OLYMPICS 2012 
You will all, no doubt, be aware that the Olympics are coming to London this summer. As exciting as this is, it will be posing a few logistical challenges to our operation - particularly being able to deliver to you at the usual time. As such, we have developed the James Knight of Mayfair Olympic Action Plan (JKMOAP). Please click below to read how this will affect you:
YORKSHIRE & LINCOLNSHIRE FARMED TILAPIA
James Knight of Mayfair are delighted to be stocking Tilapia farmed in Yorkshire & Lincolnshire. They are farmed in a closed on shore recirculation system which avoids all of the negative environmental impacts associated with open water production. Issues such as discharges, escapes, transfer of disease and parasites, habitat damage, water pollution or degradation are prevented in closed system production systems. Tilapia are omnivores, and as such have a low requirement for fishmeal and fish-oil in their diets, making them a net producers of protein and therefore a valuable aquaculture species. MCS recommend the species as a fish to eat due to the fact that it ticks so many boxes from a sustainability point of view. CNN recently visited our fish counter in Selfridges as a part of their Earth Frontiers program about feeding the world sustainably. Please click on the CNN logo below to view the program.
FISH 2 FORK
We have been delighted to work with Chef Pascal Proyart at the One-O-One restaurant at the Sheraton Park Tower on his new sustainable fish menu. We have been additionally working hard to develop the sustainability policy for this restaurant. As a result of this hard work, the One-O-One has been rated by Fish 2 Fork as one of the top restaurants on the UK. Please click here to read the review.THE BIG FISH FIGHT
We very much enjoyed the recent Channel 4 series of programmes, and are actively supporting the campaign to end discards. We also continue to encourage our customers to try alternative species, and to this ends, we have produced our own guide. Please click here to read it.CRAFT GUILD OF CHEFS GRADUATE AWARDS 2010
James Knight of Mayfair are proud sponsors of the Craft Guild of Chefs Graduate Awards.The Graduate Awards scheme was first launched in 2003 by the Craft Guild of Chefs with the aim of creating a formal recognition of a young working chef’s culinary excellence. Each year it has grown from strength to strength, testing the knowledge and skills of chefs 23 years of age or under in a series of challenging culinary examinations.
Candidates are selected based on their entry form and mentor’s reference. They are invited to take part in an initial round of examinations, testing knowledge and skills including practical skills in butchery and fishmongery, the preparation of a mystery basket for a main course meal for four, plus a pastry dish. Those that make it through to the finals are given further tests of knowledge and skills similar to the first examination, plus the preparation of a classical dish. The pass mark for Graduate Achievers is 85%. This year, there were 3 achievers. As part of the fishmongery element of the exams, the candidates had to prepare some lemon soles which James Knight gladly provided. Please click on the link below to watch the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpQwLK1tBjc
JORDAN REID VISITS SELFRIDGES FISH COUNTER
Whilst in London, Jordan Reid visits James Knight of Mayfair at Selfridges, and learns how to pick the very best fish. Click here to see the video.
NORWEGIAN MINISTRY OF FISHERIES VISIT
On the 8th & 9th of October 2009, the wholesale division was visited by the Norwegian Ministry of Fisheries. We were delighted that all representatives enjoyed the tour of our facilities as much as they did, and were most grateful to receive the note below following their visit:
Dear Mr. Paschal Tiernan,
I would like to thank you for sharing your insights into the English seafood business with us during the visit of my department in the Norwegian Ministry of Fisheries to London last week. I would also like to thank you for taking the time and effort to receive us at the premises of James Knight of Mayfair. Your talk and our two morning visits to James Knight of Mayfair were very educative and valuable parts of our program in London. It was a pleasure to see how much effort and resources you put into presenting fish of high quality in a delicate manner.
I wish you good luck with your business and promotion of high quality seafood.
Best regards,
Magnor Nerheim
Director General
Department of Aquaculture, Seafood and Markets
Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs
NORWAY TRIP
Managing Director of James Knight of Mayfair, Paschal Tiernan, recently journeyed to Norway to learn more about their wonderful Skrei Cod. The details of the trip, and of this delightful species, was recently published in the Telegraph Magazine. Click here to read the article.
