British Food Fortnight - Cooks and chefs working in schools

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Cooks and chefs working in schools

In France the Government sends 3,500 chefs into schools every October to introduce children to the delights of their national cuisine. Inspired by this, the organisers of British Food Fortnight invite those with cooking experience or facilities to work with schools to teach children how to cook. Below are some case studies from Cooks and Chefs who did just that during British Food Fortnight. If you would like to do something similar during British Food Fortnight 2008 then please use this link to download our advice for Cooks and Chefs about things to consider when working in schools.

Cooks and chefs working in schools - case studies

Phil Brown, The Columbia Hotel, Northampton

The Craft Guild of Chefs contacted me because Brake Bros wanted fifty of the Craft’s members to go into schools and give demonstrations using British produce; Brakes would supply ingredients to the value of £50.
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Adrian Hornsby, Ye Olde Plough House, Bulphan, Essex

For the second year running, we invited students aged 10 – 11 years from two local schools to come to our establishment to participate in a fun-filled day.
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Andrew Bennett and Lisa Sutherland, Sheraton Park Lane, London

Andrew’s sister is a teacher at Wood Green Junior School, Wednesbury and through her we arranged to run two morning demonstrations and two hands-on afternoon sessions.
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