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.

Trending Foods on the Restaurant Scene

In an ever-changing culinary landscape, it’s no surprise that certain food items come in and out of favour with restaurant-goers. From loaded burgers to exotic dessert flavours, restaurant trends come and go as quickly as the seasons change. Here’s a look at some of the most popular and trending foods that are taking over the restaurant ...

Enter our Facebook competition to win a Chefs Profesional Frying Pan

Like our Facebook page and Comment Like our Facebook page and tell us who you would like to cook for on our competition post to be in with a chance to win this month’s prize of a chefs professional frying pan! Competitions ends May 31st 2023. UK mainland delivery only, with the option to collect prizes from our Bradford, West Yorkshire ...

How to Roast Vegetables for Maximum Flavour

Roasted vegetables are a delicious, nutritious and cost effective way to add colour and flavour to any meal. Roasting brings out the natural sweetness in vegetables and enhances their flavour. They can easily be added to the oven with already cooking meats to maximise the use of your energy. The key to getting the most flavour out of your roasted ...

Bank Holiday April 2023

Online Orders You can continue to place orders over the bank holiday weekend. Orders will be processed on our return on Tuesday 11th April. If you have any issues or concerns please email [email protected] These emails will be answered on our return. Salford, Manchester Store The Salford superstore will be ...

Enter our Facebook competition to win 2 Black Iron Karahi

Like our Facebook page and comment Like our Facebook page and comment on our competition post to be in with a chance to win this month’s prize 2 x Black Iron Karahi Competitions ends April 30th 2023. UK mainland delivery only, with the option to collect prizes from our Bradford, West Yorkshire store. UK entrants only. No cash ...

Creating a Winning Seasonal Menu

The best way to create a seasonal menu is to use only fresh ingredients and prepare them in ways that showcase their best traits. This will make your menu healthy, simple and delicious. What’s more, a good seasonal menu allows you to adapt your menu to include items that are readily available throughout the year. In this article, we explain ...

New Products! Steelite International Craft Crockery

The Steelite Craft tableware series was introduced to the hospitality market ten years ago. At that time, they defined what the look and feel of the ultimate artisan-inspired tableware line should be. Craft is designed to tug at the heart by evoking an emotional response to food in both chefs and diners. Drawing upon centuries of ...

British Pie Week: A Brief History of Pies & Top 10 Pie Tips

British Pie Week is one of the tastiest weeks of the year. Jus-Rol, a British pastry company, invented this week long celebration in 2007, and it’s been celebrated annually since then. This year, it takes place during the week of the 6th-12th of March 2023. Local bakeries and communities even host their own pie baking and judging ...

Enter our Facebook competition to win 2 Kilner Jars

Like our Facebook page and comment Like our Facebook page and comment on our competition post to be in with a chance to win this month’s prize 2 x Kilner 0.85L Universal Storage Jars! UK entrants only. Competitions ends March 31st 2023. UK mainland delivery only, with the option to collect prize from our Bradford, West ...

Ordering your catering supplies on a budget, what you need to know.

Introduction Catering is a great way to earn income, but it can also be an expensive undertaking. So if you’re working on a tight budget, it’s important that you find ways to keep the costs associated with catering down. Thankfully, there are lots of things that you can do that help you get what you need for catering without spending a ...
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