In April, an almighty Michelin Star sized spanner was thrown into the works at Innholders Hall when Herbert Berger announced his retirement as he approached the tender age of 70. What’s Cooking caught up with him to reflect on his illustrious career...
While most of us were glued to our television sets for the crowning of King Charles III, some of the Cooks were more directly involved in Coronation activity. What’s Cooking caught up with three of our number who were more intimately involved...
What’s Cooking spoke to two recent alumni from our successful programme, Nick Agnew and Niamh Armitage.
Now in its second year, our innovative programme develops management and leadership skills and helps people build their careers as a Senior Chef or Kitchen Manager.
Earlier in the year, Lakefield Hospitality College introduced an innovative sport psychology personal development platform for both mentors and students, thanks to funding from the Lord Forte Foundation.
The outstanding and extraordinary work of Treloar’s College continues striving to improve the lives of 168 physically disabled students - some of whom have highly complex needs. This year, specialist training, nutritional needs, dietary management, teamwork, and after care for leavers have been priority areas.
This year’s FutureChef Programme was a huge success with over 500 school participating across the whole of the programme and reaching over 24,000 young people. This included FutureChef Juniors & BakeOff, the FutureChef Competition and a programme of Culinary Career Sessions.
The Clink Charity has been a valued partner of The Worshipful Company of Cooks for many years, and its work in the prison kitchens has been described in previous issues. What’s Cooking caught up with the team again recently to learn more about their work ‘beyond the prison gate’ and the impact their support workers can have on their continued rehabilitation. Here is John’s remarkable story.
The Royal Academy of Culinary Arts’ Adopt a School Trust joined forces with Table Talk Foundation to open an exciting, new community training kitchen at Plumpton Land and Environment College in Sussex, thanks to intense fund-raising activity.
While we basked in the June sunshine (remember that?!), HMS Duncan, the Worshipful Company of Cooks’ affiliate ship, set off to take up her role as Flagship to NATO’s Standing Maritime Group 2 leading five major warships from France, Canada, Italy, and Spain.
The voice of the Mother Abbess soared as she implored the errant Maria to ‘climb every mountain, ford every stream, follow every rainbow, ‘till you find your dream’... so a young Graham Puxley hoped to fulfil his dream of one day climbing his mountain to reach the heady heights of Everest Base Camp – some 17,500 ft above sea level!
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