Silver Service is a way in which you serve food to guests/customers. The term itself comes out of England and you may have heard it by its other name 'English Service'. Thought to be of high etiquette standards, silver service is most often found in sophisticated restaurants as opposed to your local breakfast cafe. However, whether you are looking for new ways to serve your food in a restaurant or if you are hosting a more formal event in the home - silver service can really set the right atmosphere.

All that being said, silver service doesn't just have to be used at formal events or more exclusive restaurants - it is a good habit to learn for any time that you are serving food to guests or customers. How to set the table and lay out the cutlery is one of the key elements of silver service, followed by the actual serving of the food.

As well as being good etiquette, silver service also makes an event (especially when you are catering for a large group) far more simple and organized as you keep to a certain set of rules. Using silver service could take a little time to learn and get used to - but at the end of the day it will rescue you from a multitude of entertaining disasters!

Chicago’s Alinea voted Best Restaurant in North America in year when US dining scene dominates the S.Pellegrino World’s 50 Best Restaurants Awards

The S.Pellegrino World’s 50 Best Restaurants Awards has tonight named Grant Achatz’s restaurant the Best in N. America coming in at number seven topping a meteoric rise for the chef up the list of the S.Pellegrino World’s 50 Best Restaurants in the past few years.

The USA has no fewer than three restaurants in the top 10 alone this year; the others being Daniel (number 8) and Thomas Keller’s Per Se at number 10. Daniel, the much feted New York restaurant which is a temple to seasonality is also the highest riser shooting up 33 places to break into the top 10.

Caffeine, like chocolate, often receives bad publicity. Whilst in some instances, and in excess, these can have negative effects on our body, they can also be quite beneficial.

I am not disputing that some people are more sensitive to the negative effects of either caffeine or chocolate. For example, excess caffeine can create anxiety, nausea (particularly if taken on an empty stomach), an increase in heart rate, and even depression in some people. And chocolate is certainly not something that should form the mainstay of one's diet. If struggling with sugar addiction, or wanting to lose weight, there are more nutritionally complete foods that are available.

If you are a gardener that is always looking to find a better way, then you will want to think about purchasing tractor rotary tillers. These tillers are an excellent way to mix up the soil, to kill weeds and to prepare beds and gardens for planting. You will find that the tractor rotary tiller is a great tool which is easy to use.

Rotary tillers are PTO or motorized cultivators which have spinning tines to dig in the soil and lift the earth to turn it. Those tines are attached to a shaft which is powered using a transmission in order to give the needed torque to dig through the hardest of soils. Some of these tillers are designed for work in small beds while others large swaths.

One of the main reasons beer makes such an ideal ingredient for cooking is because beer is actually food. Novices and five-star chefs alike get their creative juices flowing when adding beer to their dishes.

 

The flavor that beer will impart to food depends on its style and ingredients. So, the natural first step when cooking with beer is to select the appropriate style.

Ah, there's nothing quite like a rich, dark hearted wine sitting happily in a sparkling clean decanter is there? Not only does it look lovely, it heightens our sense of expectation. It also looks super-posh, and every once in a while that can't be a bad thing.

So why do we decant? Which wines do we make a point of decanting? How do you actually do it?

WHY DECANT?
There are two main reasons for decanting.

1.To remove sediment in aged (red) wines As red wine ages, a deposit may form. This sediment is totally harmless and natural, but not very pleasant in the mouth. The purpose of decanting here is to make sure the wine pours clear and bright.