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08th May 2024
Toque d’Or finalists harvest key learnings in ‘farm-to-fork challenge’
Toque d’Or Grand Finals week The challenge was part of an action-packed Toque d’Or Grand Finals week, comprising a series of challenges built around the competition’s overarching theme of...
08th May 2024
Hospitality Action encourages industry to ‘spring clean’ its approach to team wellbeing
With spring traditionally symbolising reflection and renewal, the season ‘inspires’ a fresh perspective making it the ideal time to refresh ways of thinking, reassess the company HR approach and...
08th May 2024
Public Sector Catering Week to celebrate valuable contributions of catering teams
A five-day focus on the key issues facing public sector catering teams offers opportunities to learn, share, access brand new resources, and participate. Each day will have a theme, these will look at...
07th May 2024
How can entering the Graduate Awards now help a chef in the future?
The Craft Guild of Chefs recently spoke to Ieuan Davies on an Instagram live. He was the first chef to achieve the pastry and kitchen award, coming Highest Achiever in both exams. Ieuan recently...
07th May 2024
Heston Blumenthal's The Fat Duck introduces ‘Topsy Turvy’ tasting menu
From the 7th of May to the 30th of June, alongside the classic menu, guests can choose to start the meal with dessert and graduate to more savoury flavours, before finishing with a refreshing nitro...
03rd May 2024
Essential Cuisine partners with Lumina to welcome NCOTY top 3 to Liverpool
The agenda was meticulously crafted to showcase the best of Liverpool's food scene while providing ample opportunities for learning, networking, and of course, indulging in exquisite cuisine. The top...
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02nd May 2024
The Craft Guild of Chefs Awards are seen as the chefs’ Oscars recognising the exceptional talent across the whole of our...
02nd May 2024
Previously head chef at Horto, the contemporary fine dining restaurant at Rudding Park, Adam was awarded 3 AA rosettes and...
02nd May 2024
It’s faster than its predecessor, uses less energy and has a new design. Plus, it runs on natural hydrocarbon refrigerant...
01st May 2024
Speaking at the Arena 2024 Savoy Lecture on 22nd April 2024, Nicholls delivered a sector update in which she expressed...
01st May 2024
The trio will be invited to Skills for Chefs 2024 to meet culinary legend Jason Atherton as well as other chefs including...
01st May 2024
Lisa first entered the Salon Culinaire in 2020 spurred on by her colleagues and her victory at LACA’s Finishing Touches. She...
30th Apr 2024
What was it that originally made you want to enter the Graduate Awards? My workplace has had chefs enter the competition in...
30th Apr 2024
Entries have been extended until Tuesday 28th May. This means chefs still have a month to design and serve up an award...
30th Apr 2024
David McKown, director of University Hospitality Seminars, commented: “The U Dine Awards are also a great learning...
29th Apr 2024
Achievers of this prestigious exam will be seeded directly into the semi-finals of YNCOTY in 2025 and for one chef, straight...