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Today (May 10th ) marks the start of National Vegetarian Week! This year is pinned by the ‘Veggie 123 Challenge’, encouraging everyone to nominate two people to embrace vegetarianism for 7 days. According to BritishCouncil.org, 5.7% of the British population is vegetarian, that’s three million vegetarians across the UK. This figure continues to grow year on year, demonstrating the importance of having plant-based offerings on your menu.

May 10th marks the start of the annual Coeliac UK’s Awareness Week. This years focus for the campaign is creating new opportunities for earlier diagnosis of coeliac disease in children, but overall to increase awareness of the disease using the social media hashtag #ShineALightOnCoeliac.

We’re back again to share mouth-watering recipes incorporating this months in-season ingredients. May introduces an abundance of produce that you can get your hands on from local farmers and suppliers. From vibrant fruits like apricot, to versatile herbs like mint… let’s take a look at what is in season during May.

Could your working kitchen benefit from a new pizza oven or grill? What about a smoker or commercial barbecue? To celebrate the return of catering across the country, Essential Cuisine are calling on all chefs to submit their hero summer dish as part of their new “turn up the heat” campaign...