Caroline Baldwin
Features and special projects editor
Caroline is features and special projects editor at The Caterer, looking after features for print and online. She specifically looks after the Drinks Doctor column and Book Reviews, as well as overseeing Supplier and Technology features. She also looks after The Caterer’s Podcast and Online Summits, as well as working on a number of other events throughout the year.
Book review: Butter by James Martin
James Martin has finally got around to writing about his culinary love affair with a humble ingredient that has been used for thousands of years, explaining across 224 pages why chefs love butter and how it is a crucial component[...]
Top of the lakes: Nina Matsunaga brings Japanese inspiration to the Black Bull
After cutting her teeth on the North West’s street-food scene, Nina Matsunaga set up camp in the Cumbrian countryside, where her German- and Japanese-inspired food has proved a winner. Caroline Baldwin reports
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Searcys says Christmas won't fall flat as 700 Champagne cases are held at port
Supply chain challenges hit events and champagne experts Searcys as house label Champagne stuck in UK[...]
Book review: Macedonia – Recipes and Stories from the Balkans by Katerina Nitsou
The opening paragraph of Macedonia – Recipes and Stories from the Balkans describes Macedonian food as[...]
Speciality Restaurants opens first UK restaurant Chourangi in Marylebone
Indian restaurant chain Speciality Restaurants is set to open the doors on its first UK Chourangi[...]
The Glenburn hotel on Isle of Bute put on market for £1.1m
The Glenburn hotel in Rothesay on the Isle of Bute has been put up for sale[...]
Sanjay Anand on the rise of the Madhu’s fine dining brand
Sanjay Anand, founder of the Madhu’s restaurant and catering business, shares how he has grown a modest Southall Indian restaurant into a groundbreaking fine dining brand fit to be served to royalty."
Sodexo scores 11-year DW Stadium contract
Sodexo has won a long-term contract to be the exclusive caterer at DW Stadium, home to Wigan Athletic and Wigan Warriors.
Book review: Middle Eastern Sweets by Salma Hage
Middle Eastern Sweets is a collection of classic recipes from Salma Hage’s childhood in the mountains of the Kadisha Valley in north Lebanon.
Koya Ko brings vertical dining to London's Hackney
Shuko Oda and John Devitt are bringing tachigui – standing while dining – to London with[...]
Tattu to open first London site at Outernet’s Now Building
Independent restaurant group Tattu is expanding into London, with its fifth site due to open in[...]
Minute on the clock: Rick Stein Restaurants' Jack Stein on business tactics to survive Covid
Jack Stein, Rick Stein restaurants’ chef-director – and middle son of Rick Stein – talks about[...]
Book review: Gelupo Gelato, by Jacob Kenedy
London-born Jacob Kenedy learned how to make gelato in Bologna’s famed Il Gelatauro during a year[...]
Marcus Wareing on his new training programme and why he has never been busier outside the kitchen
The industry has suffered due to the pandemic and the staff shortage, but Marcus Wareing is thinking constructively. He speaks about being a MasterChef mentor, launching his Forward with Marcus Wareing training scheme with Compass Group and how he’s no longer the angry chef in the kitchen."
Vivek Singh, chef-patron of Westminster’s Cinnamon Club, celebrates 20 years of Indian fine dining in the UK
Chef Vivek Singh is celebrating 20 years of the Cinnamon Club, but the journey is far from over. He speaks about breaking the mould for Indian restaurants in the UK, telling guests what they should want and how he’s ensuring[...]
Seasoned secures five-year event contract with Merlin Entertainments
Events company Seasoned has secured a contract with Merlin Entertainments to provide management and catering services at five London attractions.
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