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Coming up next week on The Staff Canteen
Details of an exciting competition to win Bragard chef jackets; our round up of the top food festivals in August; the second video for our July pastry chef, Martin Chiffers; our report on the five-a-side football tournament involving some of the UK's top restaurants in support of Farm Africa; Emily Watkins of the Kingham Plough features in Britain's Got Talent; and three-Michelin-star Clare Smyth of Restaurant Gordon Ramsay is August's Featured Chef with the first of two great videos.
Shetland suspends mussel harvesting after food poisoning
The mussels industry in Shetland has suspended all commercial harvesting