A Celebration of Seafood

Sunderland College students at City Bistro have recently been involved in hosting a Seafood Evening, inviting members of the public to enjoy an evening of fizz and fine dining. For £25.00 per head, diners were able to enjoy a three course menu including some popular favourites such as Chilli salt squid, a seafood platter and … Continued

Catering students take over hotel kitchen for culinary battle

Sunderland College students recently staged a takeover at Washington’s Holiday Inn and went head to head in a culinary battle. The catering students split into teams of two, to compete in creating their own three course menus under the watchful eye of the hotels head chef. The takeover helped to raise £160 in total for … Continued

College welcomes Brazilian students

Sunderland College welcomed a group of Brazilian students for an educational study and cultural placement. The 11 students, who are all studying degrees in hospitality or gastronomy in their native country, arrived at Sunderland College in January to complete an 11-week placement. During their time here, the Brazilian students studied with the College’s own students … Continued

Students improve their menu writing skills with DeliFresh

Catering Students have recently been involved in working with fresh produce supplier DeliFresh to find out more about how they can use vegetables in diets and cooking. DeliFresh supplied our City Campus with fruit, vegetables and herbs for the Level 3 VRQ Advanced Professional Chef students. The session they took part in was designed to … Continued

A taste of Christmas

Trainee chefs from Sunderland College, based at the City Bistro, managed a stall at the Park Lane Christmas Market. They tempted the public’s taste buds with their freshly made breads, pies, jams and chutneys. It allowed the students to experience a real working market stall, which required planning, organisation, product development. Rob Stewart, Curriculum Manager … Continued

Catering Meet and Exceed Week

Catering students have recently been involved in a number of great activities as part of a ‘meet and exceed’ week. All students across the catering curriculum were involved in various activities throughout the week. They were given the chance to visit Riley’s Fish Shack, North Shields Fish Quay, Ramside Hall Hotel, Newcastle’s Grainger Market and … Continued