Tourism is big business in Bath, but top hotels in the city need highly skilled staff and a shallow labour pool is making it hard for managers to find the right employees. Now, a new hotel and restaurant school at Bath College will give industry leaders the chance to address a skills shortage in the city by developing home-grown talent. The Bath Hotel and Restaurant School … [Read more...]
The Roux Scholarship, a truly life changing opportunity for all chefs
The title is a bold one - The Roux Scholarship, a truly life changing opportunity for all chefs – but it is an accurate one that stands the test of time. Amongst the many competitions for chefs in the UK the Roux Scholarship sits at the summit, unchallenged. Many of today’s most acclaimed chefs are Roux Scholars, having mustered the courage to enter and having challenged … [Read more...]
Final Open Kitchen Live Line up of 2015, three amazing chefs and three amazing dishes compete
Open Kitchen Live brings chefs together to test new dishes on their professional peers and submit them to a panel of judges, who will declare one the winner. It aims to promote menu experimentation and collaboration within the profession. We are delighted to announce the three chefs taking part in the last Open Kitchen Live of 2015 at the Equipline Development Kitchen in … [Read more...]
Roux Scholarship 2016 opens for entries
The Roux Scholarship is the premier competition for chefs in the UK and ranks among the most prestigious in the world. However, it is far more than just a competition that ends with a prize. The Roux Scholarship offers the winner a career changing opportunity that is unrivalled and stretches far beyond the much coveted 3 month stage at a 3 star Michelin restaurant. That is … [Read more...]
Baltzersen’s appoints new head chef
Harrogate-based Scandinavian café Baltzersen’s has appointed Neil Bell as head chef. Neil joins Baltzersen’s from award-winning So! bar and eats where he held the position of executive chef for eight years. Prior to that Neil worked as a chef at The Mother Shipton Inn in Knaresborough before various sales roles, most recently for Miller Food Service. Comments Neil: “I … [Read more...]