What's Hot on Chef+ December 2018

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It's the busiest time of the year in hospitality but hopefully you have some well-deserved time off on the horizon. We've been sharing our favourite images from our members on our Instagram account so make sure you share your festive menus and we'll promote them!

Here's our pick of TSC members you should be following this month:

Yog Ghale

Yog Ghale chef, The Staff Canteen

Ivan Antonov

Ivan Antonov chef, The Staff Canteen

Leonardo Carvalho

Leonardo Carvalho chef, The Staff Canteen

Top recipe pick of the month

Paul Foster

The most popular recipe this month was British strawberries, elderflower, aerated white chocolate, strawberry sorbet by Paul Foster, taken from his new cookbook, Salt. This colourful dessert also features a fermented strawberry puree, but it's worth waiting until strawberry season and using fresh British ones!

Most read article this month

Hardens

The most popular story on The Staff Canteen this month was the release of Harden's Best UK Restaurants 2019. Harden's 28th annual poll 50,000 reviews from 8,000 diners and York was named the UK's new foodie hotspot.

What foods are in season in December?

Seasonal

Apart from the obvious turkey and Brussels sprouts, there's some surprising seasonal produce this month too... like pineapples! 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.

Member of the Month November 2018

Zachary Miller, executive chef, Lake Geneva Yacht Club

Our Chef Plus Member of the Month for October is Zachary Miller. Zachary is the executive chef of the Lake Geneva Yacht Club, in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. 

  • Find out more about Zachary Miller, executive chef, Lake Geneva Yacht Club

For his prizes, Zachary has won a copy of Chicken and Charcoal by Matt Abergel and The Staff Canteen 10th Anniversary mug.

The Staff Canteen Instagram Takeovers and Facebook Lives in December/January

insta takeover.PNG 2We know that you guys love our Instagram Takeovers and Facebook Lives, 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!

Thursday, December 20th - Pierre Schaeffer, Member of the Month

Friday, December 28th - Elly Wentworth, The Angel in Dartmouth

Thursday, January 10th - Michael O'Hare, The Man Behind The Curtain

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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Editor 19th December 2018

What's Hot on Chef+ December 2018