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Following an enthralling live final at the Hotel, Restaurant & Catering (HRC) Show at Excel in London on March 22nd, Sam Paoli, Maria V Carbone and Paulo Dela Cruz of New City College have been crowned winners of the prestigious Country Range Student Chef...

Meet The Lecturer This week we touched based with Jake Piper, Culinary Lecturer at Cambridge Regional College, to see how his team are preparing for the final and what competitions mean to him. Jake Piper – Lecturer Cambridge Regional College How are you feeling about...

Meet The Lecturer Ahead of the finals in March, we chatted to some of the successful lecturers whose teams have made it through to find out what competitions mean to them and their tips and tricks for success.   Hayley McCook - City of Glasgow College How are you...

After one of the most competitive paper judging stages in the competition’s history, eight college teams have been successful in making the grand final of the returning Country Range Student Chef Challenge 2022.  The eight teams who have made it through to the grand...

With just two weeks to go until the Country Range Student Chef Challenge deadline for entries, competition organiser Kate Bancroft is urging colleges and students thinking of entering to get involved before it’s too late. The competition, which is run in conjunction...

After clinching victory in the 2020 Country Range Student Chef Challenge live final, the talented trio from the City of Liverpool College were finally able to enjoy the final part of their prize last month following a series of delays due to Covid-19. ...

With the Country Range Student Chef Challenge back in 2022, we spoke to Robbie Phillips, twice winning lecturer from City of Glasgow College, ahead of the official launch in September. How was the last 18 months different from previous years in your role? “My last...

For 23-year-old chef Emily Bucknall, testing herself in cookery competitions at college was instrumental in giving her the confidence to push herself and succeed in the hospitality industry.  Emily was part of a trio of talented cooks from Loughborough College...

Following an enthralling live final at the Hotel, Restaurant & Catering (HRC) Show at Excel in London on March 22nd, Sam Paoli, Maria V Carbone and Paulo Dela Cruz of New City College have been crowned winners of the prestigious Country Range Student Chef...

Meet The Lecturer This week we touched based with Jake Piper, Culinary Lecturer at Cambridge Regional College, to see how his team are preparing for the final and what competitions mean to him. Jake Piper – Lecturer Cambridge Regional College How are you feeling about...

Meet The Lecturer Ahead of the finals in March, we chatted to some of the successful lecturers whose teams have made it through to find out what competitions mean to them and their tips and tricks for success.   Hayley McCook - City of Glasgow College How are you...

After one of the most competitive paper judging stages in the competition’s history, eight college teams have been successful in making the grand final of the returning Country Range Student Chef Challenge 2022.  The eight teams who have made it through to the grand...

With just two weeks to go until the Country Range Student Chef Challenge deadline for entries, competition organiser Kate Bancroft is urging colleges and students thinking of entering to get involved before it’s too late. The competition, which is run in conjunction...

After clinching victory in the 2020 Country Range Student Chef Challenge live final, the talented trio from the City of Liverpool College were finally able to enjoy the final part of their prize last month following a series of delays due to Covid-19. ...

With the Country Range Student Chef Challenge back in 2022, we spoke to Robbie Phillips, twice winning lecturer from City of Glasgow College, ahead of the official launch in September. How was the last 18 months different from previous years in your role? “My last...

For 23-year-old chef Emily Bucknall, testing herself in cookery competitions at college was instrumental in giving her the confidence to push herself and succeed in the hospitality industry.  Emily was part of a trio of talented cooks from Loughborough College...