Aviko's Great British Breakfast Competition

Closing date: 30th April 2010

Click below to fill in the entry form and tell Aviko why your breakfast is the best (in less than 50 words) and the winner will get to enjoy a weekend for two in London with breakfast in style at the Wolseley! Closing date: 30th April 2010

Details: www.greatbritishbreakfast.co.uk

An Evening at Gaucho O2

21st January 2010 - 5.30-9.30pm, Gaucho O2, Peninsula Square, London SE10 0DX

A wonderful way to start 2010 is an evening at Gaucho O2 at the O2 arena in Greenwich to learn about Argentine cuisine. Organised by Westminster Kingsway College chef lecturer Jose Souto and R&R Teamwork, Gaucho’s rumbustious Master of Meat Ryan Hattingh will be showcasing two of the restaurant’s signature dishes. Guild chefs will be guided through ceviche making Gaucho style, with a range of citrus marinated seafood. He will then move on to explain the provenance, the ageing and the cooking of Gaucho’s celebrated Argentine beef, reared on Argentina’s pampas grasses. No surprise that the average Argentine eats 88kg of beef a year compared to the 38kg of us supposedly beef-brunching Brits. Eight places are offered to Craft Guild members on a first come first serve basis. Email Jose Souto at Jose.Souto@westking.ac.uk to book your place. The event will be featured in the spring issue of the Craft Guild’s Stockpot magazine.

Major Series 2010

22nd January 2010, Highbury College, Portsmouth

The national competitions are open to junior and senior chefs of varying skill levels from any type of outlet and take place throughout the year at venues around the country. A host of live and static display classes are held including pastry and restaurant skills, as well as the hot live Culinary Challenge, which allows 60 minutes to prepare and cook two main courses using fish and a range of Major marinades. For further information or to enter click below.

Details: www.craftguildofchefs.org/comppics/7_CC-…

Farmhouse Breakfast Week 2010

24th - 30th January 2010, Nationwide

This campaign demonstrates to everyone that breakfast is the meal you can’t afford to miss, with the new theme ‘Breakfast Benefits’. The campaign showcases the most important meal of the day and raises awareness of the nutritional benefits of eating a healthy breakfast as part of a balanced diet and active lifestyle. Farmhouse Breakfast Week also provides a perfect opportunity to promote the wealth of wonderful breakfast produce available around the country. For further information on how you can get involved and to order all your event resources, please click below.

Details: www.farmhousebreakfast.com

2010 HRS Hotel Excellence Awards

27th January 2010, London

The HRS Hotel Excellence Awards celebrate outstanding achievements from both large hotels (over 50 rooms) and small hotels (up to and including 50 rooms). Click below for further information.

Details: www.hrshotelexcellenceawards.co.uk/intro…