Our Professional Cookery and Hospitality students are running a series of events this May. This includes different types of food and drink available within the restaurant itself and within the Granton Campus Hub. This includes delicious high quality meals from £5.00. Friday 26 April – Café Style Lunch – 12.30pm-12.45pm Enjoy a great tasting cooked…
An Edinburgh College Professional Photography student has been presented with a prestigious award from one of the UK’s longest standing photographic associations, responsible for developing some of the leading photographers around today. Edinburgh College BA Professional Photography student Gavin Smart was recently named Student of the Year at the Master Photography Awards 2018. Thirty-four year-old…
A first-year Professional Cookery student at Edinburgh College came out on top against four of his classmates to bag himself a visit to one of the UK’s top hotel and restaurants, Le Manoir Aux Quat’Saisons in Oxfordshire. Justin Jones, a City and Guilds Level 1 student, won the James Thomson Student of the Year Award…
Professional Cookery students are heading to Milan for a two-day trip taking in a new culinary learning experience, to improve their skills and expand their knowledge. On 7 and 8 June the Level 3 students attend the Food Genius Academy in Milan to learn more about Italian cuisine and how to cook it. The main…
Four Edinburgh College students are going all out to wow the judges at a national hospitality and cookery competition tomorrow. Emma Turner, Sophie Taylor, Ruaridh Harte and Sam MacDonald will represent the college at the Brakes Hospitality Challenge Final in Glasgow on Thursday 31 May after impressing judges with their menu and table planning ideas.…
ALDI has donated equipment worth £4,000 to Edinburgh College’s Professional Cookery department through a partnership that is also providing new opportunities for students to develop their skills. The support from ALDI will benefit the kitchens at the college’s Milton Road Campus and has enabled the college to invest in equipment to aid students’ learning, including…
Students of a pioneering academies programme took over the Scottish Parliament’s members’ restaurant for a night, serving festive meals to paying customers. Four students from the Tourism and Hospitality Academy, part of the South East Scotland Academies Partnership (SESAP), had the opportunity to work in the kitchen and restaurant of the Parliament restaurant. They were…
Shoppers at the new Aldi store in Cameron Toll Shopping Centre sampled tasty treats made by Edinburgh College students during the store’s first week of opening. To celebrate the opening, Professional Cookery students prepared and served tasters of recipes to customers, using ingredients available from the new store. Visitors to the store enjoyed sampling pulled…