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07/07/2010
 Essential Cuisine were proud to support Simon Hulstone from The Elephant Restaurant Torquay at this years Bocuse d’Or. Cheered on by a huge crowd of British chef supporters, friends and family, Hulstone and his commis chef Jordan Bailey under the watchful eye of coach Nick Vadis, UK executive chef with Compass, competed with 20 other countries knowing only 12 would go through to the grand final in Lyon in January 2011. Read more>>
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02/07/2010
 Two years ago Rob Mainment, the IT teacher at Hartford High School, was tasked with finding a project to captivate the imagination of the school children. He came up with a sustainable “grow your own” and “raised beds” project that the kids really took to it.
This year, with the help of Essential Cuisine, Hartford pupils have raised further funds participating in the Garden Festival at Arley Hall in Cheshire. Nigel Crane, chef and founder of Essential Cuisine, worked with the children to make a range of soups using all the produce they had grown. The soups were sold during the festival, generating further funds to continue the project and expand the school allotment. Read more>>
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16/06/2010
 Family-owned independent brewer Frederic Robinson Ltd treated tenants of its North Wales pubs to lunch - then invited them to feature the dishes that they had enjoyed on the menus in their own pubs.
A similar event was staged for Cumbrian tenants at Armathwaite Hall in March and others are planned for Lancashire, Cheshire and The Peak District estates in due course. Robinsons have more than 400 pubs in the North West of England and North Wales. Read more>>
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08/06/2010
 Although the traditional lunch is declining in popularity, there are still some places where workers appreciate the value of a cooked meal at a reasonable price.
One of these is the London headquarters of designer fashion brand Ted Baker, where 85 percent of staff uses the restaurant on a regular basis.
A four-strong team, lead by head chef Jay Wynne, serves up freshly prepared, quality food at the Ugly Brown Building, St Pancras Way, with a little help from Essential Cuisine, maker of stocks, jus, glace and gravy for the professional chef. Read more>>
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03/06/2010
 DREAMS can come true, as Merseyside chef Tom Lee discovered after being crowned North West Young Chef of the Year 2010, sponsored by Essential Cuisine.
The 24-year-old sous chef from the London Carriage Works in Liverpool was last night presented with the top award at a high-profile ceremony at Manchester’s Deansgate Hilton (Wednesday).
It is a particularly poignant win for the Toxteth-born chef, who spent months’ soul searching after narrowly missing out on last year’s title to Chris Rawlinson.
Click here for ful story.
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24/05/2010
 Tom Orton from The Lovelady Shield Hotel in Alston has been hailed Master Chefs of Great Britain’s Young Chef of the Year 2010, sponsored by Essential Cuisine.
Pipped to the post was runner-up Tom Lawson from Sheffield College, one of eight young finalists who battled for the prestigious title at a cook-off at Westminster Kingsway College.
The award was introduced this year to emphasise the value of healthy competition, constructive feedback and recognition in a young chef’s life and complement the Young Pastry Chef competition run by the Masterchefs of Great Britain. Read more>>
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10/05/2010
 Winners of the Essential Cuisine Sponsored Taste of Staffordshire Young Chef of Tomorrow and Master Chef of the Year 2010 were announced last night at a gala dinner and awards ceremony held at The Moat House Hotel, Acton Trussell. The ceremony was attended by restaurateur Sarah Willingham of BBC TV’s Restaurant series and new patron of Taste of Staffordshire.
The announcement followed a challenging two hour ‘cook off’ for the 12 finalists at Stafford College during the day which included preparation of a three course meal using seasonal Staffordshire ingredients costing under £20.
Initiated by the Taste of Staffordshire, the competition aims to raise standards and develop culinary talent, promote local dishes and produce, and celebrate Staffordshire’s distinctive gastronomic appeal. Read full story>>
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10/05/2010
Essential Cuisine has once again sponsored a family holiday through the Trewan Sands Children's Trust. Caring for a child with a disability or terminal illness can be a huge responsibility, not only physically and mentally but also financially. Many of these families are on a low income or benefits as they are forced to give up work to look after their sick or disabled child, and as such rarely, if ever, get the chance to enjoy a family holiday together. For more information on this much needed charity, visit www.tsctrust.org
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07/05/2010
Essential Cuisine has stepped up its commitment to chefs trying to forge a dream career in the competitive world of catering by backing The Master Chefs of Great Britain’s Young Chef of the Year 2010.
The competition is open to young chefs who have or are working with, studying under or have the backing of a Master Chef of Great Britain and achieve their Advanced Training Diploma this year. Read more
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06/04/2010
 Two passionate young chefs who go for broke to source the best local produce possible have made it to the final of the Essential Cuisine-sponsored North West Young Chef of the Year 2010.
Andrew Postlethwaite from the Castle Green Hotel, Kendal, and Tom Lee from the London Carriage Works, Liverpool, respectively won this week’s Cumbria and Merseyside heats of one of the most respected culinary competitions in the region. Read more>>
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