CONNECT POTS, FOOD WEBSITE Catering and hospitality is an ever expanding business. Every day new food and beverage ventures are popping up in towns and cities across the world. Even in a global pandemic the rise of such establishments has been impressive. Here in the UK we have had our fair share also. One such enterprising venture belongs to chef and restauranteur Chris Sheppard. Chris, has recently established a new type of online foodie business ‘Connect Pots’ connecting everyone who loves food, loves cooking it and also loves talking about it. The site enables users to find delicious recipes and cooking tips from some amazing home cooks as well as professional chefs from around the world. What’s even more unique about this site, is that you can add your own recipes and cooking tips too. Chris has a vast knowledge of food and drink from across the globe. Working with some exceptional chefs, he has combined all of that knowledge and experience into this amazing new website. ‘Connect Pots’ grew from Chris’s engagement with others through his social media accounts. Users would contact him asking for tip s and advice on allmanner of things food related. This became a regular thing so he decided to set up a purpose built website to keep his fans and followers happy. The website just doesn’t offer recipe ideas and cooking tips. For paid up subscribers there is an opportunity to hire a chef for a day. Along with two guest of your choosing you can Join Chris in his commercial kitchen for a one on one cooking lesson. For those already behind the stove of professional kitchens, there is also an opportunity for further training with Chris to really hone those professional skills. But if all of that sounds a bit too involved then why not book into Chris’s bistro located in Yatton for some top quality French style food by a top quality chef? For more information about Chris, the bistro and ‘Connect Pots’. Then why not find him on social media @chefchrissheppard on Instagram. Also don’t forget to check out and subscribe to www.chefchrissheppard.com
Article by Peter Abraham Professional food critic Email: peter10abraham@icloud.com 32
