News Pages

Industry News

• Catering industry news feed
• Food industry news feed
• Beverage industry news feed

Helpmechef Site News

• This page will provide information as to events and features on the site in the near future.

Health and Safety Updates

• Regular bulletins from a Health and Safety consultant, which will highlight recent news issues. In addition changes to the current legislation will be presented in a user-friendly format and will select only those changes that will affect chefs working practice.

Salons and Competitions

• A monthly calendar listing of forthcoming salons competitions and exhibitions. For each event there will be link to the organisers contact details.

World News

• News feed of national and international news stories
• News feed of national and international sporting stories

Cookbooks

• This page will only include books that will be of interest to the professional chef

Magazines

• This page will include general trade publications and link to the publisher’s subscription page.

Specialist/Technical

• A selection of books for developing new skills and techniques. e.g. Pastillage, Sugar craft, Chocolate work, ice-carving etc.

Restaurant and Hotel Guides

• A list of guide books which will be of interest to the professional chef.e.g. The Michelin guide and the AA guide.

Supplier selection pages

• These pages will provide a listing of suppliers broken down into categories, which will enable the chef to quickly source product information.

Recipe pages

• A searchable recipe database compiled with the professional chef in mind ensuring a uniformity of weights and measures to allow for scalability. There will be a download facility into a recipe management system, which can also be downloaded and installed. Recipes will also be provided in a printer friendly format, in order that they can be printed directly from the web.

Recipe software

• There will be link to Resort software where both full and light versions of their excellent professional kitchen management software can be downloaded.

Company Bulletin Board

• Coming soon a bulletin board where large catering companies, hotels and restaurents can post their current vacancies for chefs, catering staff and general staff.

 

• This will be searchable by company, job title and region.

Celebrity Chefs page

• These consist of articles commissioned by HMC from top professionals within the industry.

Recipe Cheats page

• A selectable list of essential "short cuts", suitable for the professional chef.

Fixit pages

• These provide the chef with instant remedies when things go wrong.

Bulletin Board

• A forum whereby chefs can provide information and ideas to other chefs.

Specifications page

• A busy chef will be able to download a specification manual on month-by-month basis. In turn, this can be utilised by the chef suppliers ensuring that the final purchased product meets the chef’s exact requirements.

Conversion Tables

• The chef can print off a set of conversion tables, which they can utilise on a day-to-day basis.

Seasonal Buying guide

• This allows the chefs to view on a month by month basis the foods, which are in season. This should enable the chef to save money on food costs and efficiently plan future menus.

Food Information guide

• An encyclopaedia of food types and uses.

Produce Buying guide

• General buying tips and strategies in order to reduce food costs.

Equipment Buying guide

• This is a "hands on" guide offering practical advice on all aspects of equipment purchasing. The guide will offer practical advice on a diverse range of subjects, from need analysis to installation.

Listing Page

• This is a listing of web sites, which HMC believe will be useful to the chef ranging from trade associations to ticket agencies.