Archive for June, 2007
Waitrose Premium
Waitrose is set to open its first ‘premium’ store in London in around two weeks.
The store on Marylebone High Street is to specialise in ethical and organic produce - the first store to challenge the newly opened Whole Foods store in Kensington. They plan to open 183 new stores in the format in comparison to […]
Wholefoods, Kensington
Not made it to the new Whole Foods Store in Kensington yet? Me neither. I thought I would let them ‘bed-down’ first before treking up to London.
The press frenzy continues though. The Telegraph has a short report on the ‘press opening’ and conclude that
“for all the niggles, we need Whole Foods to succeed. It’ll raise […]
Hardy’s Amateur Chef of the Year
An Australian Chef, Shane Osborn of Pied a Terre, has launched a £10,000 cooking competition. The aim is to find the ‘hottest culinary talent’.
“We’re looking for someone who isn’t nervous to experiment with ingredients. Serving the righ wine with your food is also really important, so we’ll look at their wine recommendations”
As the competition is […]
Wholefoods Comes to London
From its base in the old Barkers department store in Kensington High Street, Whole Foods Market opens it doors, and three floors, to the public on the 6th June.
This is going to be the American company’s biggest store with those three floors offering 80,000 square feet of selling space. The ground floor is the Provision […]
Worcestershire sauce voted Britain’s top food.
That great British stalwart, Worcestershire Sauce, has been voted Britain’s greatest culinary food item.
A survey for UKTV food received 3,523 on-line voters that elevated the sauce to the number one spot as the “British ingredient that has the most influence on global cuisine”. It’s success put down to its wide use in Bloody Mary […]