Our Top Ten Instagram Images for October 2016!

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We like to celebrate the members on our Chef Plus app by sharing their images on our Instagram feed. The most liked ones feature in a top ten each month.

If you want to feature in November's top ten list, download our app Chef+, upload your images to your wall, follow @thestaffcanteen on Instagram and we will add your dishes to our feed for our followers to take  a look at. The ten images which receive the most likes each month will be added to the website and showcased to our 190, 000+ social media fans.

The top three on our most liked list will receive the coveted The Staff Canteen mug! Here are this month's top ten:

1. Dessert of Parsnip Panna Cotta, pumpkin ice-cream, brandy cake & anise poached baby carrots. (Tom's Aikens & Aiden Byrne | #InstaTakeover) 

dessert of Parsnip Panna Cotta, pumpkin ice-cream, brandy cake & anise poached baby carrots. Toms Kitchens | Chef Tom Aikens | Manchester House | Chef Aiden Byrne

2. Duck breast • Root vegetable purée • Yesilova croquette • Sea buckthorn reduction by @chefrichardkarlsson

2. Duck breast • Root vegetable purée • Yesilova croquette • Sea buckthorn reduction by chef richard karlsson

3. Amuse- Goosnargh Chicken Liver Parfait, Grape Jelly, Sourdough Toast (Northcote at Star Inn The City #InstaTakeover)

3. Amuse- Goosnargh Chicken Liver Parfait, Grape Jelly, Sourdough Toast | Northcote | Star Inn The City

4. Estate venison haunch, root vegetables, "cocoa pops", redcurrant, bitter chocolate  by @cheftimkewley (MOTM #InstaTakeover)

4. Estate venison haunch, root vegetables, 'cocoa pops', redcurrant, bitter chocolate chef tim kewley george and dragon clifton

5. Teriyaki Duck Breast with Polenta and Porcini by @pickleandsmoke

5. Teriyaki Duck Breast with Polenta and Porcini by Chris Papayannes⠀

6. Octopus and colourful mixed vegetables with pepper pureé by @chefjasonhoward

6. Octopus and colourful mixed vegetables with pepper pureé by chef jason howard)

7. Cod and carrots @chefsimonwebb36 (Culinary Olympics - Team England #InstaTakeover)

7. Cod and carrots @chefsimonwebb36 #Culinaryolympics Team England #IKA

8. Dashi poached sea bream, cucumber and whey, cucumber oil, smoked herring and wild pea by @theprivatepass

8. Dashi poached sea bream, cucumber and whey, cucumber oil, smoked herring and wild pea by @theprivatepass Garreth Wilson

9. Key west pink shrimp • Chili persimmon purée • Pomelo • Fingerling potatoes • Pickled persimmon • Sea grass by @chef_louisrobinson

9. Key west pink shrimp • Chili persimmon purée • Pomelo • Fingerling potatoes • Pickled persimmon • Sea grass by chef louis robinson

10. Scallop with ink aioli , ink crackers and candies scallion by @hidayah_anka

10. Scallop with ink aioli , ink crackers and candies scallion by chef Hidayah Anka

>>> See more of our Instagram top ten lists here...

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Editor 1st November 2016

Our Top Ten Instagram Images for October 2016!