News and Reviews - The science of ice cream with a kick

More than 30 catering establishments came together last week to celebrate healthy eating at the first annual Healthy Choices Award Ceremony. The Healthy Choices award ceremony, funded by the Sheffield Let’s Change4Life Programme, saw winners from across the city including:
● ‘Best Healthy Food establishment’ went to Homemade, who not
only offer healthier menu items but also healthier cooking methods used during preparation
● ‘Most breastfeeding friendly establishment’ was awarded to
Nonnas for their pro-active promotion of a breastfeeding policy and welcoming environment
● The award for ‘Sourcing food locally’ was presented to
Silversmiths, who actively support the local economy by sourcing 70% of ingredients from Sheffield
● ‘Fairtrade’ award went to Sharrow’s new Fair-trade coffee
shop SMaRT Venue
● The ‘Community Champion Award’ was awarded to the Burton
Street project, who are visited by 1500 people each week, are involved in local food initiatives, and provide work experience for people with learning difficulties
● And finally the ‘Most Inspiring Award’ was presented to
Nonnas, who showed high achievement in all of the award categories
Carol Weir, NHS Sheffield’s Programme Director for the Sheffield-Let’s Change4Life Programme said: “The ceremony was a phenomenal success and demonstrates how important the healthy eating agenda is to local businesses. All the winners and shortlisted entries are already achieving so much by contributing towards offering healthier alternatives to the people of Sheffield.”
Siobhan Horsley, Food Programme Manager at Sheffield Wildlife Trust who runs the Healthy Choices programme said: “We’ve had nothing but positive feedback from all the participating establishments and I’m sure that the award ceremony will grow from strength to strength as more caterers become Healthy Choice Award accredited”
Trudi Coleman from award winning Nether Edge café Homemade said: “We were delighted to win the award for Best Healthy food establishment in Sheffield and to be a part of an exciting new initiative that can only benefit the people of the city.
“We have always endeavoured to source and use local produce and offer unusual fresh salads, homemade soups and warm dishes of the day that challenge conventional ideas about vegetarian cuisine. We as owners, prepare, cook and serve all our own food, and therefore know exactly what each dish contains. This is an important aspect of offering people healthy food choices.”

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CHEF John Parsons is one of the best-known names on the local culinary circuit, yet he has never had his own restaurant in his home city – until now.

With a pedigree that stretches from Granville College to The Ivy and J Sheekey in London, he headed back to Sheffield when his son was born and set about building up his reputation at Thyme Café, the Plough in Hathersage and the Terrace restaurant just up the road.
Published Date: 21 January 2010, by Lesley Draper.  Read more at

http://www.sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk/foodguide/EATING-OUT-A-place-in.5999814.jp

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A SOCIAL centre, two cafés and two restaurants shared honours in Sheffield's inaugural health food 'Oscars', announced last night in a ceremony at Hillsborough stadium.

Published Date: 28 January 2010 by Lesley Draper.  read more at

http://www.sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk/headlines/Famous-five-grab-the-honours.6020550.jp

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Heston Blumenthal has won international acclaim for his brand of 'molecular gastronomy' – but Sheffield chef David Neville is hard on his heels.
Fascinated by the scientific approach to his art, former student Dave returned to Hallam University to indulge in a little experimental cooking of his own

By Lesley Draper, Sheffield Telegraph, published 28th January 2010.  Read more

http://www.sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk/news/The-science-of-ice-cream.6020554.jp

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