more than 900 outlets around the world – opened its first of many UK outlets in Cardiff in May.
However, Pizza Hut and KFC, owned by Yum Brands, and McDonald's have scaled back UK operations. Taco Bell, which launches in the Lakeside Shopping Centre, entered the UK in the early 1990s but departed few years later. Similarly Wendy's, the hamburger giant, withdrew in 2007 after two unsuccessful attempts on the British market. The UK is a natural entry point into Europe for expansionist American chains. The food service sector, including pubs, account for 5–10% of the UK high street. The figure for US shopping malls is 15–20%.
Taco Bell is targeting the value end of the fast food market, offering a "complete meal" for between £3.50 - £4. Prices at Chipotle are higher although trading on "local, sustainable and artisanal foods".
The UK food service sales fell by 1.4% to £58.9bn in 2009, according to Planet Retail, who predicts growth of up to 4%.
www.chipotle.co.uk
www.tacobell.com
www.rubytuesday.com
Seafront Pop Ups Aids Pakistan Flood Relief
11-08-2010Dev Biswal exec chef of The Ambrette Restaurant In Margate, is to cook ‘North West Frontier’ dishes at a series on pop up kitchens along the Thanet coast in aid of Pakistan flood relief.
“Rather than just make a donation or rattle a collecting tin, I also want to do something that will draw attention to these people’s plight,” said Biswal.
Biswal decided that with thousands of hungry holiday makers heading for Thanet’s clean, safe sandy beaches this summer, a series of “pop up” cookery demonstrations would make ideal fundraising events.
Proceeds will go to the Red Cross.
www.theambrette.co.uk
Norwegian Would
11-08-2010Speciality cheese maker Norseland is marketing three cheeses for this year's Christmas tables - Jarlseberg “sweet and nutty”, Mexicana “fiery” and Applewood “smoked Cheddar”.
"Celebrity chef" Trina Hahnemann "Norway’s answer to Delia Smith" has been hired to produce recipes such as Mexicana Turkey Wraps, Applewood Winter Salad and Red cabbage Salad with Pears and Jarslberg.
www.norseland.co.uk
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