Essentially Catering feature
Essentially Catering magazine have a regular section showcasing seasonal food and the best ingredients around at any given time of the year. In the fish section this month, haddock, mussels, lobster and mackerel are all in season.
Check out Malcolm's recipe for the section for Steamed Mussels with Chorizo and Tomato this month, a fantastic sharing dish and perfect in this cold weather.
apprenticeship places available
We now have two more apprenticeship places available on our Phoenix Initiative for young people aged between 16 and 18 years old. A three-month internship at one of our restaurants in Croydon, Sutton, Putney or Chiswick, could get you started on a career as a chef.
Read further details here or email Phillipa at info@fishandgrill.co.uk telling us why you think you should be selected for the scheme.
The good food guide
The nomination period for The Good Food Guide's Readers’ Restaurant of the Year Awards opens on Monday 13th February 2012.
These annual awards celebrate great food and good service at restaurants, pubs and cafés throughout the UK and we are once again inviting members of the public to nominate their favourite independent dining establishments in their local area.
Vote here: www.thegoodfoodguide.co.uk/awards
BBC's GoodFood - visit site
Malcolm, along with a number of well known chefs across London and the UK, is a great supporter of sustainable fish initiatives and the importance of educating others on these projects.
In a recent blog piece on the BBC's GoodFood site, he gives advice and some great recipes for those who aren't sure how to cook the less common sustainable alternatives to more everyday fish. If you've never tried dab, bass or gurnard, you're missing out. Speak to your fishmonger and why not try one of these great recipes?
Restaurant Magazine Article
Chef-turned-restaurateur Malcolm John is one of the few independent group operators to mine the capital’s outer reaches successfully.
On Tuesday, 9th of August Malcolm John boarded up the frontages of his two Croydon restaurants and crossed his fingers. The previous evening he’d observed gangs of hooded youths roaming the streets and – in the interest of staff and customer safety – closed early. “Financially it was a disaster, but it was painful for me on an emotional level too,” says John, ...
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the Big Lunch Sunday, June 5
Malcolm John, who owns a stable of top-rated eateries in London, including two in Croydon, will help bring communities together for the event on Sunday, June 5.
He is backing the Big Lunch, which is a nationwide community initiative where people across the UK are invited to sit down to eat lunch with their neighbours. Lunch can be in gardens, on streets or even be a bigger street party with food, bunting and music that literally stops the traffic.
"I think the Big Lunch is an absolutely wonderful idea, encouraging the community to re-connect by sitting down to eat lunch with each other."
UK Best Game Dish 2011
Malcolm John's restaurant Le Vacherin, Chiswick was awarded the UK's best game dish in 2011.
Judges comment " Highly accomplished French cooking. The wild rabbit was cooked beautifully, incredibly tender and perfectly moist. The Vacherin polenta was an inspired partner for such a hearty dish and the generous vegetable garnish was a refreshing addition to the plate. Malcolms dish lacked nothing."
Website: www.levacherin.com
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