Chris Coubrough's Blog

Flying Kiwi off to Greenland

2010-08-10T10:00:00.007+01:00

This week I'm swapping the rolling hills and sandy beaches of Norfolk for the dramatic landscape of Greenland for some more 'extreme cooking'. The environment in Greenland is truly magnificent; where else in the work can you cook with natural, fresh produce with iceburgs floating behind you! See my videofrom my last trip to Greenland.

I'll have more to tell you when I return...

Chris Coubrough

The Ashes coming home!

2010-07-21T11:29:00.006+01:00

We had a great evening on Tuesday playing the boys from Houghton Hall. See the pictures below of the Kiwi team bringing home the Ashes. After the game we all had a celebration of pigs in blankets and a couple of beers at The Crown Inn.

True to form rain stopped play as Houghton Hall prepared to bat!

Royal Norfolk Show 2010

2010-07-02T06:41:00.005+01:00

With the recent spate of hot weather, the 2010 Royal Norfolk show promised to be a good one! Nearly 100,000 people attended over the course of the show which is held annually at the Royal Norfolk Showground in Norwich.

Myself and Arthur Howell had a great day in sweltering heat performing cookery demo's for some good sized crowds!

Chris

Daphne - No.1 Fan

2010-06-07T22:25:00.003+01:00

I was contacted this week by Panda Licorice about an exquisite lady, 85 year old Daphne Traynier, from Caister-on-Sea. Daphne has had a 25-year licorice addiction and thanks to her loyalty, Panda Licroice named her their biggest fan. It turns out she is also my number 1 fan.

After indulging her passion for licorice every week for the past 25 years, I teamed up with Panda to arrange a special visit for Daphne on her 86th birthday weekend with me at the Crown Hotel in Wells. Click here to read the press release from Panda Licorice.

Well done Daphne!

Chris

For whom the bell trolls!

2010-05-31T14:37:00.004+01:00

What a week! From a £16million collection of super cars on Thursday to trolls over the bank holiday weekend. The Flying Kiwi, aka Chris Coubrough, got stuck in to help his two favourite trolls with their tasty menu. Together we taught 100 children how to make a trolls favourite dinner...mud pie!

Chris

Flying Kiwis at Houghton Horse Trials

2010-05-31T14:10:00.006+01:00

We've had an eventful few days! We were invited to prepare and cook the canapés for the riders and owners at the prestigious Houghton Horse Trials on Thursday evening only to find we didn't have a kitchen to work in just 24 hours before hand.
With a little blood, sweat and almost a few tears, we kindly received our tent back from the Rudham Cricket Club...an instant kitchen!

I was also fortunate enough to be invited to Paul Whittams super car club dinner and a gentle drive in the country! I enjoyed a lovely dinner at the Hoste followed by morning tea at Houghton Hall with an astonishing £16millon pounds worth of supercars cars in toe. The photos show me with my business partner Ken in a stunning Bentley and with my new red Ferrari Enzo!

Chris Coubrough

Book your lunch at The Crown, Wells

2010-04-14T22:39:00.003+01:00

We are now taking lunch bookings at The Crown Hotel Wells.

To book or if you have any questions, please contact reception on tel: 01328 710209 or email reception. See you soon.

Chris Coubrough

Cookery Demonstration at the East Anglian Game Fair

2010-04-26T08:28:00.004+01:00

Arthur Howell and I provided a cookery demonstration at the East Anglian Game Fair on Saturday 24th April.

Did a veggie dish!

All went well and had 200 people watching! See us again at the Norfolk and Suffolk shows.

Click on the photo to the left to see a bigger version.

Fantastic Feedback from Game Fair Demo

2010-04-29T09:47:00.004+01:00

Following on from my cookery domo at the East Anglian Game Fair, I was delighted when the email below dropped into my inbox!!

Hi Chris,

We thought we would contact you to tell you how much we enjoyed your demonstration on Saturday. This was the third time we had been to see you at this venue and each time we have come away having been really entertained watching you.

This year, although a slightly different format, was great. We were amazed at where the time went. Your ‘lecture’ was funny, informative and instructive. Why hasn’t someone thought to explain beef before? Suddenly so many things have fallen into place and I will think again about which cuts to order when I am out and which to buy for the home. I have been cooking steak for the last 30 years and it is only now that I actually understand what it is all about and how to achieve the desired result.

Thank you.

We look forward hopefully to seeing you again next year.

Lorraine and Alan Day

First service at the Ship Hotel, Brancaster

2010-05-07T08:16:00.022+01:00

After months of building, planning and moving, we invited 50 women to help open the Ship Hotel in Brancaster.

"Spending the day with 50 women...someone's got to do it! Our first service at the Ship went well, although I had forgotten how hard it was to open a place. I hope to see you there in the near future."

The Ship Opening Week

2010-05-12T12:18:00.004+01:00

Last week we had the grand opening of The Ship. We had various events held all week for press, friends of the Flying Kiwi Inns, local businesses, a group of 50 women and residents from the local area. We had a photographer with us all week and these are the photos we took.

We'll have more images and a gallery uploaded in the near future. In the meantime, we hope to see you in the Ship for a drink and a bite to eat...maybe a weekend stay in one of our new luxury rooms!

Chris Coubrough

The Flying "Camel" Inns!!!

2010-04-26T08:46:00.002+01:00

On Sunday 25th April, Camel Racing (yes, you heard me right) came to Fakenham Racecourse!!

The event was held in aid of the East Anglian Air Ambulance and featured jockeys representing 8 North Norfolk pubs of which The Flying Kiwi Inns was one.

Pippa Case expertly piloted the Flying Kiwi Inns camel to cross the line first making the Flying Kiwi Inns a winner again!

We spent the day at Fakenham races giving out cakes and drinks to the great and good of Norfolk on what was a truly superb day!

Click the links below to see a couple of short videos of the Flying Kiwi camel and Jockey

Video 1
Video 2

Chris and Jo Coubrough's Celebrity Make-Over

2010-04-26T08:40:00.003+01:00

Jo and I were part of the John Lewis Celebrity Make-Over at the East Anglian Game Fair on Saturday 24th April!!!

Fortunately, I had lost the pink jumper(!) by this stage of the day.

Click on the photo to the left for a bigger version.

Now Taking Bookings for The Ship Hotel

2010-04-08T16:39:00.004+01:00

After months of blood, sweat and tears we are ever nearing the grand opening of the Ship Hotel in Brancaster, North Norfolk. We are pleased to announce that we are now taking bookings for the hotels, luxurious accommodation for Summer 2010.

To enquire or make a reservation, please contact Katie, Carrie or Alysha on 01328 710209 or email us at: info@flyingkiwiinns.co.uk.

We look forward to seeing you on this beautiful Norfolk coast.

Chris Coubrough

Easter Competition Winners

2010-04-08T15:54:00.005+01:00

Congratulations...

...to our two our two winners of the Easter colouring competition at The Crown Hotel in Wells. You can see the two winning entries below...

Making beer for Flying Kiwi Inns

2010-01-20T10:03:00.000Z

Jo was back at work making more beer for Flying Kiwi Inns last week!

Planned modifications at The Ship Hotel, Brancaster

2010-01-25T10:03:00.000Z

Proposed modifications to the beer garden at The Ship Hotel, Brancaster have been submitted to the planning office. We have taken on board concerns from the local comunity and devised a new layout that we hope will satisfy the community as well as improve the security of the garden and parking access.

Click here to view our recent letter to the local council.

Chris Coubrough working with local children on new menu

2010-01-28T10:02:00.000Z

Chef, Chris Coubrough has been featured in the local press recently for his efforts in working with local children to devise a new menu for The Kings Head at Letheringsett. sixth form pupils from Gresham's school in Holt created a tantalising menu including a shrimp starter and a fruit dessert.

Click here to read the press feature.

Out and about with our new Food Hero

2010-02-05T10:01:00.000Z

I spent a rain soaked day with our new food hero, the Allen brothers, pig farmers in South Creake, Norfolk. They gave us a tour of their farm before our photographer took some images amongst their pigs, in the rain.

Look out for the images on our 'Food Hero' page on our website.

Chris Coubrough

Students, steak and chocolate dessert!

2010-02-05T09:59:00.001Z

Norfolk based, Flying Kiwi chef, Chris Coubrough, was joined by Arthur Howell & Jean Davis on Friday as they spent the day with a group of children from the Alderman Peel High School, Wells. The children spent 90 minutes at Arthur Howell's butchers shop where they were taught about the lifecycle of meats.

The group then headed back to The Crown Hotel where Chris performed a cookery demonstration for the children, cooking lots of steaks and setting off the fire alarms 5 times, much to the amusement of the customers and children. Jimmy came to the rescue thankfully.Following the cookery class and lunch, Kel and Chris demonstrated some great chocolate desserts in the afternoon. All in all it was a fun day.