Wine, food, cooking and accessories

Last night saw a home-made steak pie served with green beans. Just what was needed after a snow laden drive home – which make me wonder as the snow has melted will it be a salad tonight? Anyways, in the mood for a glass of wine what to serve. The cellar was somewhat bare and [...]

Our chef Simon Lilley really excelled himself with his lasagne today. The best parts are the burnt tops and corner…. delicious. A good helping of lasagne with side salad is just what is needed on these cold and gloomy winters days. Check out Simon’s recipes

I admit to being a lover of chocolate all year round (the waist line certainly more than hints at this)… but there is something a little more special about Easter chocolate and Christmas chocolate. I have no scientific proof why this is – it just does! I am as happy as Larry with our latest [...]

Last Wednesday our celebrity Sporting Chefs cooked up some fantastic food for 60 guests at our Charity dinner on behalf of Children in Need. A spectacular performance from all 8 celebrity chefs ensured all courses were served on time and to the highest standards. If we don’t see some of them competing on Celebrity Master [...]

The kitchens at our Coghlans Cookery school is a buzz of activity as the celebrity Sports personalities prepare for tonights charity dinner. Our double-decker bus has been touring Chesterfield Town centre with Pudsey Bear greeting onlookers – if you see it please give generously for Children in Need.

On Thursday 2nd October 2008, Rangemaster will be hosting a star-studded charity cooking evening to raise money for Children In Need and the Rangemaster Coghlans Foundation in Chesterfield. The night will see football legends swap their shin-pads for aprons and get behind the stoves to create a luxury 3-course meal for a line-up of lucky [...]

It really is a tough life being a wine merchant. Today the office is filled with various Christmas cakes, biscuits and chocolates which all need testing to see which will make it into our Christmas wine and food hampers. This sounds like a dream task and everyone in the office was too excited about the [...]

Matt & Mairead’s stunning chocolate wedding cake. Too good to eat. Almost.

Keeping you all in chocolate this Christmas is no mean feat! Here we see : 24 chocolates per box100 boxes per table12 tables That’s a lot of Chocolates in one day… we have another 30 days of packing to be anywhere near prepared for the festive season.

Yesterday saw the arrival of celebrity Chefs arriving for photo session for our soon-to-be-released food and wine book. Ralph Porciani, Turnberry Hotel and Resort AyrshireAndrew Bennett, Park Lane SheratonMark Johnson, Park Hotel Kenmare and Samas Spa IrelandMick Burke, Sheffield CollegeRobert Latimer, Latimers Shellfish Deli All the chefs have a chapter each as guests chefs in [...]