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Devon based chef Ed Chester found himself in the news today due to the fact that he’s put squirrel kebabs on the menu!

He says about the common grey squirrel:

They are very good meat, they are abundant and they are cheap. It’s as free range as it gets.

Mr Chester also serves squirrel pate and fillet of squirrel - and these new dishes sold out in around 90 minutes (90 portions).

Not something I fancy eating myself - how about you?

I’ve just been watching Gordons F Word and during the ad break watched an advert for the French lager Kronenbourg 1664. I think it’s quite clever with the slicing and prepping of bubbles. Take a look and let me know what you think:

oh, by the way the song in the background is The Beat Goes On by The All Seeing I

Just you let you know that we’ve started to publish a sister site all about steam ovens. These new ovens have the potential to really take off as they offer a new and healthy way to oven cook. Combi-steam ovens offer a mix of steam and traditional convection heat cooking. So feel free to visit the site and do leave us feedback if you’ve actually used one of these ovens.

We’ve had news from the Professional Cookware Company that they are currently running a unique pan amnesty. So if you’ve got any old and dangerous pans lurking in your kitchen you can trade them in at any of their stores!

Bring in your old pan to any of their high street shops and trade it in for a new pan and get 10% off. If there isn’t a store near you then fear not - you can get 10% off in their online store and just hand your old pans in to a local Sue Ryder charity shop.

Professional catering supplies company Nesbits is currently celebrating 25 years in business - so Happy Birthday to them!

To mark the occasion they’re offering freebie giveaways and a chefs mug with your first order during February. Don’t forget there’s free next day delivery when you spend £30 or more.

Click here to pay them a visit!