De Vere Venues have launched an all new apprenticeship scheme, ‘Cooking with Verve’, which will see 10 aspiring chefs receive an accredited Level 2 NVQ Diploma Professional Cookery qualification as a result of the 12 month programme. The chef development programme welcomed its first wave of students at the end of 2014, providing 10 talented junior chefs a place on the … [Read more...]
Amandine Chaignot joins Rosewood London
Amandine Chaignot has been appointed Executive Chef for Rosewood London and will begin her journey at one of the capital’s ultra-luxury hotels in mid-January 2015. Not long after undertaking a postgraduate degree in pharmaceutical studies, Amandine realised that her interests lay in cooking and promptly decided to change her career path. Consequently, she immersed herself in … [Read more...]
Eating the ‘Natural’ way on Southampton campus
To support healthy eating options for staff, students and visitors, Southampton Solent University has refreshed, restocked and re-launched its ‘Natural’ salad bar on campus. This new market-leading concept from the University’s catering provider Sodexo is a response to both student and staff requests for a broader range of healthier food options. It encourages a ‘build your … [Read more...]
Royal canapé competition for Craft Guild’s 50th
Students are being given the chance to create the canapés for the Craft Guild of Chefs 50th anniversary party at St James Palace and prepare them on the night with the chef from the royal household. Catering colleges from across the UK are being invited to enter the right, royal competition to develop six canapés suitable for serving at the glittering event on 21 April … [Read more...]
Northcote keeps it local for Obsession 2015
This month sees Michelin-starred restaurant and country-house hotel Northcote celebrate the 15th year of Obsession, the annual gastronomic festival that has grown year on year to become renowned not only in the UK but globally. Showcasing the very best of the region – from the best of Lancashire’s larder through to renowned Northern hospitality – it has become the date for the … [Read more...]