Jacob Ashburton-Dunning, a 22-year-old chef from Gidleigh Park in Devon, has been crowned South West Chef of the Year 2026, the region’s most prestigious culinary title.
Panasonic Professional Kitchen has awarded Coleg Llandrillo with its NE-C1275 Combination Microwave Oven for winning ‘Best Use of a Panasonic Accelerated Oven’ at Zest Quest Asia 2026.
The Skills for Chefs for Chefs conference has announced that Oli Marlow, executive chef for Simon Rogan, will be presenting at the 2027 conference, which is taking place on 23 and 24 June, 2027.
The search for next year’s Zest Quest Asia champions has started, do you have a team of students who would be interested in taking part in the competition? The deadline to register your interest is Friday 30th October 2026.
The Skills for Chefs Conference has announced that acclaimed chef Michael Wignall will be presenting at the event on 23-24th June 2027, where he will take centre stage as the Wellocks Champion Chef.
With almost one million young people in the UK currently outside education, employment or training, specialist apprenticeship provider HIT Training is calling on the hospitality industry to recognise its vital role in helping the next generation into work.
