STUDENT chefs behind The Academy restaurant in Duke Street have swept the board at two of the UK’s biggest cooking competitions.
The team of catering trainees from the City of Liverpool College, came away with 24 awards, including seven gold medals, at the UK Salon Culinaire competition in the Midlands. Days later they scooped another 10 Gold Medals and 13 Silver Medals at the Welsh International Culinary Championships.
The news comes in the same week as 19-year-old Daniela Tucci from The Art School went through to the final of the NW Young Chef Of The Year competition.
With Liverpool’s restaurant sector mushrooming faster than student flats, it’s not a bad time to be getting a foothold the industry. There are 90 people on the roll at the Duke Street catering college where graduates have ended up working in Michelin-starred restaurants in the UK and abroad.
City of Liverpool College Executive Chef Ian Jaundoo who, among other things, is a Master Chef of Great Britain, said: “It’s critical for businesses in Liverpool’s hospitality sector and for the city as a whole that we continue to supply highly skilled, talented and work-ready employees who can help to drive forwards the sector’s incredible success in the city.
“Competitions like these give students an opportunity to showcase their skills in a high pressure environment which is brilliant preparation for a career in the industry.”
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