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Behind the green door...
- Oct 21, 2019
- 2 min
The banquet - standing the test of time
Banquets date back to the Ancient Greeks where many of the elements of today's banquets were in evidence - drinking wine, conversation,...
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Behind the green door...
- Sep 30, 2019
- 2 min
Cakes for every possible reason!
Cake, in its many thousands of forms, has always been a popular way of socialising, celebrating, commiserating or simply enhancing the...
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Behind the green door...
- Aug 23, 2019
- 2 min
The perfect canapé
As we sometimes make so many canapés (sometimes in the thousands), we end up dreaming about them or making them in our sleep - we do get...
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Behind the green door...
- Jul 1, 2019
- 2 min
The changing face of weddings
Depending on how old you are, you might remember when weddings basically went one of two ways - a church or registry office. Then...
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Behind the green door...
- May 30, 2019
- 2 min
Everyone loves a barbie!
There's an unmistakable allure of the British barbecue - whether it's the food, company, good tunes, Dad in a daft apron or the totally...
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Behind the green door...
- Apr 8, 2019
- 3 min
Focus on... Just Crisps
A lot of businesses - in the food industry in particular - talk about trading locally, using locally sourced ingredients, understanding...
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Behind the green door...
- Mar 28, 2019
- 2 min
What are superfoods? And what makes them super?
Superfoods are so-called because they pack a powerful 'good for you' punch in one way or another. They might offer intensely packed...
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Behind the green door...
- Feb 18, 2019
- 2 min
Making 22 minutes count
There were a few reports towards the end of last year that interested us - detailing the time of the average lunch break in the UK. And,...
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Behind the green door...
- Jan 7, 2019
- 2 min
Putting the 'green' into The Green Door
Not ones to jump on the bandwagon unless there's good reason, we are wholeheartedly supporting "Veganuary" this year with new...
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Behind the green door...
- Nov 26, 2018
- 2 min
It's beginning to taste a lot like Christmas
We know instinctively that certain aromas and flavours remind us of special events and none so strongly as Christmas! Cinnamon, oranges,...
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Behind the green door...
- Oct 15, 2018
- 3 min
Exploding the foody word myths
There are lots of food related terms that are used extensively with inferred benefits but what do they really mean and are they actually...
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Behind the green door...
- Oct 1, 2018
- 2 min
Seasonal change
Supermarket shopping fudges the seasons because so much of what we buy is sourced from foreign climes. What is 'in season' is largely a...
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Behind the green door...
- Aug 30, 2018
- 1 min
Allergen warnings explained
Since 2014, we (us in the catering business) have been required by law to declare all use of allergens in the food we supply - but many...
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Behind the green door...
- Jun 5, 2018
- 1 min
We say 'healthy', we don't say 'diet'
Our healthy sharing boards are currently one of our most popular options and that's exactly what we expect at this time of year. We...
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Behind the green door...
- May 22, 2018
- 1 min
Great food, under wraps...
We are so proud of our beautiful new packaging. We were very keen to present our lovely food in the very best way and so we researched...
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Behind the green door...
- Mar 21, 2018
- 1 min
From 'Simply Eat' to 'The Green Door'
We feel the need to explain! We have recently undergone a huge transformation after many years trading as Simply Eat and A Piece of Cake....
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Behind the green door...
- Jan 17, 2018
- 1 min
Trendspotting: Farm to table
It's the next big thing - forget food miles or organic, the trend now is to cut out the middle man (and the carrier bags) to enjoy farm...
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