Author: Not Delia

  • Chocolate Trading Co

    Chocolate Trading Company is the largest independent online chocolate shop in the UK, specialising in the finest chocolates from around the world. Founded in 2002, the company has grown rapidly to become the best source of fine chocolate in the UK, and with highly competitive prices to match they have received many endorsements from the…

  • Quick Foodie Quiz 15

    As usual just five questions and quite difficult, we think. This week for a change the questions are about food in music. Have fun! A 1967 song by Leonard Cohen names a woman who feeds you “tea and oranges that come all the way from China”. What is her name? Barbara Ann Marianne Roxanne Suzanne…

  • Quick Foodie Quiz 15 – answers

    Here are the answers: A 1967 song by Leonard Cohen names a woman who feeds you “tea and oranges that come all the way from China”. What is her name? Barbara Ann Marianne Roxanne Suzanne (Marianne featured in another Cohen song: “So Long, Marianne”; “Barbara Ann” was a hit for the Beach Boys in 1965;…

  • Becoming a personal chef 2

    The red tape Whilst you don’t need to be a qualified chef with City & Guilds or other certificates, any qualifications you do have will always help to convince your clients that you’re serious about your business as a personal chef. See our page on Training and Qualifications for chefs. Despite formal qualifications not being…

  • Becoming a personal chef 1

    How to get started on the career path of personal cheffing

  • Roux Scholarship Competition

    The Roux Scholarship is entering its 26th year and is widely acknowledged as the top UK competition for young chefs. Becoming a Roux Scholar is undoubtedly considered the ultimate pinnacle, and many chefs aspire to join this elite band. Many past Roux Scholars have won great accolades, and the competition has established an enviable framework…