February 2nd, 2012 cheffy
As we fast approach Valentine’s Day here’s a quick look at some of the special offers available from Sheffield restaurants.
Adjacent to the Winter Gardens, Jurys Inn Sheffield has a special Valentine’s event on Saturday 11th February 2012. Starting at 7pm, their Infusion restaurant will be themed for Valentine’s Day and diners will receive a glass of sparkling Proseco on arrival, to be followed by a 3 course menu. To keep the romance flowing, local acoustic singer Michael Mulholland, will be performing some classic love songs throughout the evening and guests will receive a small gift to take away with them.
The cost is £22.50 per person and if you want to push the boat out, their lovely superior rooms are available for the night for £95.00 per couple including breakfast the next day.
Cafe Rouge have a Valentine’s offer running at all their locations – Cafe Rouge St Paul’s Place Cafe Rouge Ecclesall Road and Cafe Rouge Meadowhall with each offering a special 3 course meal accompanied by a glass of Cremant de Bourgogne for £25 per person – full details of the offer and the menu are accessible from the special offers section of each restaurant’s online booking diary.
If you want to share some Latin vibes on Valentine’s Night, Cubana on Trippet Lane have a mixed tapas deal for £22.95 per person, or just £17.95 per person for early birds who book a table between 5 and 6pm!
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June 30th, 2011 cheffy
With just a few days to go before the action starts, the Sheffield Food Festival is set to serve up an enticing menu of events. It will be taking place between 4 – 10 July with a range of exciting activities happening across the city.
Events include everything from a demonstration with the chef of the Michelin starred Old Vicarage, to a market of food produced and grown right here in Sheffield, to classes in chocolate or cheese tasting, to an exhibition of sixteenth century cookbooks.
It’s about much more than enjoying fabulous gourmet food though and forms part of a wider piece of work at Sheffield City Council on the Food Plan which aims to tackle issues from access to healthy food in the city, to encouraging businesses and residents to support local food producers, to improving opportunities for community food growing in the city over the next three years.
Councillor Helen Mirfin-Boukouris, Sheffield City Council’s Cabinet Member for Business, Jobs and Growth, Culture and Sport, said: “Sheffield Food Festival is bringing together over 100 organisations and is destined to attract over 40,000 visitors to the city in an array of fantastic events that will whet the appetite and stimulate the senses. This will bring the important work of the Food Plan alive, and I hope that as well as enjoying some wonderful tastes and experiences, people will come away having picked up new skills and knowledge to help them enjoy healthy food.”
It should be a fabulous time to head into the city to check out what is happening on the local food scene, pick up tips and ideas and sample some gourmet treats. We’re looking forward to seeing what the ‘pop up’ restaurants will offering and can’t wait to have a rummage through the festival market to find some new ingredients and local produce.
During the festival, Otto’s Restaurant on Sharrowvale Road have a new Moroccan mezze menu on offer, featuring 3 Moroccan mezze and a drink for £8. It will be available as an early bird option from 5.00 pm -7.00 pm from Monday 4th July to Saturday 9th July and all day Sunday 10th July from 1.00 pm – 10.00 pm.
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July 6th, 2010 cheffy
The 2010 Skills for Chefs conference began yesterday, hosted once again at The University of Sheffield, with some the country’s leading chefs joining in to share their expertise with professionals and students from the catering industry.
The keynote address came from Catherine Gazzoli, CEO of Slow Food UK, the organisation dedicated to making food good, clean and fair, by empowering local communities and individuals who want to embrace and discover sustainable and good quality food – fresh cooked and enjoyed slowly; an antidote to modern fast food.
There are now more than 1000 Slow Food groups in more than 150 countries – including one in Sheffield – bringing together local people who care about agriculture, food, health and the environment.
The first chef to hit the demo kitchen was Atul Kochhar chef patron of the acclaimed Indian restaurant Benares in London’s Mayfair. In less than 40 minutes, he had put together a feast of three Indian dishes, sharing some of his expertise along the way.
A Michelin starred chef, Atul knows how to create mouth watering Indian dishes, so what are the secrets of great Indian food?
Spices, he advised, should be used in just the same way as one would season with salt and pepper and they should be added as part of the seasoning balance.
“Don’t be scared of spices,” he said “nothing is forbidden, but ease up on the chilli – you shouldn’t be trying to prove something by adding quantities of chilli.”
He explained that spices flavour a dish when their essential oils are released into the cooking process, so for this to happen, it is imperative that any oil is hot before they are added.
Referring back to the speech of Catherine Gazzoli, Atul also advocated the importance of fresh cooking and spoke with some awe about a recent visit to the far east, where locals cook completely from scratch – if they need turmeric, they reach for the root, not a jar.
All in all, it was a terrific opening, which gave many of us pause for thought about our modern food lifestyle and how important it is for us to rediscover the origins of our food.
The day continued to showcase the talent of leading chefs, including Claude Bosi of Hibiscus restaurant, Andrew Bennett and Sarah Hartnett of Park Lane Hotel and Glynn Purnell of Purnell’s, Birmingham.
It was a great opportunity to network with people from the catering industry and to gain an insight into current restaurant trends from some of our leading industry professionals.
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June 7th, 2010 cheffy
Sheffield will soon be hosting the 13th annual Skills for Chefs Conference, which will take place on the 5 & 6 July at the Octagon Centre, The University of Sheffield.
This year’s event boasts a stellar line up of Michelin Starred chefs and many of the chefs have been winners on the TV programme ‘Great British Menu’.
The line up includes Giorgio Locatelli, Mark Hix, Atul Kochhar, Glynn Purnell, Theo Randall, Claude Bosi and many others.
The chefs will be rattling the pans in the conference kitchen and delegates will learn culinary tips in addition to finding out what motivates these highly respected chefs. Attendance starts from £75 for a day of your choice including lunch. Further details can be found at Skills for Chefs.
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April 19th, 2010 cheffy
Fine food will be on the menu at this year’s Chatsworth Country Fair, as the multi award-winning Rowsley hotel and restaurant, East Lodge has been invited to send one of its top chefs, Simon Bradley, to demonstrate his renowned culinary skills. 
The Chatsworth Country Fair will be held from September 3rd – 5th and now has a demonstration tent as part of its ‘Fine Food Village’ programme, where Simon Bradley will be appearing on Friday 3 September at 12 noon. Simon trained at The Ritz in Paris for several years before honing his skills working with the internationally renowned Raymond Blanc at LeManoir.
“Simon has a few culinary ideas up his sleeve for Chatsworth, so while he is keeping his plans a closely guarded secret for the moment, we are already looking forward to what has become a ‘must-attend’ event in the local food and drink calendar.” said East Lodge managing director Iain Hardman.
The Chatsworth Fair will boast over 300 trade stands with local crafts and produce from the heart of the Peak District and scores of showground attractions around the estate, many with a local country theme and it continues to draw crowds of over 90,000 visitors from all over the UK.
Great deals on hotels near Chatsworth.
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