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Chafing Dish

A chafing dish is a piece of catering equipment that functions as a warming tray and can also be used for very slow cooking. Originally heated with charcoal in a brazier the term ‘chafing’ comes from the old French word chauffer, “to make warm”. These days a heating device like a gel stove or candle [...]

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Catering Equipment News

A quick round-up of some catering equipment news, featuring products available to buy here on Alliance Online. Mix & Match with Victor Victor Manufacturing has invested significantly in the development of its Caribbean range of modular counters. The company says the range provides the basis for any type of counter layout in a variety of [...]

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Recipes for Halloween

Halloween is less than a couple of weeks away. If you’re planning any catering events on all hallows eve, you may want to take a look at this special list of Halloween products we’ve put together. If you really want to get into the swing of it, here are a couple of fiendishly good recipes [...]

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Fast Response Thermapen Thermometer

Food Thermometers

Thermometers are an essential piece of kit for every chef. They help ensure food safety and weather you’re a chef in a busy café, bar or restaurant, you’ll want a thermometer that gives you a fast accurate reading, is reliable, practical and doesn’t need recharging every 5 minutes. We believe we’ve found just the thing. [...]

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Top 100 Restaurants

Eat Out magazine has recently published the results of its ‘Best of the Best Restaurants’ poll – listing the top 100 restaurants from accross the UK. Several weeks of research from a wide range of sources such as; The Good Food Guide, The Observer and Michelin Great Britain & Ireland have gone into creating a [...]

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Catering News – July ’09

A regular feature now on the Alliance Online blog, here are some of the latest happenings in the catering industry. Peter is Top Restaurant Manager The winner of the 2009 UK Restaurant Manager of the Year is Peter Avis of the Babylon at the Roof Gardens in London. The runner up was Mark Bevan of [...]

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