Helena Rizzo of Mani Restaurant, in São Paulo, Brazil has been named the 2014 Veuve Clicquot World’s Best Female Chef and will be honoured at The World’s 50 Best Restaurants Awards, sponsored by S.Pellegrino & Acqua Panna, in London on 28 April. Winner of last year’s Veuve Clicquot Latin America’s Best Female Chef award at the inaugural Latin America’s 50 Best Restaurants … [Read more...]
Chefs Recipe of the Week by Mark Jordan
This week's Chefs Recipe of the Week is Asparagus Spears with Truffle & Poached Duck Egg by Mark Jordan and courtesy of Great British Chefs Mark Jordan's delicious asparagus recipe is an exceptionally versatile dish--making a delightful breakfast or brunch, spectacular starter or a light lunch. If making these asparagus spears for a vegetarian, skip the Parmesan (which has … [Read more...]
Big School Bake Off Competition launches
LACA and Stork are looking for the school cook or caterer who will win the first ever Big School Bake Off. Following the runaway success of the Stork Big School Bake Off activity in schools, the search is now on to find the best school baker. Entries are now open to school cooks and caterers – all those engaged in the school kitchen – to submit their best sweet bake recipe … [Read more...]
Global chef brings taste of Brazil to UK schools and universities
A chef from Brazil served up a taste of this summer’s World Cup to students at schools and universities across the country as part of a three-week tour organised by Sodexo, the world’s largest services company. Hubert Visschedjik, from Sao Paulo, helped the Sodexo catering teams at nine universities, two academies, a school and a college of further education to create a … [Read more...]
First Class Honours for University Caterers
Following the unprecedented success of the 2013 Annual Skills Competitions, The University Caterers Organisation (TUCO) welcomed over 200 talented chefs, food service personnel, caterers and baristas from Higher Education Institutions across the UK back to Blackpool earlier this week, to take part in 2014’s competitions. TUCO Ltd – the UK’s leading organisation supporting … [Read more...]