Author Archive | Nellie

‘Simply the most fantastic and the most deliciously cooked and prepared ingredients I have ever eaten in a Food to Go outlet.’ Nellie Nichols is simply bowled over by the quality of the food on offer at Birleys outlets. LONDON’S financial district is still crying out for more office space. The only answer in an already […]

Nellie Nichols visiting a McDonald’s, some mistake surely? Not a bit of it: in her latest review the food consultant checks out the company’s new Toasted Deli Sandwich range and finds it surprisingly good. Every January it’s a bit of a mission to try and find delicious low calorie, low fat fast food. The only […]

Food consultant Nellie Nichols struggles to open Tesco Finest sandwich packs in her latest review, but finds the results are well worth it I would like to think that a company employing over 360,000 people with 2,365 stores in 12 countries … which can insure your cat, home, car, holiday, oh yes and your life, […]

Pret is side by side with EAT in the King’s Road in London, providing a perfect opportunity to compare and contrast. Nellie Nichols, ex-Pret herself, got out her scoring board to see how they measured up. I’D like you to cast your mind back to your childhood, (bear with me on this one please) to […]

Organic sandwiches look set for a bright future, along with the growth of the sector in general. The rising star appears to be Fresh! naturally Organic, an organic producer of sandwiches and salads with UK certification. Food consultant Nellie Nichols paid the company a visit. I’m not surprised that over the last ten years sales […]

Maison Blanc, well known for its fantastic breads, croissants and pastries, is about to open a new sandwich concept – Maison Vite. Food consultant Nellie Nichols paid a call to their recently opened café in London to check out the form. From what I can gather I think we won the 2012 Bid fair and […]

All too often, sandwich makers’ efforts fall short of being great because they fail to follow essential rules in taste, texture, colour, construction and discovery. Here sandwich expert Nellie Nichols offers a valuable guide to creating a truly delicious product every time, a template she calls the Edible Highway Code. I’m not going to teach […]

Sainsbury’s have hit on a good idea with its World Flavours sandwich range, which takes simple, genuine inspiration from different countries. It’s a welcome alternative to the Mexican wave of flavours that’s happening at the moment, says Nellie Nichols, Pret’s ex-head of food, now a consultant. I shouldn’t be but I’m a bit bored. I […]

It takes a good operator to expand rapidly and also maintain high quality standards. Greggs seems to have achieved both, according to Nellie Nichols, Pret’s ex-head of food, now turned consultant, who continues her series for Sandwich & Snack News with a look at the High Street baker turned sandwich maker. I’m going to tell you a secret. […]