Some Tasty Titbits from a Team of Luxury Caterers
Daily bread
Tomorrow marks the start of Real Bread Week (23 February to 3 March), an initiative by the Real Bread Campaign which seeks to find ways to make this daily staple better for us – and the planet. According to the RBC, ‘real’ bread comes without any additives or processing aids – this means no ‘fast acting’ or ‘easy bake’ stuff ...
Read MoreLet Them Eat Cake
- 25/01/2019
- By Imogen
As January, traditionally a month of austerity, draws to a close, there’s a treat in store for anyone who is on their last nerve with kombucha, skinny lattes and cross trainers. Today is International Chocolate Cake Day! For a potted history of chocolate itself, have a little peek {http://www.capitalcooking.co.uk/blog/f ...
Read MoreGame on!
Game – from venison to quail - is a divisive foodstuff. It’s either someone’s very first choice or dismissed out of hand for being too, well, “gamey”. Typically served in the autumn and winter months, game consists of any and all animals or birds which are historically hunted for food rather than being reared on a farm. T ...
Read MoreSpaghetti growing on trees?
- 05/11/2018
- By Imogen
As the nights draw in and the temperature dips it’s only natural to seek out all the cosy things in life – cashmere socks, woolly hats, log fire and comforting grub. With this in mind, we’re celebrating the world’s most comforting staple food. Contrary to popular belief – Italians didn’t invent pasta. Marco Polo did not brin ...
Read MoreA deep dive into the pros and pros of feasting on fish
From Essex oysters to Welsh lobster and Scottish salmon, the UK boasts a dazzling array of seafood. National Seafood Week – and eight-day celebration of the bounty found in our island’s waters, starts today. And why should we eat more seafood? Well, the health benefits are numerous. Oily sea fish contains plenty of Omega- ...
Read MoreFood of the Gods: A Potted History of Chocolate
Look, we know that chocolate isn’t the best thing for us but a little bit of what you fancy really does do you good. And besides, this particular delight has captivated taste buds for centuries. Chocolate was discovered in Central America around 900 AD by the Mayan people, who called it “food of the Gods”. Cocoa was so valua ...
Read MoreOrganic September: Get Involved
Welcome to Organic September – spearheaded by {https://www.soilassociation.org>The Soil Association} all about raising awareness of organic food. We all know organic is better. But why is it better? What exactly is organic food anyway? And why is it more expensive? Organic simply means ‘natural’ – as nature intended wi ...
Read MoreNational Burger Day - 23rd August
Yes, there really is a National Burger Day – on 23rd August to be precise. We’re ready for it – and so will you be once you’ve read our guide to making the best burgers – whatever your tastes. No one is really sure where the burger originated. There was a popular cookbook The Art Of Cookery published in 1758 (no that date ...
Read MoreJuicy Fruit: In praise of the peach
Fuzz wrapped around juicy flesh – the peach is such a treat, a simple pleasure and synonymous with summer and sweetness. Its botanic name – Prunus Persica – implies that the peach was originally from the Middle East, it was actually from further east than that – in China. In Asia generally the peach is a common symbol of immorta ...
Read MoreCherry On Top
There are few things more joyful than a bulging bag of ripe cherries – and today’s the day to get your hands on some, given that it marks National Cherry Day, which aims to encourage us Brits to eat home- grown cherries. There are two schools of thought when it comes to how cherries arrived in Britain. One is that they came ...
Read MorePeas, Please!
Didn’t think the humble pea warranted an entire week dedicated to celebrating in its honour? Well, you’d be wrong. Today marks the start of Great British Pea Week which will see the heritage and nutritional importance of this little green superfood come to the fore. Each of us eat 9,000 on average of these little green beaut ...
Read MoreBerry Nice Indeed
Summer in Britain is synonymous with berries; strawberries, raspberries, blackberries and gooseberries are all seasonal from June until late summer. Whether you are lucky enough to have an abundance of fruits growing near your home or even in your own gardens, or if the market will have to do, the possibilities are endless. From ...
Read MorePerfect Picnics: How to do al fresco dining
Tomorrow will see the start of National Picnic Week (15 to 24 June) and, if we say so ourselves, Capital Cooking are something of an authority on the subject, having catered for all sorts of al fresco events. Working in testing environments, often without fully kitted out (oe any) kitchens has made us truly understand what it ta ...
Read MoreIn celebration of National Vegetarian Week (14 to 20 May)
Once upon a time, a meal wasn’t complete without meat. Veggies used to be seen as a side offering or, for children, a necessary evil, eaten only to gain access to ice creams or cake. Not anymore. Designed to encourage people to make and enjoy vegetarian food, National Vegetarian Week celebrates meat-free living – whether on ...
Read MoreTea for… 13,000: Capital Cooking helps Cath Kidston celebrate 25 years
The Capital Cooking team are now master tea makers thanks to Cath Kidston. The iconic clothing and homeware brand’s 25th anniversary celebrations – held over four days at the end of April - saw a range of vintage-inspired events take place across the UK. Most notably a fleet of milk floats decorated with various distinctive ...
Read MorePut the kettle on for National Tea Day – 21st April 2018
There is almost nothing more British than tea. As a nation we drink approximately 165 million cups of the stuff each and every day. It’s an institution which cuts through class, sex, status and wealth. Tea first became popular in the UK during the 17th century. It was first sold in coffee houses, ironically, but by 1750 it wa ...
Read MoreIn celebration of World Health Day – 7th April 2018
After stuffing ourselves full to bursting with chocolate eggs and hot cross buns, nothing has ever been more needed than an entire day dedicated to good health. Healthy eating is usually seen from one of two distinct perspectives: the obsessive and puritanical or the bored and mocking. Here at Capital Cooking, we like to thi ...
Read MoreA Moveable Feast: Easter Day
A Moveable Feast: Easter Day Some of us have fasted during Lent, while many of us have been eating Cadbury’s Crème eggs with complete abandon since mid-February. Eggs are synonymous with Easter - the Christian festival which celebrates the rebirth of Christ –and with the egg representing the stone being rolled away from ...
Read MoreSt Patrick’s Day: A Celebration of Irish Food
St Patrick’s Day is almost upon us but it’s more than wearing green and necking Guinness in Irish pubs while singing Danny Boy. St Patrick is a patron saint of Ireland and his day –17th March – is when Irish culture is especially honoured. Legend has it that St Patrick drove every last snake from Ireland, although it is a ...
Read MoreMeat Feast: Five Good Reasons To Always Buy With A Butcher
This week - 12-18 March - marks National Butchers’ Week, which aims to honour the best of British butchers. We list the benefits of buying your meat with a butcher. 1. You get better quality meat You will get much more variety but also you can see the quality just by looking at it. And none of the meat will have been tamp ...
Read MoreMothering Sunday: An edible tradition
- 09/03/2018
- By Imogen
On Sunday it will be Mothering Sunday - where mums all over the land will ideally have a lie in then receive breakfast in bed and a bunch of flowers not purchased from a petrol station forecourt. But when did we start celebrating Mother's Day? And what are the culinary traditions attached to it? Well, the Romans celebrate ...
Read MoreShrove Tuesday AKA Pancake Day - from basic batter to fantastic fillers and a side of history
- 12/02/2018
- By Imogen
Take a big bowl. Mix this lot... 100g of plain flour 300ml of milk 2 eggs 1 tablespoon sunflower oil There you have it, your pancake mix, ready to be spooned, bit by bit into a greased, hot frying pan. Pancake batter is a life skill, even if most of us only wheel it out one day a year. Shrove Tuesday is always the d ...
Read MoreShuckers for love: What to eat on Valentine’s Day – oysters, strawberries and champagne
- 07/02/2018
- By Imogen
February 14th, St. Valentine’s Day – the day of love - is intrinsically linked to food: restaurants are full of couples and countless others cook feasts for one another, while singles host elaborate dinner parties for their friends and families. Plus, many foods are synonymous with love and passion. There might be little-to- ...
Read MoreWhat’s cooking? January’s edible offerings
- 15/01/2018
- By Imogen
There is nothing more satisfying to cooks and diners alike than having a menu that carefully showcases seasonal food. Here are our favourite January staples: Blood oranges It does seem strange that such a sweet, tangy and bright fruit comes into its own in one of the coldest, greyest and most austere months of the European ...
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