Our most liked Instagram posts in December 2021!

Here at The Staff Canteen, we have a group of dedicated members who share their images on the website regularly but we also want to see some new followers in our top ten, so create your account and start posting today!

Each month, we shortlist and feature the ten most liked chef images on our Instagram feed. The 3 lucky chefs whose images get the most likes will win a TSC mug!

1: Fillet of beef, foie gras, winter truffle and Madeira jus by @cheftomfraser

2. Diver sea Hokkaido Scallops, corn emulsion, spice charred corn, & dehydrated corn by Andrew Christianto (@andrewch45)

3. Guinea fowl 3 ways (breast, crispy wing, leg ravioli), potato and truffle terrine, leek puree, hazelnut, jus by @dawidpopielec

4. Sweetheart Stout Braised Black Isle Beef Blade, Arran Mustard Mash, Roast Pittormie Carrot and Kale by @chefrorylovie

5. Cod, chorizo, leek, lemon, parsley potato, langoustine bisque by @chefsimonharrison

6. Venison rolled in Cornish dulse, burnt

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cream, king oyster shrooms and a port sauce by @laura_kimber

7. Lightly smoked and cured mackerel, butter baked leek stuffed with pickled mussels, carrots and herring roe, caramelised sesame and turnip purée with burnt leeks, wheat beer and chicken sauce by @chef_morrice

8. Wild coho salmon - dusted with kelp & dried shiso and soft poached - with a salad of fennel, pickled samphire & preserved lemon, served with a sea buckthorn kosho beurre blanc by Dan Merrifield

9. Fillet of wild bass, Sicilian red prawn, fennel, prawn and confit garlic aioli by @cheftomfraser

10. Yeah Seared wild Scottish venison haunch steak, celeriac and pear remoulade, caramelised celeriac purée, burnt celeriac dukkah, and bramble jus by @chef_morrice

If you want to feature in January's Instagram Top Ten, keep posting your great pictures on your TSC member's profile and using #thestaffcanteen on Instagram and we'll share the best!

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