Rajkumar Holuss, 1st Sous Chef at The Waterside Inn, Bray, was announced as the winner of the UK final of the 49th Le Taittinger Prix Culinaire International competition last weekend. Following a closely fought final of the competition at Roux at Parliament Square, UK Presidential Judge, Michel Roux Jr, and Champagne Taittinger’s Marketing Director, Vitalie Taittinger, revealed … [Read more...]
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Taittinger Prix Culinaire International – judges announced, entries by 7 August
Champagne Taittinger has announced the complete judging panel for their Prix Culinaire International competition 2015. Led by UK Presidential Judge, Michel Roux Jr, he will be joined by ten top chefs including Simon Hulstone from The Elephant Restaurant, Torquay; John Williams from The Ritz London; Roux at Parliament Square’s Steve Groves; Rachel Humphrey from Le Gavroche; … [Read more...]
QE II Conference Centre awards five year contract to Compass Group
Compass Group UK & Ireland has been awarded a five year contract to supply the catering at The Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre (QEIICC), the leading London venue. The five year deal, worth in excess of £20 million, will see Leith’s, a Compass sport, leisure and hospitality brand, work in partnership with the Centre to create a new delegate experience by introducing a … [Read more...]
MasterChef: The Professionals winner named Head Chef of Roux at Parliament Square
MasterChef: The Professionals winner, Steve Groves, has been announced Head Chef at the award-winning Roux at Parliament Square restaurant in Westminster, London. Steve joined Roux at Parliament Square in October 2010 as Senior Sous Chef after impressing Michel Roux Jr in the BBC TV series, MasterChef: The Professionals, and stepped up to the position of Head Chef in January … [Read more...]
Restaurant Associates launch Collaborate apprenticeship program
By Angela Green Catering News is sponsored by Two Services Restaurant Associates has launched Collaborate, an innovative level 4 industry apprenticeship program that brings together 15 chefs and 9 front-of-house team members to receive personal coaching from some of the biggest names in our industry. Collaborate offers participants an opportunity to learn from Michel Roux … [Read more...]
Chefs celebrated at special graduation ceremony
Renowned chef Monica Galetti recognised shining talent at BaxterStorey’s Chef Academy Graduation this week. A group of 27 chefs celebrated their completion of the hospitality provider’s dedicated Academy, which includes Commis Chef, Chef de Partie and Senior Chef qualifications. The ceremony, which was attended by over 100 guests including BaxterStorey’s Chef Consultants … [Read more...]
Land Securities White Rose topping out with six new restaurants
Land Securities ended 2016 on a high note with White Rose Shopping Centre in Leeds celebrating the Topping Out of the scheme’s transformative 65,000 sq. ft. leisure extension. A formal ceremony was held today, commemorating the final beam laid at the peak of the centre’s soon-to-be IMAX screen. To celebrate this occasion, Rob Jewell, Portfolio Director at Land Securities; Mike … [Read more...]
North Tees Hospital chefs win Salon Culinaire HCA hot cookery competition
Richard Kirton and Ian Cannon from North Tees Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust fought off competition from seven other hospital chef teams to take home Silver Best in Class. Each chef team had one hour to cook a beef-based two course hospital meal in front of a large crowd at the live theatre Hotelympia, in the coveted Salon Culinaire HCA Hot Cookery competition. Kirton … [Read more...]
CGC Honours and Awards 2015
In its 50th year, the Craft Guild of Chefs presented a record number of honours and awards to its members and supporters at a ceremony held at the Royal Garden Hotel, Kensington on 12 April 2015 following the Annual General Meeting. Nominated by the membership and ratified by the Vice Presidents’ Council, the honours and awards are made annually for the previous year and … [Read more...]
Golden line-up of chefs for IFE 2015 Skillery
Everyone from the winner of MasterChef: The Professionals to the former personal chef of legendary composer Baron Andrew Lloyd-Webber is set to take part in The Skillery at next spring’s International Food & Drink Event (IFE) at London’s ExCeL from 22-25 March, 2015. Guaranteed to be one of the highlights of the high profile industry show, The Skillery will also feature … [Read more...]
Ascot launches bespoke blend with Rare Tea Company
Ascot Racecourse has partnered with world-renowned tea connoisseur Henrietta Lovell, owner of Rare Tea Company and supplier for top restaurants including Noma in Copenhagen, Momofuku in New York and Claridge’s in London. Henrietta has created a bespoke blend of loose-leaf tea that will be exclusively available in selected restaurants and boxes, and to buy at Royal Ascot 2014 … [Read more...]
Craft Guild of Chefs honours its heroes
Forty-six members and supporters of the Craft Guild of Chefs were presented with honours and awards at a special ceremony following its Annual General Meeting. The accolades were presented by Craft Guild of Chefs chairman Christopher Basten, Vice Presidents’ Council (VPC) chairman Stephen Scuffell and the recently-appointed Craft Guild president, Vice Admiral Tony … [Read more...]
Anna Carmichael wins Springboard’s FutureChef Contest
Twelve aspiring young chefs gathered at Westminster Kingsway College to compete for the coveted title of Springboard’s FutureChef Winner 2014, having earned their place in the National final by mixing, stirring and chopping their way through local and regional heats held across the country. They were selected from 8,200 entrants aged 12 to 16 who entered Springboard’s … [Read more...]
The Good Pub Guide Awards 2014
The 2014 edition of The Good Pub Guide has just been published and, as every year, the Editors select the very best pubs from across the country to be awarded a collection of National Awards. Ranging from the highly prestigious "Pub of the Year" through a range of other categories these pubs demonstrate an excellence above and beyond even the other entries in the Good Pub Guide … [Read more...]
One-to-One Business Mentoring at the Hospitality Show 2013
Some of the most respected names in the hospitality industry will be on hand to pass on invaluable business advice, offering visitors FREE bookable one-to-one mentoring sessions, at The Hospitality Show later this month (January 21st-23rd). Business Briefing Stage Celebrated industry figures including the prodigal chef patron of Luke’s Dining Room, Luke Thomas, and Aktar … [Read more...]