Welcome to the Restaurant!
Last year saw a record number of diners enjoy our student’s food, so thank you all for your continued support of their culinary journey. Our students also had the opportunity to cook under the guidance of some fabulous local guest chefs, including Scott Fairweather, Steven Doherty, and Ash Wood. We were delighted to host the Cumbrian Food Awards again this year, which saw 170 of the industry’s finest enjoy food and service delivered by our catering team. The students did us proud and received excellent feedback and praise from the guests!
We also went on a few education visits this year, including to Belgium for five days to experience the local cuisines, hospitality and culture. In May, we held an internal competition with our local food supplier McClures, which was a huge success. We thank them for their continued support. This year also saw us enter, and win, the National Seafood Chef of the Year competition again! A big congratulations to Dylan Evans & Keira Carolan, the Simon Rogan Academy apprentices who represented the college in the annual competition.
The Simon Rogan Academy continues to go from strength to strength, and the first group of graduates finished their time with us with a working trip to Simon’s Hong Kong restaurant. We hope this great initiative continues to grow and expand over the next few years. After hosting the Cumbria Food Awards last year and seeing our students and staff’s fantastic work firsthand, Dave Myers of The Hairy Bikers fame recently described us in the Lake District Food & Drink Guide as “one of the best catering colleges in the UK”. Being recognised for the work we do by a genuine industry legend makes us so proud and validates everything we do.
After an excellent year, Andrew, Paul, and Yannick will continue to guide our students to produce stunning seasonal dishes. Graeme, as always, will continue to be an enthusiastic and knowledgeable host, complimenting the food prepared each week. Make sure you sign up for email updates, as we will announce some special guest chef lunches and dinners you won’t want to miss!
We look forward to welcoming you all back to the restaurant soon.
