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Macclesfield College Catering & Hospitality students have been celebrating recently after returning from the Welsh Salon Culinaire competition with a fistful of prizes and a coveted Gold!

The competition, which was held at Coleg Llandrillo in Colwyn Bay, is part of the Welsh International Culinary Championships, a yearly competition for up and coming industry talent.

Macclesfield College students competed alongside numerous other colleges from across the country and looked, as well as acted, like professionals in their brand new chef jackets, part of the sponsorship kindly received from Birchall Catering – Macclesfield College’s dry goods supplier.

Ciara Newton, a first year NVQ Level 2 student won Gold in Junior Napkin Folding, Silver went to Chloe Thorley for cutting a chicken for sauté and Bronze to Charlotte Clarke for filleting fish. Tom Bentham, who is studying for an NVQ 2 in Catering and Hospitality was a awarded a Certificate of Merit  for his mashed potato piping. Ciara Newton also won a Certificate of Merit for cooking Sole Du Glere (a Ceserani and Kinton dish).

Ciara Newton received Gold

Catering & Hospitality lecturer, Mark Boswell, who accompanied the students to the Championships commented: ‘We fought off very tough competition from Loughborough, Liverpool and Kingway colleges as well as a huge contingency from Deeside College! Coming home with so many medals is fantastic and I’m very proud of them!’

Tom Bentham triumphs in mashed potato piping

Macclesfield College’s Catering & Hospitality students benefit from studying in real work situations, including the College’s stylish ‘Silk Room’ public restaurant and licensed bar, and the professionally equipped training kitchen.  The College has an excellent reputation for producing highly trained professionals, with many students going on to become top chefs at prestigious establishments across the country.

For more information on the Catering & Hospitality courses offered by Macclesfield College visit www.macclesfield.ac.uk or call the College on 01625 410002.