You know those times when you’ve just promised a biscuit to a four-year old, and then you accidentally scatter them all over the kitchen floor, leaving the four-year old with a look of pure horror and dismay on her face? What do you do? Normally, I’d just scoop the pile of broken biscuits up and [...]
I’ve learnt a thing or two about food safety and hygiene this week, courtesy of an online course from Virtual College. Virtual College are a supplier of e-learning courses to business and industry, and have content covering a huge range of vocational subjects. I completed their Food Safety and Hygiene for Catering course, and I’ve [...]
Food hygiene isn’t the first thing I think about when choosing a restaurant. I’m more interested in the menu. Heston Blumenthal’s recent experiences show how quickly a hygiene scare can derail a business, with The Fat Duck, one of the country’s – the world’s – best restaurants closed for much of last week while an [...]