Alex Rushmer
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Cook. Writer. Runner. Eater. Now cooking (mostly plants) @VanderlyleR Cambridge. #FiftyTwoCookbooks project now on the blog
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I've got a 28 cover restaurant in Cambridge. More than happy at this stage to offer it for hire to the
@Conservatives
for their party conference later this year
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Re hospitality VAT cut: if you go out to eat and spend £25 on food it could save you just under £3. If the restaurant chose not to pass on the cut, it could save the restaurant and the jobs of everyone who works there.
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There is a lot of chatter and excitement today about reopening. I've written about why I won't be re-opening my restaurant on July 4th, or any time soon after that
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@MarinaPurkiss
Didn't Mogg say he wouldn't serve under another PM? No surprise he's backtracked on that
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I used to get this bread all the time, but then I found another loaf that was far better...
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General info: if you are a non-chef and are ever cooking for a chef, never, ever apologise for your perceived culinary shortcomings. It's amazing to be cooked for and we are a generally very easy to please bunch.
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If Bojo doesn’t do this evening’s announcement in fancy dress it will be massively disappointing. My money’s on Garth from Wayne’s World
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If Cummings was due for a shift in my kitchen he’d had been fired by now
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My view: If you think restaurants will be open by July, the fact that the furlough scheme has been extended until October should make you re-assess your opinion
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It's almost as if the government has absolutely no idea how pubs and restaurants actually function. Bookings. Staff rotas. Landlords & rent. Stock management & rotation. Suppliers & credit. And lots of fucking hard work. My heart goes out to friends and colleagues now in T3.
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Heard this from a four year old yesterday, it really made me giggle:
I can only remember 25 letters of the alphabet, I don't know why
#NationalTellAJokeDay
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To anyone watching
@MasterChefUK
- please be nice. Those contestants will see everything you say. It’s not easy to cook in that studio
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‘When America shits the bed, the rest of the world has to sleep in it’ Dear America, please don’t shit the bed, again
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Looking for chefs to help me create a banquet - on the menu: nothing but foods that are currently banned in the U.K. but will be permitted under a trade agreement with the US. Invitees: every MP that votes in favour. I’m totally serious
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Thrilled to say that
@ThatLankyChef
and I will be opening a brand new restaurant on Mill Road, Cambridge early next year. Full details right here
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Hello
@xr_cambridge
- we are an independent small restaurant focused on minimal waste, sustainability and plant-based cooking. Thanks for your support. Do your research. Want to come and help us clear it up?
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Advice to influencers: Don't. Just don't. Not right now. Or for about the next 30 years.
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This is a total car crash. He really should have got an eye test before hand
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It went through so quietly - barely a whisper in the press. I urge anyone who cares about food standards to write directly to their MP, especially if they are a Tory (just one Conservative MP rebelled)
This bill, one of the biggest threats to high quality, humane and sustainable British farming for years, has already sneaked through the Commons. It has to be stopped
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Five months ago, we opened
@VanderlyleR
: our aim was to create great food in a friendly, relaxed space and provide the best possible experience for diners and, crucially, staff. So chuffed to be listed and rated in
@GoodFoodGuideUK
already - thanks to everyone who’s supported us
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The profit margin in a restaurant can be as low as 7-8% of turnover. Perspective: a table of four no-showing at a 50 cover restaurant makes it likely the restaurant will make no money. Quite simply no showing kills businesses.
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Utterly enraged by the spineless approach taken by
@10DowningStreet
and
@BorisJohnson
regarding hospitality industry. Totally hung out to dry. This is not leadership
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I have a fully booked restaurant this week (for now). And now I am in a position where I have to make a decision whether or not to place food and wine orders for the next seven days. I feel numb
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I'm with
@NigelSlater
on this one. This would cripple small, independent owned businesses. I changed my menu daily. What's more the calorie is a terribly inaccurate metric by which to decide what, or how much to eat. The whole plan is bonkers.
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How it started / how it’s going
Back in the
@MasterChefUK
studio tonight for
#CelebrityMasterChef
- can’t wait to showcase some
@VanderlyleR
dishes!
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If you could choose one chef/cook to share your home with and cook for you during lockdown, who would it be? Personally,
@NigelSlater
would be a strong contender
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A year on from closing my restaurant, The Hole in the Wall, I've tried to capture the experience in this piece for
@RestaurantMagUK
- honoured to be featured. Hope it sheds some light on what was one of the hardest - and, weirdly, easiest - decisions of my life.
Here's what it feels like to close a restaurant. A brilliant personal and enlightening piece by
@justcookit
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A while back I wrote a list of the Top 100 things to eat and drink in
#Cambridge
. I've published 1-50 here (51-100 to follow soon). More importantly I've included links to everyone who is still trading. Please support them:
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Times are a-changin': from Saturday
@VanderlyleR
- will be a takeaway restaurant and shop offering a menu collection service and a selection of produce from other local suppliers via
@tock
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For one night only the Class of 2010 is back together.
@MasterChefUK
tonight with
@DrTimKinnaird
@DhruvBaker1
and me
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Our first national write-up (in the middle of a pandemic!). Thank you to everyone who has supported us throughout lockdown,
@thatlankychef
& the whole team
@VanderlyleR
and
@MarinaOLoughlin
for the very, very kind words
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The silence from the government with regards to how the cost of living crisis is affecting businesses is truly astounding
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Sometimes (not very often), I double-butter a crumpet. This involves waiting for the first buttering to melt into the holes followed by a second application as if the first didn’t exist. Today might be a double butter day
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‘Whoever in the government decided that re-opening pubs on a Saturday was a good idea needs a talking to.’ They don’t. They need firing. Immediately
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Hi, my name is Alex and I have a spice and condiment problem
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I bloody love running a restaurant and to know that it is almost certainly not going to be the same for a very long time is really, really shit
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Wishing all friends and colleagues who work in hospitality the very best of luck today. If you are dining or drinking please remember: respect costs nothing and is infinitely valuable
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Posters now gone and ready for service
@vanderlyleR
-
@xr_cambridge
have apologised and paid for our local window cleaner to clean the windows. Thanks to everyone who offered help and advice. All sorted now.
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Is just like to pass on my congratulations to
@Conservatives
and
@patel4witham
for breaking the entire hospitality industry virtually overnight. Thanks guys.
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As if we needed it, here is an actual, literal, demonstrable, verifiable example of 'One rule for them, and another for us'
2) Only they were invited to relax in the open air (an enclosed garden) and would not have increased the risk of contagion
3) No outside guests were invited at all
4) These people had worked incredibly hard on all our behalves on the vaccine programme etc.
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Can any doctors possibly explain how gluten/dairy intolerance can last precisely until the moment a dessert menu appears?
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Me every time I put something in the freezer: 'Nah, don't need to label it, I'll definitely remember what it is.'
Me every time I go to take something out of the freezer: 'What the chuff are ALL THESE THINGS?'
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Us: there will be no office Christmas parties this year
Cats: I got in at 4am and fell asleep in the hall. Stick on T4 and get me two litres of irn bru
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The UK government believes hospitality workers to be ‘unskilled’. I’m offering
@patel4witham
a shift in my restaurant, paid (plus tips). No training given, apparently it is unnecessary, but should be easy.
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A decade on but still eating, chatting, giggling and engaging in general silliness all the name of work. Catch us on
@MasterChefUK
tonight, BBC1 at 7:30pm.
@DhruvBaker1
@DrTimKinnaird
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I’ll be on BBC 1 at 9pm tonight. I apologise in advance for not wearing any flags
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I once challenged former Prime Minister Blair to create a word-based joke about an enriched Italian christmas bread. He failed. I said to him 'you just couldn't think of a pun, eh Tony?'
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Team 2010 reunited
@MasterChefUK
- tonight, BBC1 (NB am much better at eating food than taking selfies).
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Bad panettone is still infinitely better than great Christmas cake.
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This is a genuine offer to any member of the
@Conservatives
cabinet, but in particular
@patel4witham
: I would welcome you to work a shift at my restaurant. I'm only down the road in Cambridge. We are a very friendly, and surprisingly skilled, bunch. Full pay, plus tips
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By all means, register to vote and then cast it for whoever you want. But don’t, whatever you do, make that decision based on anything you read on sodding Facebook
#GE2019
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There are many reasons I love my job, here is one: on Friday afternoon I made a test batch of gluten free doughnut mix. On Friday evening I was able to cook a doughnut for a coeliac who hadn’t eaten one for 16 years.
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Every day
@thatlankychef
and I walk past the old Sally Ann’s on Mill Road in Cambridge, and daydream about returning it to its heyday as an independent cinema/venue/events space: what do you reckon?
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New restaurant coming early next year, and I couldn’t think of a better, more exciting or passionately independent community to be joining than Cambridge's Mill Road. Full story here
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Up on the blog - how to make insanely good chips at home (without a fryer!)
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One of the best things about cheese is that the melting of it makes it acceptable to eat at least three times as much. Entire camembert? Not a chance. Entire camembert shoved in the oven for 10 minutes? Er, yes.
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If you need anyone to cater a Christmas party this week or next
@BorisJohnson
there are about 3 million hospitality workers you could call on who aren’t very busy at the moment. Sure someone could help you out
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@FloraEGill
I’ve spent the last three months reading as much of your father’s work as possible. It has made me laugh out loud and brought me to tears. He is sorely, outrageously missed. Wishing you all the best.
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Over the last few months we've been busy making a restaurant, and we're delighted to announce that we're almost ready for you.
@VanderlyleR
will open on April 3rd, and we are now taking bookings for April & May. Book your table here -
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Every day we chose, pick, prep, cook, wash and plate up to 35 different ingredients for our salad dish
@VanderlyleR
- all locally sourced, of course. Love this dish more and more every day. A true showcase of the best produce
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It's time. We've been very busy making a restaurant and we are nearly ready for you: Sign up to the
@VanderlyleR
mailing list to be the first to know when reservations go live...
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It’s taking shape!
@VanderlyleR
is nearly ready...banquette, back bar, brews and terrazzo. Opening April 3rd on Mill Road, Cambridge. Very limited space left for April and May
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So pleased to see
@VanderlyleR
featured in this month’s
@waitrose
magazine feature on sustainable restaurants. Thanks for the lovely write-up - come back anytime!
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Pfully Pfizered on pfreedom day. Pfanks pfantastic fpharmaceuticals (still gunna wear a mask though)
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Having a little taste and chat on
@masterchefuk
tonight with
@DhruvBaker1
(heartbroken to have the trio broken up due to Covid restrictions but
@DrTimKinnaird
was with us in spirit). BBC 1, 9pm
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Absolutely delighted by this write up of
@VanderlyleR
in The Telegraph...and in such great company!
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For any restaurants/hospitality businesses thinking of moving to takeout: cold food for consumption off the premises or food that requires some prep (inc. reheat) from the customer is ZERO VAT-RATED
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The 100 best things to eat and drink in Cambridge (according to me) from this month’s
@cambsedition
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It’s almost impossible to overstate the positive impact that
#AnthonyBoudain
had on the restaurant industry. There will be thousands of kitchens, all over the world, working more quietly tonight. Peerless communicator. Gent. Inspiration.
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The very best of luck to the
@MasterChefUK
finalists tonight. Even eleven years down the line, it’s still a wild ride
#MasterChef
#MasterChefUK
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The very best of luck to all contestants in this year's
@MasterChefUK
- it's a crazy ride and you never know where it will take you...
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It seems that members of parliament can still get a drink after 10pm - must be nice to be able to toast throwing the hospitality industry under the bus from the safety of a private bar
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Two weeks ago I thought it would a be a fun idea to run the
#virtuallondonmarathon
with
@Smadz_
- Today we did it. I was about 50% right and 50% very, very wrong. Key takeaways: 42.2km is really far and two weeks isn't long enough to train.
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Delighted to announce that on June 13 I'm opening a pop-up restaurant at
@cambridgegin
in Grantchester for two weeks. Seven-course menu, based on the seasonal botanicals found in Cambridge Distillery's award-winning gins. Limited availability! Book here
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iPhone battery lasting too long? Simply install
#ios10
and see a dramatic 50% reduction in battery life!
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It’s fucking January, you utter soggy tissue
There is plenty of support for growing more of our own food. Tell your local supermarket we want more U.K. produce. I am pressing the government to get behind our farmers and fishing industry. Not much choice of U.K. cheeses, fruit and veg in some shops.
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Yesterday we cooked our last service of the year
@VanderlyleR
, now for two weeks of takeout before a little break. Thank you to everyone who dined with us this year and to the incredible team who make it possible
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Just doing an online chat with
@BritishGas
trying to get some help. No help forthcoming obvs but doesn’t mean I can’t have a giggle
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Here’s today’s game: you can have a table at any restaurant in the world at any point in its existence TONIGHT. Where do you go?
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At some point this week, we'll be delivering our two thousandth
#VanderlyleToGo
dinner. We've learned SO much in such a short space of time. From tomorrow, we are making a few small changes to our
@VanderlyleR
To Go offering (short thread)
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Totally thrilled, and a little bit terrified, to have been asked to deliver one of this year's
@DarwinLectures
on the subject 'Food as Expression'. More details here
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‘Eat out to help out’ Does this mean we’re all going down together?
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Something that has bothered me for some time: saffron is one of the most valuable ingredients in the world. Why, then, does it come in containers that are chaotically stupidly designed and impossible to open without spilling the contents all over the floor?
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10/10 I doubt she will remember the encounter, but Dr Tim (and now I) are unlikely to ever forget the concern for the well-being of a thoroughly overwhelmed, pale and clammy reality TV contestant shown by national treasure Dame Helen Mirren
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As Lockdown Three begins in England, I've written about what last year was like as the owner of a small restaurant, how we kept going and tried to stay sane
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Earlier today: parked car. Locked car. Left car for 20 minutes. Returned to car. Got into car. Assumed car had been broken into by someone who had farted in it and left. Remembered had earlier purchased Camembert that was still in boot. Drove off. How was your day?
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I finally had enough time and distance to write about last year
@vanderlyleR
. Here are some words about running a restaurant during a pandemic. Hope you like them.
@ThatLankyChef
@Smadz_
@alicecube
@Photolotte
@sweetiepiechile
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3/4/19 - We officially open our doors
@VanderlyleR
and we are super excited to show you what we’ve been up to. If you want to join us in June, reservations go live at 10am on April 5th
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1/10 A short (true) story for a sunny Friday. Ten years ago, during the
@masterchefUK
final,
@drtimkinnaird
@dhruvbaker1
and myself had the privilege of cooking for Alain Ducasse at his 3* London restaurant. It was an unbelievable experience, a highlight of my professional career
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BBC looking like quite an important public service all of a sudden
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Hello
@jayrayner1
- not sure if you remember me cooking for you (a decade ago) on
@MasterChefUK
but now I run
@VanderlyleR
restaurant in Cambridge. We are doing everything we can to ride this out via a collection service and hub for local producers
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Just wondering what the
@HMRCgovuk
position is on wine (and cheese) being an allowable expense for work meetings. As a restaurant owner with a 2020 tax return due it might make a difference
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Sold out! Both batches of
@VanderlyleR
soup have flown out the door - and we’ve raised over £500 for
@wintercomfort20
. Huge thanks again to
@fisherandwoods
for donating the surplus produce
#RubbishCooks
@MillRoadFair
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@tom_watson
Congratulations, this is brilliant. Quite simply, I would make learning to cook mandatory for all children of school age. Education should be about learning skills to cope with life. We all need to eat. Learning to cook properly is a fundamental life skill
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