Author Archives: Daniel Berry

The 10th Annual National Burger Awards

20 Feb 2024 This week I was lucky enough to be invited to the 10th Annual National Burger Awards, at the Big Penny Social – any excuse to snag a burger! This year was the 10th National Burger Awards, and was set to be the biggest to date. 16 finalists from all around the countryContinue reading “The 10th Annual National Burger Awards”

Almost Famous – completely fantastic!

The Almost Famous has been on the blog before – you may have recognised the name from a lockdown special that we did where we looked at the Almost Famous Homie, a cook at home burger kit. This isn’t a follow up to that, more getting to the source – this is the tale ofContinue reading “Almost Famous – completely fantastic!”

Danny’s Burgers – The Masterclass

When an opportunity arose to spend a sunny afternoon in the company of Danny himself with a group of like-minded burgerados learning how the 2022 National Burger Champion does it – I was straight on to it…… Danny Hawkes is the man – the man behind the name, the man behind the burger, and nowContinue reading “Danny’s Burgers – The Masterclass”

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Smiths of Bourton

In the heart of the Cotswolds sits the super quaint town of Bourton on the Water. This little gem of a place is possibly one of the most picturesque towns in the UK, with a slow river dividing the High street, yellow cotswold stone buildings and more history than you can shake a pike at,Continue reading “Smiths of Bourton”

The Almost Famous Homie

With all of the ‘open/closed/open again’ lockdown decisions made to attempt to limit the spread of the Coronavirus, entrepreneurial Burgerologists have been looking for ways to get thier awesome product out there, which doesn’t involve a chap on a bicycle. Last weekend we tried the Almost Famous Homie burger kit…. This is how we gotContinue reading “The Almost Famous Homie”

Holee Cow

Coming from my home town of Cheltenham, in the heart of the Cotswolds comes a delightful little place…… Sometimes it’s easy to overlook places of interest on your doorstep (Holst was born in my home town, there’s a museum to him that I’ve never been to) and instead to look further afield to find thoseContinue reading “Holee Cow”

The vegan revolution

People all over the world are actively cutting meat out from their diets, to both be less ecologically impactful, and more healthy. Gousto is definitely helping….. ‘I have an announcement to make…’ is never a good way to start a conversation with your better half. I took and deep breath, and braced myself for aContinue reading “The vegan revolution”