Michelin-starred chef Richard Davies and The Manor House Hotel, Castle Combe played host to The Chefs’ Forum Cotswolds & Bath on 19 August, leading VRQ students from City of Bath and City of Bristol College in preparing and serving a stunning Michelin standard barbeque (picture above by Tim Martin Photography). This gave young chefs and front-of-house professionals a fantastic opportunity to contribute towards creating a top-drawer dining experience to a very tough audience of industry professionals.
Richard has been appointed a Chefs’ Forum Committee Member lead the regional chapter along with Sam Moody of The Bath Priory and Bridget Halford of City of Bath College, who said:
“It’s vital that colleges and industry work together and The Chefs’ Forum is key to helping this happen. The Chefs’ Forum is great in getting everyone talking.”
Opening up communication between industry, education and suppliers
At the event, Founder Catherine Farinha spoke of the crucial work The Chefs’ Forum does on a South West Regional level and now in the South East. The aim of The Chefs’ Forum is to support young chefs and work with catering colleges to bolster professional development in the industry. Catherine stated:
“The Chefs Forum opens up the communication channels between the catering industry, catering education providers and trade suppliers. Our organisation acts as a conduit for all three elements to interact seamlessly for the greater good of the industry”.
Displaying upcoming talent
The main ethos of The Chefs’ Forum is to display the best upcoming talent that the colleges have to offer which results in hospitality students winning stages and apprenticeships with the most prolific and highly-accredited professional chefs.
Local sourcing
The finest locally-sourced ingredients are showcased at Chefs’ Forum events to encourage top chefs to source locally where possible and in doing so, boosting the local economy and shining the spotlight on local producers.
Valuable industry organisation
Michelin-starred Chef Sam Moody of The Bath Priory added:
“I am proud to say that I work very closely with City of Bath College and have a number of very talented students in my kitchen and front of house at The Bath Priory. I regularly conduct cookery demonstrations at The College and involve students in high profile events. I am very much looking forward to hosting The Chefs’ Forum Autumn Lunch this October for the second year running and am delighted to be heading up the local chapter of this valuable industry organisation”.
With such leading chefs involved on a local level, there is no doubt that local catering students and the next generation of hospitality professionals in Bath and The Cotswolds are truly learning from the best.
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