Catering students cooking up success
TWO STUDENTS from Preston College's Catering and Hospitality Academy celebrated making the finals of a national gastronomy competition, organised by the Academy of Food and Wine Service Skills.
James Green and Sophie White were chosen to represent the North West in the competition at Westminster Kingsway College in London and lost out narrowly to representatives of the London college in the final.
The competition saw James creating a two-course meal for a panel of judges as Sophie chose wines to complement the meal and explained her reasons, as well as serving the meals to the judges.
For James, the competition topped off a successful year that has seen him also undertake a period of work placement at top London hotel Claridge's, he said: "Just after the Easter break I went down to Claridge's with another student to get some experience of working in their kitchens and it was a brilliant experience.
"I'm trying to get as much experience of working in top restaurants and entering prestigious competitions such as the Future Stars of Gastronomy, so that I might get the opportunity to start working in a top kitchen when I finish my course."
Marc McCrone, head of catering at Preston College said: "I'd like to offer my congratulations to James and Sophie on their achievements.
"We've had some great success this year with students showcasing their talents at the UK Seafood Championships, the Future Stars of Gastronomy competition and work placements at top restaurants such as Claridge's and Rick Stein's in Padstow.
"Hopefully we can build on this success with those chefs and front of house students who are progressing into year two, as well as those joining us in September."
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