What's Hot on the Chef+ app in August 2018?

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August sees the return of Great British Menu and we’re bringing you all of the coverage including interviews with the chef contestants, daily blogs and recipes from the show.

This month also means summer produce is at its peak and your dishes have been showcasing that on our Chef+ app.

Here’s our top picks of chefs to follow this month:

Top recipe pick of the month

The most popular recipe this month was Pickled cucumber and salmon roulade with black garlic and Granny Smith apple by Christos Siomadis. This delicious fish recipe is packed with a mix of flavours and textures.

See more salmon recipes here

Top cocktail recipe of the month

Can you believe that the most popular drinks recipe this month was posted last year? The JAMROCK Barbadian Rum Cocktail, recipe by Michal Golecki, head mixologist at Studio Bar, K West Hotel & Spa. This colourful cocktail has Doorly’s XO rum, banana liqueur and Malibu, making it a perfect summer drink! It’s even named after the legend himself, Damian Marley.

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What foods are in season in August?

There’s plenty of rich and luxurious seasonal produce in August, including figs, grouse and monkfish. Make sure you upload your seasonal recipes and images to the Chef+ app, and we'll share the best ones on our social media channels.

See more August seasonal foods here

If you’re wondering what fish and shellfish to put on your menus

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this month, there’s lots of great species in season including mussels, lemon sole and lobster.

See fish and shellfish species in season in August in the latest Seafood from Scotland report

Member of the Month July 2018

Our Chef Plus Member of the Month for June is Stefan Winheim. Stefan works as chef de cuisine at the Hotel an der Therme Bad Orb, just outside of Frankfurt. He is responsible for catering for a variety of guests at the hotel and spa, and has a creative and modern cooking style.

Who is Stefan Winheim, chef de cuisine, Hotel an der Therme Bad Orb?

For his prizes, Stefan won a copy of Cook Yourself Happy: The Danish Way by Caroline Fleming and The Staff Canteen 10th Anniversary mug.

The Staff Canteen Instagram Takeovers in August/September

We know that you guys love our Instagram Takeovers, so check this list and make sure you're following us to go behind the scenes with some of your favourite chefs from around the world!

Sunday, August 19 - Josh Overington, Le Cochon Aveugle with guest chef, Luke French

Sunday, August 26 – Matt Worswick X Gary Foulkes, The Latymer

Thursday, August 30 – Louisa Ellis (MasterChef: The Professionals 2017 finalist), pop-up at Yum Sa

Sunday, September 2 – Matt Worswick X George Blogg, The Latymer

Sunday, September 9 – Matt Worswick X Michael Deane, The Latymer

Sunday, September 16 – Matt Worswick X Tom Brown, The Latymer

If you want to be featured in next month's What's Hot, download our mobile app Chef+ where you can upload your images, recipes, videos and news stories for chefs worldwide to see!

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