March 2018
Creative canap茅s to fab filleting - UCB wins big at Hotelympia
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Scores of students from UCB鈥檚 College of Food are celebrating after winning a medal at the biggest culinary and hospitality show in the UK.
From chefs on the prestigious听Royal Academy of Culinary Arts (RACA) Apprenticeship听补苍诲听Level 2 and 3 Food and Beverage Service听students to听Culinary Arts Management听undergraduates, no fewer than 21 UCB students saw success at this year鈥檚 Hotelympia.


Performing in the Restricted Live Class, Skills Theatre and Student Restaurant Classes of the show鈥檚 100-plus competitions, the students brought home seven gold medals, 11 silver, two bronze and one Certificate of Merit.
- Thomas Bell听鈥 Culinary Arts Management (BA Hons) - Dolmio & Uncle Ben鈥檚 Foodservice Student Catering Challenge 鈥 Bronze / Best Meat Dish
- Romy Jones听鈥 RACA 鈥 Prepare a Best End Lamb 鈥 Gold
- Adam Beaumont听鈥 RACA 鈥 Butcher a Whole Chicken for Saute 鈥 Gold
- Ben Carlton Gray听鈥 RACA 鈥 Lemon Sole Filleting 鈥 Silver
- Katie Cooper听鈥 RACA 鈥 Sea Bass/Trout Preparation 鈥 Gold
- Nicole Slater听鈥 Professional Cookery Diploma - Knife Skills 鈥 Certificate of Merit
- Olivia Glendall听- Professional Cookery Diploma 鈥 Avocado Starter - Bronze
- Jude Andrews听- Professional Cookery Diploma 鈥 Shrimp Starter 鈥 Gold
- Samuel Reynolds听- Professional Cookery Diploma 鈥 Amuse Bouche 鈥 Gold
- Dahnish Iqbal听鈥 RACA 鈥 Canap茅 Challenge 鈥 Silver
- Charlotte Livesey听鈥 RACA 鈥 Canap茅 Challenge 鈥 Silver
- Drew Morris听- RACA 鈥 Canap茅 Challenge 鈥 Silver
- Benjamin Webster听- RACA 鈥 Canap茅 Challenge 鈥 Silver
- Patrick White听- RACA 鈥 Canap茅 Challenge 鈥 Silver
- Tom Rix听- RACA 鈥 Canap茅 Challenge 鈥 Silver
- Megan Mannion听- RACA 鈥 Canape Challenge 鈥 Silver
- Raimond Gnambodoe听- RACA 鈥 Canape Challenge 鈥 Silver
- Melissa Toffani听- RACA 鈥 Canape Challenge 鈥 Silver
- Georgia Wheatley听- Food & Beverage Service Level 3 鈥 Caesar Salad - Gold
- Ryan Averill听- Food & Beverage Service Level 3 鈥 Pancakes - Gold
- Brett McSkimming听- Food & Beverage Service Level 3 鈥 Cocktails - Silver
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Chef lecturer and mentor Anthony Wright said: 鈥淭he students worked exceptionally hard to prepare for their respective competition with the help and mentoring of the lecturers here at UCB. We are incredibly proud of our prot茅g茅s and hope they got a lot out of competing on such a high profile, prestigious stage.鈥
This year鈥檚 Hotelympia, which brings thousands of businesses and buyers to market and champions one of the UK's most vibrant industries, took place at London鈥檚 ExCel.
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