Articles tagged as: Assistance of Cookery

Spring of this year saw the exciting launch of The Worshipful Company of Cooks all new Chef Management Development Programme. Driven forward by Freeman Philippe Rossiter, and with the expert input of Dr Hilary Cooke, this management level apprenticeship is aimed at improving management skills, developing leadership talent, and building career prospects for senior level …

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The Worshipful Company of Cooks Apprenticeship programme in conjunction with Westminster Kingsway College has continued to grow and go from strength to strength. It consists of two, 16-month apprenticeship courses. The apprentices start with Commis Chef apprenticeship standard (level 2) and attend college for a 12-month training period, followed by a maximum of a four-month …

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The Worshipful Company of Cooks is a proud supporter of the Craft Guild of Chefs’ Young National Chef of the Year (YNCOTY) competition. This year the prestigious title was awarded to Mae Dionio from Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons after she served up three stunning and delicious plates of food. Mae created a starter of Mayfield …

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Lakefield is a Hospitality Training College for young women aged 16 to 24 from a range of social backgrounds including some of the disadvantaged areas of London, offering an array of Hospitality Courses. The college is unique in that all full-time students are required to carry out on the job training onsite every weekday morning. …

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The Clink Charity works in partnership with Her Majesty’s Prison & Probation Service to deliver 34 training projects: four restaurants, two gardens, one event catering business, one bakery and 26 prison kitchens. All projects use an integrated programme to ensure that students receive the support they need, not only while they are in prison but …

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The NHS Chef Competition forms part of a drive to improve standards and recognise the skills of chefs working in the NHS. It is spearheaded by Phil Shelley, senior operational and policy manager and Chair of the NHS Review of Hospital Food that was announced by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care. …

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The Craft Guild of Chefs has revealed that eight talented young chefs have achieved the Graduate Award 2022. This was the 20th year of the Graduate Awards after it was founded by Steve Munkley in 2002 to allow chefs to continue improving their skills after leaving college. Each year, the Worshipful Company of Cooks supports …

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Under the expert leadership of Past Master Marcus Appleton and the Late Master Keith Powell’s determination to bring focus to the Assistance of Cookery, the last year saw an expansion of activity – not just in terms of the projects supported and the breadth of sectors benefitting, but also in the level of investment made.

This is the story of Sam Dixon, winner of the Craft Guild of Chef’s ‘Young National Chef of the Year’, who grew up playing centre midfield football, perfecting his skills navigating Assassin’s Creed on his Xbox and practising drop-ins, kick turns and kick flips on his skateboard.

The Assistance of Cookery Committee, chaired by Past Master Marcus Appleton, oversees activities supporting the Mistery of Cookery. Here, What’s Cooking presents its annual review of the key activities where competitions, Awards and Chef development were the priorities.