What's Hot on Chef + June 2019

Hello from the cooking towers!

How is it the middle of June already?

Just for you, we've curated our best content from the past month; we hope you enjoy it!.

Eventful as always, the past thirty days have seen some exciting events: we found out that Tom Kerridge is planning to launch a restaurant at the Stock Exchange Hotel in Manchester, Michelin-star Hedone closed its doors after eight years, as did Jason Atherton's Social Wine and Tapas.

We hosted another networking lunch at Luke French's Sheffield restaurant, Jöro, follow that link to find out what happened and to watch a round-up video of the event. If you'd like to attend our next networking lunch at The Westbury in Mayfair, fill in this form.

We also went to Farnborough College for a TSCLive College Tour yesterday - joined by The Coach head chef Tom de Keyser, Western Europe at gategroup executive chef Matt Pickop, two-times GBM contestant and Allbright chef Sabrina Gidda and The Vineyard sous-chef Alex Payne, to spread the word that hospitality is an amazing sector to work in.

Remember to share your images, news and recipes on your TSC profile too as we'll share them on all of our social media channels! Here's our pick of chefs to follow on the app this month:

Top recipe this month

The most viewed recipe on The Staff Canteen this month was Roberta Hall's clotted cream and maple syrup panna cotta

Here's the recipe

Top story this month

Our most read story this month was the news that chefs were calling for the world to celebrate Bourdain Day on June 25t, in honour of what would have been the chef's birthday. Read the story here.

What foods are in season this month?

Coley, mangetout and squid are all in season this month. Check out our latest seasonal update for suggestions on how to prepare them - and find out what Koppert Cress thinks pairs best with each ingredient.

Member of the month

Here at The Staff Canteen, we feature a different member every month who we think deserves to be celebrated - the winner for May was Sem Grotenhuis, who works at the Brasserie lounge floor in Epe in the Netherlands.

As a member who regularly contributes to our site via the app Chef+, Morgan will win a copy of MiMi Aye's Mandalay: Recipes and Tales from a Burmese Kitchen and The Staff Canteen mug.

Read our interview with Sem here.

Do you want to be the next Member of the Month, a feature sponsored by Essential Cuisine? Download the Chef+ app for free now and share your images, videos and recipes for a chance to win The Staff Canteen mug and an Essential Cuisine goodie bag.

The Staff Canteen Instagram takeovers June/July

Thursday 19th May: Darby's Instagram takeover
Tuesday 2nd June: Entouraj Instagram takeover
Wednesday 3rd June: Curious Kitchen Intagram takeover
Monday 8th July: Chad Byrne Facebook Live
Thursday 11th June: Kew Greens Hotel Instagram Takeover
Tuesday 16th June: Chad Byrne Instagram takeover

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