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Pricing in the private chef sector for bespoke events

In the last couple of years, the private chef industry has been picking up. Instead of restaurants people often opt for staying in – either in their home with family or in their holiday let that has lots of amenities.

Some of the benefits of hiring a private chef to cook for you and your guests are:
-    There is no need to travel to and from the restaurant / pub.
-    There is no need for a babysitter if you have young children.
-    Dogs can stay by their owner’s feet, and no one has to worry about leaving them in kennels or what damage they would cause to the property if they are left alone.
-    Everyone can...

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Dinner at Benedicts Restaurant, Norwich

Richard Bainbridge, originally from Norwich has travelled and worked his way through some of the most amazing Michelin starred Restaurants across the globe including the 3 Michelin Starred Waterside Inn in Bray. Upon his return to Norfolk, he was head chef at Galton Blackiston’s Morston Hall. In 2015 he won BBC 2’s Great British Menu and returned in 2017 as a Veteran Judge on the program judging the chefs of the central region.
Katja and Richard Bainbridge opened Benedicts in 2015.
The restaurant has been named in The Times Top 100 Restaurants in the UK, Square Meal Top 100 and EDP Norfolk’s Best Restaurant, alongside a rating of 6 in the Good Food Guide. It was...

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Christmas Planning - How to stay organised while preparing the festive dinner?

My top tips on how you can stay organised while enjoying the celebrations.

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I am Eniko Fejer, founder and private chef at Chef to Home. We are one of Norfolk’s leading small event caterers offering private dinner and catering experiences for family or friend’s get-togethers. We have been mentioned on the EDP and on BBC Radio 2, collaborated with other small business (check the press page on our website) and we have over 70 very personalised five star Google reviews. The concept of Chef to Home by Eniko Fejer was born in late 2020 however I started to work full time as a private chef in April 2023. My aim has...

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Food stories 5 - Walnut

There is a special place in my heart for walnuts. In the garden of our family home back in Hungary we have an almost 60-year-old walnut tree that witnessed all our important family occasions (both happy and sad). My grandparents planted it when they bought the land and built the house on it in the 1970s.

I remember collecting the walnuts, drying them in the garage for weeks in sacks, collecting the fallen leaves from the ground and towards the end of November cracking the walnuts open inside the house. We had years when the tree produced around 8-12 kg of walnuts. After I moved out my mum always made sure we had enough so she always...

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Tarte Tatin or upside down caramel apple tart (recipe)

It’s easy to make and perfect for the cosy autumn weekends. 🍂 

The recipe serves 4-6 people.


 
Shortcrust pastry
 
450g plain flour
225g butter
1 whole egg
75g water
6g salt
 
Sift the flour into a bowl. Dice the butter and rub it with the flour until it resembles breadcrumbs. Add the rest of the ingredients and knead the dough gently. Divide the dough into two balls and put one in the freezer for later.
Let it rest in the fridge for about an hour before using.
 
Preheat the oven to 180C / fan 160C.
 
Caramel and apple
 
110g caster sugar
80g cold diced butter
2 large cooking apples
 
Use a heavy-based non-stick pan which is suitable to put it to the oven.
Peel and slice the apples.
Make a dark caramel, gradually...

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