Hairy npower Cook Book
Wednesday, July 14th, 2010nPower has enlisted the help of the celebrity northern chefs the Hairy Bikers to help promote the nPower Cook Book and open their new Sunderland offices.
Although the new office complex, which will house some 2,000 employees and is based at Rainton Bridge, won’t open until September, it was too good an opportunity to miss and the touring Hairy Bikers dropped in to see the new offices and the nPower Cook Book.
The nPower Cook Book is part of the company’s commitment to bring the FIFA World Cup 2018 to England. nPower is an official supporter of the campaign and have teamed up with the celebrity biker chefs who are well known football fans.
The nPower Cook Book is based on recipes from the 32 countries taking part in the current World Cup and each one of the recipes is focused on their energy efficiency when being prepared. The energy efficient recipes range from Slovenian Baked Mushrooms, to England’s Steak and Ale Pie. It is all part of the company’s smartpower initiative.
An employee of the energy giant, Gary Doig, said of the visit by the TV chefs Si King and Dave Myers and the nPower cook book:
“I’m a huge fan of the Hairy Bikers, so I was over the moon to meet the pair. They spent time chatting to everyone in the office and gave us some helpful cooking tips too! It was quite surreal to see two guys off the telly stood next to my desk, but they were really funny and we were all really excited to have them here.”
The hairy bikers, as well as tasting dishes made from the nPower Cook Book, made on the day in the office complex restaurant, enjoyed their visit:
Si King said:
“It was great to visit nPower’s offices just days after a big England match – everyone was in great spirits from the footie and from their brand new surroundings. It made a nice change to spend the day back home in the North East, and tuck into some grub that had been made for us! The pie was almost as good as our own steak & ale pie recipe in the nPower cook book.”
Mike Myers chipped in with:
“We’re massive football fans and think it’s fantastic that nPower has come up with a way of getting everyone excited about enjoying the football and doing their bit for the planet at the same time.”
The nPower cook book rated dishes as their energy efficiency in their preparation and awarded each dish a rating from one to five stars. A one star was the most efficient and for example, the Algerian couscous dish got this top rating. The Blue Cheesecake recipe from the US got three stars and England’s Steak and Ale Pie got an unfortunate five stars.
Guest Article by Neil Camp




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