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THE FOOD PROGRAMME
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From amaranth to zabaglione, Sheila Dillon and Derek Cooper investigate every aspect of the food we eat. |
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PRESENTERS |
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- Derek's biography
- Derek's interview
- What do you know about Derek? |
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"Cooper is a man with tremendous gusto and passion for the pleasures of life and food, but he is also a man who has a blazing fury with those who are responsible for allowing our food supply to have become so contaminated and with those countless others who accept this state with apathy and disregard."
Journalist Colin Spencer |
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CATERING TRAINING
The restaurant industry is booming, but is suffering from a chronic skills shortage. There aren’t enough trained chefs to fill all the vacancies. Sheila Dillon investigates what is being done to tackle the crisis, and will the plans for vocational GCSEs help to motivate a new generation to be interested in food?
Sheila Dillon visited the Asian and Oriental School of Catering where students are taught to cook a wide range of cuisines including Chinese, Indian, Thai and Malaysian. She met with chef and restaurateur Cyrus Todiwala, one of the founders of the school and head of the school, Damien Nolan, and sampled the food served in the school’s restaurant, Zen Satori.
The skills shortage in catering extends right across the industry. Compass, the UK’s largest contract caterer, serving corporate catering services as well as the food in schools, hospitals and prisons, is taking steps to tackle the problem, head of Corporate Affairs Mike Stapleton explained.
Simon Parkes visited Willows High School in Cardiff to meet with Head of Technology Rhoda Williams and Head Teacher Mal Davies to find out more about the GCSE Catering course the school offers. It’s a popular course at the school which offers a unique opportunity for students to learn, with its catering-size kitchen and restaurant that students cook for. The school offers a range of vocational food and catering courses and has good links with the local FE college.
Studio discussion guests
Mike Tomlinson, former HM Chief Inspector of Schools and now chair of the group working to reform 14-19 education. Simon Turl, CEO of the Hospitality Training Foundation, and chef Robert Rees, who was until recently the catering representative on the Food Standards Agency’s board.
Further information
Asian and Oriental School of Catering
40 Hoxton St
London
N1
School: 020 7613 9292
Zen Satori Restaurant: 020 7613 9590
Compass Group plc
Rivermead
Oxford Road
Denham
Uxbridge
UB9 4BF
Tel:01895 554554
Willows High School
Willows Avenue
Tremorfa
Cardiff
CF24 2YE
Tel: 0292 041 4243
Welsh exam board GCSE CateringWelsh Joint Education Committee
245 Western Avenue
Cardiff
CF5 2YX
Hospitality Training Foundation
Third Floor
International House
High Street
Ealing
London
W5 5DB
Tel: 0208 579 2400
Springboard – hospitality careers advice
Tel: 020 7497 8654
Email: info.london@springboarduk.org.uk
Or check the website to find your local regional office:
BBCi Chef School – advice from top chefs on how to get ahead in the business
Working Group on the Reform of 14-19 Education
Modern Apprenticeships
BBCi Food website
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