Bern the Chef in Lane Cove | Speciality food shop

Bern the Chef

Locality: Lane Cove

Phone: +61 402 092 574

Address: Lower Ground, 1 Pottery Lane, Lane Cove, 2066 2066 Lane Cove, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.bernthechef.com.au/

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25.01.2022 If I'm delivering in the van, and a car with kids in the back next to me, I'll always give the fish face a run. Its funny, they laugh, and I laugh. Can you Fish Face?

24.01.2022 Stephanie Alexander's Cooks Companion is my most referenced cook book. I regularly also use Rachel Grisewood's Manna from Heaven and the older Ottolenghi-the cook book. Current favourites also include #cookforsyria by Clerkenwell Boy & Serena Guen, and Vietnamese Home Cooking by Charles Pham. www.bernthechef.com.au

24.01.2022 I LOVE MINCE PIES! Not everyone does. And I can understand that. If it's too much pastry, raw, or crumbly. If the fruit mince is below par, they are not much chop. I do love them with a dollop of cream for a breakfast - what? it's fruit!

23.01.2022 Here to Inspire good taste.

23.01.2022 #trifle #sundaylunch #powderedsugar

23.01.2022 And a little galaktoberecko ... I can't pronounce it properly, let alone spell it, but, l can make it. Greek semolina custard, cooked inside layers of buttered filo pastry, then hot out of the oven, l drown it in cold lemony cinnamonny honey sugar syrup with a splash of orange blossom and vanilla. Don't look. It's revolting.

23.01.2022 Happy Wattle Day. Here's to Spring. Let's look forward to all the warm sun on faces. Its going to be an interesting sun mark. The positive could be better skin, less irritation for those with hayfever allergies.... Its true that spring is a lovely time to look forward to. Find the happy in the little things, xx stay safe. See more

22.01.2022 Simplicity at its finest. #happybirthdayLiz

22.01.2022 How's your slow cooker repertoire? Have you ticked off everything you wanted to perfect this winter? I can smell summer barbeques from here, but there is still time to get a few more winter favourites for the chilly nights to come. I'm waiting for that first mango! Before that, it's time to start swapping that gravy for a lighter flavour. Think chunky vinaigrettes and lots more greens. You've perfected all the tray roasting vegies over winter, to bring the vitamins to the pa...rty, here's a few ideas to get the spring in your prep. Add a cup of cooked french lentils, mint leaves & finely sliced raw celery to a mustard dressing to shake over roasted chicken & beetroot. Loosen tahini with a little hot water & lemon juice. With a tray bake of lamb shoulder, chick peas & red peppers, plonked onto spinach leaves & fresh coriander is perky. Mashed pumpkin added to plain yoghurt, toasted pepitas & slivered almonds makes a great plop onto grainy bread, poached eggs & shiny pomegranate for a groovy brunch. Even bacon cooked with a little maple syrup works well with this. Green on the side to match the new growth on the outside. You've learnt so much this winter, so keep going. It doesn't need to be fancy or insta worthy. It gets to make you proud of your handy work, taste happy to you, and keep you cooking! See more

21.01.2022 Just Listed in the Granny Cooks online store. Hand made, hand boxed & vacuum sealed. Ready to gift. Real butter, Australian premium dried fruit, soaked for months in Cointreau, Rum & Brandy.... 12 mouthfuls of Christmas! www.grannycooks.com.au

21.01.2022 I've got 6 bags.yum!! Plus a bunch of ready to heat lamb shanks. If you are staying in this weekend, and need a few dishes, this is what I've got available for pick up.... Persian Chicken (gluten & dairy free) $36 Junee Lamb Shanks $50 Beef Cheeks with stout $50 Each dish enough for 4 adults. I'm in the kitchen Friday from 10am, and if I can get my square tappy thing to work, easy to pay on the day!! Quince, do you want some? I can sell by weight, $35 a kilo. And a bag is about 1.4 to 1.7 a kilo. So yes, its exxy. There's the posh Madagascar vanilla in there as well. They go very well in a frangipane tart. Or layered with mascarpone & pound cake. Smeared on to crackers with Gorgonzola. Added to a sauce with roasted pork. Mixed half and half for a next level apple crumble.

20.01.2022 https://grannycooks.com.au//granny/shop/scroll-half-dozen/ Orders closing today for your fluffiest sweetest long weekend treat. $30, lashed with extra cream cheese & blood orange frosting.... Here for a good time, but not a long time.

18.01.2022 Last week we organised catering for a pick-up order - and an insta story from a guest mentioned that they had picked up the order from my house. I don't work out of home unless it's a home day with admin & quotes with slippers. We work in a commercial kitchen - not a restaurant kitchen - which again is different. Commercial rent, insurance, utilities, with a commercial fit-out.... There are caterers who work from council certified home setups, the great thing about these caterers is their prices can be fantastic for budgets. They will show you certification, safe food handling & qualifications on request. I love my big kitchen, covid check-in, hand washing on entry, ovens, fridges & freezers, and lots of stainless steel bench space. I even paid for a purpose-built cool room in my storeroom for safe food storage. Anyway, just thought you should know. Bernadette.

17.01.2022 I've got Christmas on my mind. If your Christmas is already looking a lot different to the usual. We can help. A range of Christmas dishes will be available to order on our granny cooks online ordering website, from whole ham, turkey and sides, to gift boxes of delicious. ... All prepared in our commercial kitchen, so save your fridge and sanity. Puddings, meringues, mince pies and St Nicholas biscuits as well!

17.01.2022 Dear Melbourne, For so many of my family & friends. I send lots of hope. I bet you are already sick of cleaning and gleaming your homes from last lock down. ... I hope your cooking is plain & simple. Its handy to meal plan at times like this to have some surety in place. I would consider weekend cooking as the time to stay in and create. Make a takeaway dinner on a night not usually the time out night. I like breakfast for dinner, eggs and corn fritters with sausage, then big bowl of chocolate coco pops for dessert. Even jump into the pyjamas early! Its a super cold week for you, so a giant pot of soup, a slow roasted lamb, and saucey puddings would be my treat. Long life cream exists, . Get some for that last minute batch of scones , xxxx See more

16.01.2022 Spunky meringue for you!! These ones, I filled with vanilla cream, rhubarb puree, pistachio halva, raspberries and blackberries, lemon balm, edible leaves & orange dust. Super fancy I know.... Cream, bananas and flaked chocolate would be just as yummy. See more

15.01.2022 Here for a happy hug, here's a really happy story about.....pasta. (not really) https://www.atptour.com//news/federer-rooftop-tennis-july-

14.01.2022 The Pantry Auxiliary by Bern the Chef is my new weekly newsletter. It's got our upcoming food news, latest granny cooks dishes & kitchen news. I send it to you on a Tuesday morning. If you would like to join the Pantry Auxiliary, DM here with your email address and you can join in next week.... All orders this week with www.grannycooks.com.au receive a sample pot of my hand-made Everything with the Bagel. Let me know your favourite way to use it. Please & thank you, Bernadette

14.01.2022 I remember Kermit, and his 'its not easy being green'. This is easy, and delicious. Separate blanching of green beans, cavalo Nero & broccolini. Sauteed zucchini, tossed with white beans, and a dressing with roasted pecans, Alto mandarin flavoured olive oil, and forvm Chardonnay vinaigrette. Lovely cold or hot.

13.01.2022 Keep it Simple Stupid. Low key, less stress, more meaning, more time.

13.01.2022 Pooly Jelly. Thanks for letting us watch you grow from a hole in the ground to a fully fledged fancy pance Olympic pool!! We hope lots of splissh splassh from our lovely neighbours

13.01.2022 This was 5 years ago. Tiny doughnuts, dusted with cardamom, nutmeg znd caster sugar. With cream cheese frosting, slivered green pistachios, syrup drenched dried apricots, and date syrup.... What could I make to top these.... Orange and almond doughnuts, with rhubarb jam, dried raspberries, quark frosting and pasdionfruit curd... Coming up!!!

13.01.2022 Granny Cooks now has an online ordering platform. Please have a look at www.grannycooks.com.au I've popped a couple of father's day options available for pick up this weekend. Saturday or Sunday pick up from our kitchen!

13.01.2022 Its a sunny one! Every year after this long weekend, I see folks with ouchy red sunburn, because "hooray, its bloody summer'. Please wear Sunscreen. I had a fabbo facial with Connie at her Skin & Laser Studio this week and promised to keep sun smart. Its no good investing in great skin if I ruin her hard work for a little tan.... Drink more water, wear that fashionable floppy hat, and be safe. Xx bern

12.01.2022 Vic's Meat has been my supplier for over 15 years. I want to show you their website to see the amazing produce they put together from all the Beef, Lamb, Chicken & Pig Farmers in Australia. This is top-quality meat, and after the initial shock of how the largest meat supplier was going to recover and support the Farmers, support their own business, and keep thousands employed throughout the chain of supply, Anthony & his team created an avenue for you to order directly from them. It's the perfect time to get the BBQ fired up. A simple salad and great bread is all you need to accompany amazing meat. online.vicmeat.com.au

11.01.2022 Vics meat delivery. This also means a batch of beef cheeks are on the way. Next week!!!

10.01.2022 I'm cooking quince. The smell is heavenly. Seriously, I could be drunk on the aroma. I know this might cause a tiff, but i definitely reckon it beats fresh bread, coffee beans and the smell of rain.

10.01.2022 How good are rice paper rolls?? I love how fast these get taken off the platters. Tasty, fresh, healthy and easy to eat.... Mine get shredded green mango & mint. Yarm-ee!!

10.01.2022 How much Cointreau can a trifle take?? Thanks to our studio camera CEO @scootergirl767

09.01.2022 July 14th. Bastille Day. Are you dining with Brie, Champagne, Hollandaise, duck fat, tarragon, coq au vin, or perhaps beef bourgignon... creme caramel, or souffle.. C'est la vie!

08.01.2022 Bloody Luscious. #glutenfree #orangecake #pistachiopraline #rosepetals #saffronsugar #orangedust

08.01.2022 This Saturday just got sweeter! Grab a dozen of THE FLUFFIEST EVER cinnamon scrolls. Great for a morning tea with 4 friends! They grab the coffee & you grab these Scrolls.... With Extra cream cheese frosting with blood oranges, a gorgeous treat, for you, for friends, as a thank you, or a cheer up for someone you love. $30 including GST for 6 swirls of heavenly scrumptious carbs. https://grannycooks.com.au/shop/scroll-half-dozen/

07.01.2022 #grannycooks #grannyspoon #meringue #funnychef

07.01.2022 Aahhh, me. In my element, in front of a pile of delicious ready to dive in feastability. Its all I know. Who doesn't love someone who can cook? Find out what you love doing, and do it.... Its not all roses, there's duck legs under that smirk paddling hard with lists of running a business to cover. Its worth it to be competent with business acumen. The cooking part is the easy part for me, planning, compliance, numbers, marketing, staffing, client relations, maintaining vehicles and commercial kitchens and equipment is all part of it. If you want to ask any questions about how I do what I do, please ask. There's no secrets. There's dedication, a pursuit to share great produce and industry knowledge and service. Hospitality is a service industry, I'm here to help.

06.01.2022 Yeah, I met him. Years ago now, I think it might of been 2003. A simple dinner at Bathers Pavilion, and a Q&A. I remember old school apple pie for dessert, and the hustle & bustle a 'famous chef'.... Anthony should be remembered as much as a writer and someone happy to share food experiments as well as for cooking. I still laugh at the 'hover hand'. See more

06.01.2022 Side by side... is that a song??? I don't know, but this is tasty. Is there an easier way to enjoy your vegetables?

06.01.2022 We made trifles...... Get yours at www.grannycooks.com.au Pre order for Christmas eve, Christmas day, or your next gathering.... Perfect for 10 to 12 people. Or me. I would eat this in 6 hundred and 37 seconds. #trifle #dessert #chocolate #yum

06.01.2022 Back in stock, Persian Chook, best with a pile of cous cous and roasted carrots, or steaming hot rice and seasonal greens. Unfancy Fish Pies are also ready to go. Barramundi, Salmon, Mussels & Prawns hiding under a super crunchy puff pastry thatch.

05.01.2022 Slow Roasted Free Range Lamb, Pulled off the bone and shredded. Ready to heat and either snuggle under a puff pastry lid, toss through cous cous with chick peas, or add a can of tomatoes and a pile of parpadelle. Order yours at www.grannycooks.com.au

05.01.2022 Christmas 2020. It's a relief to get here. Could it have been a tougher year? No thank you. I'm still in business and grateful to be here. Thanks to a bunch of very loyal friends, family & you.... Lucky to still be in love with my work. We have a bunch of new ideas to help. Pre=prepared canape boxes ready to serve - in eco friendly boxes- perfect for a picnic! Take Dessert with a Giant Trifle, presented in a Wilkie Glass Footed Trifle Bowl - yours to keep! Or our beautiful French Meringues with Berries & Cream. A breakfast Pack for 4, sensational for after the morning walkers. To find out more, or just get some information, please go to www.bernthechef.com.au

05.01.2022 The Pantry Auxiliary, join in! www.bernthechef.com.au or www.grannycooks.com.au both have sign up pages.

04.01.2022 Magical Giftmas Boxes are ready to go. Filled with all handmade sweet treats. Boxed and individually wrapped. Ideal as a whole gift box, or easily separated for those last minute gifts. To order yours, www.grannycooks.com.au ... $60 per box See more

04.01.2022 The Pantry Auxiliary, Lime Feeling Fine.

03.01.2022 The Pantry Auxiliary - Pureed Shrek for Sale

03.01.2022 This could be at your house!

03.01.2022 If Sydney goes into lockdown again. Granny cooks will go back into Thursday delivery run, and will include a Monday delivery run as well. Same as before, but with online ordering available. ... As soon as our online ordering site is ready to launch, we will let you know. Fingers crossed, xxx Bernadette

03.01.2022 Red fruits to go with the Greek custard snot block below..... Great, now I've got a blood clot to go with a snot block. Stop me. I'm going way too rogue for a Saturday....

02.01.2022 Happy Birthday to the one and only #damejudydench

02.01.2022 When a celebration is pending... We have been catering small events, like today's. A family event. 20 family guests. Delivery from our kitchen, a few bite sized canapes while guests arrive and get comfortable. Little morsels like chicken sandwiches-the crustless posh kind. Fresh crunchy rice paper rolls, elegant tartlets, peeled prawns, and a couple of hot items. I made super juicy lamb kofte, crunchy coconut prawns and everyone's favourite, asparagus & haloumi ribboned wi...th pancetta. A bronzed kurobuta ham with fresh bread from brasserie bread -especially for #freshbreaddad and my latest batch of zucchini relish. All delivered, with notes for heating, and we disappeared before guests arrive. It keeps your bubble intact, saves time, money and fridge space. We even help with hiring glasses and drinks tubs. If a weekend small group party is only an idea now, please email [email protected] Let's see if we are the right caterers for you!

01.01.2022 #glutenfree is easy. #Vegetarian is easy. #dairyfree is easy #vegan is #easy #canapes #cocktailsofinstagram... #sydneychef #corporatecatering See more