This year sees the comeback of the dinner party as more people than ever are choosing to entertain guests at home. Research has shown that 60% (Source:Tesco.com) of British adults are reducing how much they spend on eating out, instead choosing to concentrate on dining in. With sales of dinner party food and wine doubling this year, Britain’s passion for cooking has been truly re-ignited.
Popular culinary shows such as Come Dine With Me have revealed the competitive nature of dinner parties. Giving rise to ‘Dinner Party Wars’, friends are striving to show their culinary superiority by outdoing their chums. Thankfully, cooking specialist Cannon has teamed up with celebrity chef, Tony Tobin, to give hints and tips to make you the ultimate showperson in the kitchen.
Using his Cannon Professional 1000 Range Cooker, Tony has prepared some easy to use video tutorials to give you step-by-step instructions for all of his dinner party ideas. These cover a range of topics, such as preparing the perfect chicken or fish dish and plate decoration using home made essences and fried vegetables for getting height into your dish. Available at www.cannoncooking.co.uk, these tips will help you look like a true professional when throwing your own dinner party. What’s more, Tony’s exclusive recipe cards, also available on the website, are in-depth enough for you to share with your friends, or pass off as your own!
“I’m here to help you win the Dinner Party War, my tips and recipe ideas are a great way to show off your cookery skills, to make you top of the gastronomic crop” Tony Tobin