Milton Keynes College and The Royal Academy of Culinary Arts join forces on Taste of Tuesday Guest Chef Nights
Milton Keynes College, one of the country’s leading catering & hospitality education providers has joined forces with The Royal Academy of Culinary Arts (RACA) on the college’s popular Taste of Tuesday Guest Nights.
Having recently become part of RACA’s College Community Programme – a scheme setup to support catering colleges around the country, nurturing the next generation of talent – MK College is taking its existing Taste of Tuesday Guest Nights to an entirely new audience. Held in the award-winning Brasserie on the Bletchley campus, the evenings see culinary students collaborate with top guest chefs to showcase their skills and talent.
The first of the RACA partnered events took place on the 10th March with chef, Stephen McLaughlin of Restaurant Andrew Fairlie, Scotland’s only two Michelin-starred restaurant, wowing dinners with a four-course menu. For the college’s students, a day of learning opportunities started with a deep dive into the world of wild venison. Students had the chance to practice hands on butchery and learn about provenance and seasonality while preparing wild roe deer saddle for evening service.
Neil Rippington, director of the Royal Academy of Culinary Art's College Community Programme commented:
“It was an absolute pleasure to be present, and I thank Stevie, Clem, Steve, Richie, Gian, Corina (especially!) and the team at Milton Keynes College for creating such a special occasion. However, most of all, a serious well done to the students, front-of-house and in the kitchen. This day was for them, and they did more than live up to the occasion. They should be very proud, and I am sure they have great futures ahead.”
With rave reviews from those lucky enough to be in the room as well as from the students who had this exclusive opportunity to work alongside one of the UK’s greatest chefs, the Taste of Tuesday Guest Nights in association with The Royal Academy of Culinary Arts is set to continue throughout the year.
Feeding back on the event, Richie Carter, Workplace Trainer at MK College added:
“The morning session with the apprentices was both intriguing and informative and we all thoroughly enjoyed it. This, coupled with the excellent service at the restaurant in the evening, ensured all our guests left with wonderful memories, as did we all. It was enlightening; the students were ambassadors for the college and rose to the challenge admirably. The food looked and tasted sensational.”
To find out more about future Taste of Tuesday Guest Nights, including those organised in partnership with The Royal Academy of Culinary Arts, please visit www.mkcollege.ac.uk