All Opinion articles – Page 13
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David Smart’s blog: Last one to the bottom wins!
As a race we seem to be like the humble lemming, with the attitude: ‘let’s just jump right off that cliff and, when we do, the dumb-ass behind will just go on and jump right off after us’. Why is that? I’d love to know.
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David Smart’s blog: Graduation class of 2016
You will be leaving college/university very shortly, and I wanted to be the first to welcome you all the ‘baking business’ - the industry for which you have been studying over the last few years. It is where everything you have been taught within the classroom becomes commonplace within the trade.Al
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Choc full of ideas: Ruth Hinks interview
Ruth Hinks is the UK World Chocolate Master and entrepreneur behind the multi-award winning chocolatier and patisserie near Edinburgh, Cocoa Black. Alice Cooke caught up with her to talk all things chocolate.
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Video: Charlotte White talks hot cake-decorating trends
Charlotte White, founder of Restoration Cake, gave a presentation of her cake decorating skills at the recent Farm Shop and Deli Show 2016.
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Mark Muncey’s blog: Taking Cornwall to Shanghai
In the last of three instalments from Proper Cornish’s marketing director, he travels to Shanghai on a bakery mission – to meet distributors, buyers and agencies.
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The rise and rise of babka
This Easter’s must-have treat was babka, a traditional Eastern European cake, which has become a hit in New York, and is now gaining rapid favour in London.
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Mark Muncey’s blog: Taking Cornwall to Shanghai
In the second of three instalments from Proper Cornish’s marketing director, he travels to Shanghai on a bakery mission – to meet distributors, buyers and agencies.
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Mark Muncey’s blog: Taking Cornwall to Shanghai
The first of three instalments from Proper Cornish’s marketing director, as he travels to Shanghai on a bakery mission – to meet distributors, buyers and agencies.
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Bake Off Blog: Sam Cam scoops first challenge title
The charity version of The Great British Bake Off, The Great Sport Relief Bake Off, launched last night, pitting celebrities against cake.
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David Smart: Benevolence for bakers at Christmas
This is the time of year were we take stock of what we have achieved and enjoyed over the last twelve months.
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Ingredients firm and baker develop edible Christmas jumper
Dr Oetker, the bakery ingredients company, has linked up with an Essex baker to create an entirely edible Christmas jumper.
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Blog: Who is winning the battle of the Christmas ads?
With the crucial battle for Christmas sales joined in earnest, British Baker asked marketing expert Mark McCulloch, founder and chief executive of agency WE ARE Spectacular, for his opinion on this year’s advertising strategies.
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Budgens brings out first own-label Christmas range
Convenience store chain Budgens has launched its first own-brand range of Christmas goods.
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Wicked Cake Company launches Christmas Muffin
Cake manufacturer The Wicked Cake Company has launched its seasonal Christmas Muffin.
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Gerhard’s blog: Happy Days
Teaching one of my master classes last week, I conducted a quick straw poll as to who was going to win this year’s Great British Bake-Off (GBBO).
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Ask the Expert: The GBBO Final
It’s finally here. After 11 weeks of bad puns, Paul’s stares and piles and piles of cake, bread, biscuit, pastry and meringue, three bakers face their final challenge to determine who will be crowned the winner of The Great British Bake Off Series 6. We asked the winner of Series 1, Edd Kimber, what it felt like to win and what advice he would give the bakers.
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Gerhard’s blog: Chocolate fantasies
The Great British Bake Off’s (GBBO) semi-final chocolate theme had me hunting for chocolate in my kitchen.
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Ask the Expert: GBBO does chocolate
Rich, creamy and intense, chocolate is for many people the ultimate in gastronomic luxury. However, it can be a tricky beast to handle, making it a fitting challenge for the Great British Bake Off semi-final.
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Gerhard’s blog: A French farce
I’m currently in the TV-free depths of the Brecon Beacon and could only watch The Great British Bake Off (GBBO) by leaning out of the window. Bandwidth is scarce here - I might as well be on Mont Blanc.
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Ask the Expert: GBBO does patisserie
Featherweight sponges, airy creams and crisp pastry – it could only be Pâtisserie Week on The Great British Bake Off.