Vegan menu fills a need Local interest is strong, as anyone who ever attended the special vegan events held occasionally at the former Roots Rochester bar in Rochester will confirm. “We’re filling a big need,” Herein said. “Vegans might be a small percentage of people, but there are also vegetarians and people with dairy allergies and egg allergies, and diabetes
Continue reading A County Derry man has been shortlisted in a ‘life changing’ competition to find the UK’s best young chef. The Roux Scholarship is the biggest UK competition for chefs under 30 and previous winners have gone on to head some of the UK’s top kitchens and earn Michelin stars. Ryan Porter, 29, was raised in Magherafelt from the age of
Continue reading Fenn restaurant in London’s Fulham has announced it will close at the end of next month due to staff shortages that are making it “untenable” for the business to stay open. Fenn will will close its doors permenantly after its final service on 29 April. Kitchen and front of house staff have been invited to take on roles across the
Continue reading Those of you who have tried tofu previously probably have a good grasp on the numerous kinds available and the best methods for preparing each. For those just starting out, silken tofu may seem like a new universe waiting to be discovered. Instead of floundering around in confusion and feeling overwhelmed, read this article. The versatility of silken tofu allows
Continue reading NHS Western Isles says it may have to provide ready meals for patients, due to chronic shortages of kitchen staff at an island hospital. The health board said it had advertised three catering jobs at Uist and Barra Hospital 20 times in the past four months without any success. The vacancy rate in the hospital’s catering department is at 46%
Continue reading By Isa Chandra Moskowitz Vegan chef Isa Chandra Moskowitz is back with yet another stunning vegan cookbook, and this one is all about making, preparing, and cooking vegan meats. Recipes like Smoked Beet Cuban Sandwiches and Buttermylk Fried Chick’n are packed with flavor and made with ingredients that don’t harm animals. Read more..
Continue reading Local businesses face a range of struggles in the current economic climate. One problem a few business owners reported was a lack of experienced candidates for open positions. CLOQUET — Carlton County isn’t exempt from the workforce shortages that are present across the state and country, with some business owners struggling to find experienced labor. Ryan Lindstrom, co-owner of Carmen’s
Continue reading Nearly half of hospitality operators are cutting trading hours or capacity in order to cope with ongoing staff shortages. The loss of business resulting from reduced trading has cost the industry £21b in lost revenue and an estimated £5b tax loss for the Exchequer. A joint survey conducted by UKHospitality, the British Institute of Innkeeping, and the British Beer and
Continue reading Almost two-thirds of hospitality businesses expect to see no improvement in recruiting kitchen staff this year, with employers calling on staff to work longer hours over the recent festive period, new research has shown. Data from workforce management specialist Bizimply revealed that more than half of businesses report that Christmas and New Year trading was as strong as they had
Continue reading The chef shortage – it’s a fundamental and well-documentedchallenge for the hospitality industry, and one that is now starting to have a real impact on the way restaurants and other food businesses operate. Projections suggest the industry will need an additional 11,000 chefs in the next five years and that businesses are still struggling to fill vacancies – but there
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