Angie Hardwick

Writer

Angie Hardwick is a Content Writer at Cooksmill with over 20 years of experience in the hospitality and catering industry. Her perspective is shaped by both frontline hospitality work and years spent working closely with catering equipment and suppliers.

She began her career in restaurants as a waitress and bartender, gaining first-hand experience of the pace and pressures of hospitality. After pivoting to working in IT for some years, Angie returned to the catering sector as a Website Manager for a catering equipment company, combining technical knowledge with deep industry familiarity.

This mix of practical hospitality experience and long-term involvement in catering gives Angie a grounded understanding of what professionals need from the tools they use every day. Since joining Cooksmill, Angie has played a key role in shaping the website and the information customers rely on.

Angie focuses on making sure product information is clear, accurate, and genuinely useful, helping customers navigate equipment choices with confidence and clarity. Her background in both catering and IT enable her to translate complex product specs into straightforward advice that addresses the everyday needs of a busy kitchen.

Unique Food Service Ideas To Thrill Your Customers

Eating out at our favourite restaurant or bar should always be an enjoyable experience. Not only should the food be cooked to perfection, but it should also be served with loving care. The way in which food is presented and served to us at the table can really make that dining experience memorable. Today there are many varied ways in which to serve ...

Holiday Opening

Everyone at Cooksmill would like to wish all our customers a happy holiday and a happy new year. Over the 2019 holiday period we will have the following opening and delivery times.   Store Opening Times Monday 23rd December ...

Which pizza pan is the best option for me?

There are few things more satisfying than a delicious, pizza fresh from the oven. Still, there’s always that tense moment as you cut into the pizza, waiting to hear that crunch that tells you the crust is cooked to perfection. The best way to ensure this is to use a top-quality pizza pan. Here’s our guide to choosing the perfect pizza ...

Italy’s Toschi Cocktail and Coffee Syrups Available in the UK

From sweet and sumptuous cherries, light and delightful coffee syrups, to rich and creamy dessert toppings, Toschi is a great Italian gourmet brand steeped in tradition, culture and history. Explore the wide range of treats offered by this fantastic brand and find their products now available from Cooksmill.An introduction to the Toschi brand ...

6 Festive Cocktail Recipes to Enjoy this Christmas

The season to be jolly brings with it plenty of opportunity to make merry with friends and family. Whether you’re celebrating the festivities with a workplace Christmas party or enjoying a more intimate gathering at home, there’s one thing you definitely need to make the season a success – festive Christmas drinks. Festive ...

Stunning Seasons Crockery by Porcelite (Rustic Handcrafted Dinnerware)

Seasons range from Porcelite is high-end tableware presented in a hand-crafted, studio pottery look that brings a Rustic feel to the dinner table. The range has recently expanded to now include a range of 8 complementary colours, each of which draws inspiration from the diverse hues of the changing seasons. They are designed to function ...

Professional Kebab Skewers for Restaurants & Take-Aways

The fundamentals of Tandoori cooking are really as elementary as they are ancient. Marinated meat is lowered on metal skewers into a tandoor oven and cooked at an extremely high heat until done to produce a succulent dish. The origins of tandoor date back 5,000 years and the method of cookery is found throughout Central Asia. A tandoor is ...

Professional Chef Equipment Every Kitchen Needs

To deliver a professional level of cooking, professional chef tools are required. Long gone are the days when only professional chefs in high class restaurants could benefit from gadgets and gizmos in the kitchen. Now you can get your hands on the kitchen tools that professional chefs use, making your cooking sparkle as much as theirs does. If you ...

What size is a Gastronorm Pan?

Gastronorm is a standardisation system used to normalise and classify the dimensions for containers and trays used in the food industry. In this article, we take an in-depth look at the Gastronorm system – its origins, meaning and purpose. Read on, and you might be surprised at the influence of this standardisation on your kitchen and ...

Pizza Restaurant Equipment List – What You Need

Brits love pizza – it’s undeniable! On average, one Brit will manage to chomp their way through 731 pizzas in their lifetime and their pizza topping of choice is often pepperoni. Unsurprisingly, this has led to a continued increase in the number of pizza outlets, restaurants, pop-up food trucks and everything else pizza-related ...
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