Essential Cuisine Chefs Team Competition

24 - 26 January 2011, Birmingham’s NEC

The search is again on to find the UK cookery world’s perfect partners and deserving winners of this year’s Essential Cuisine Chefs Team award 2011.

To register a team in the competition, email essential@proactivecompetitions.co.uk

Details: www.essentialcuisine.com

Level 2 Award HACCP for Catering

17th January 2011, The Fox Country Inn, High Wycombe, Bucks

Aimed at those involved in maintaining food safety controls, the course covers the principles of HACCP and how to implement and maintain a practical food safety management system.

Contact Joanne Stevens on 0843 289 5055 hello@saferfoodscores.co.uk

Details: www.saferfoodscores.co.uk/Training/FoodH…

The Student Chef Mutton Renaissance Challenge 2010 - Cook-off final

18th January 2011, Westminster Kingsway College, London

Student chefs who submit the best recipes for the Mutton Renaissance Challenge 2010 will be invited to attend this cook-off final.

Details: www.muttonrenaissance.org.uk/newsDetails…

Lowering of Salt Levels

18th January 2011, SOFHT Conference Room, Middleton House Farm

A speaker will talk about the lowering of salt levels in food in order to remove ‘danger to consumers’, the danger created by its removal, alternatives to be used and the dangers created by alternative additives. How will manufacturing cope without the current levels for preservative and taste?

Details: www.sofht.co.uk/index.asp

Level 3 Award in Supervising Food Safety in Catering

19th - 21st January 2011, Abbey Hill Golf Centre, Milton Keynes, Bucks

Aimed at team leaders, managers and owners, the course makes supervisors aware of their responsibilities to food safety, ensures they are fully versed in food hygiene legislation and how to best communicate the required standards to their team.

Contact Joanne Stevens on 0843 289 5055 hello@saferfoodscores.co.uk

Details: www.saferfoodscores.co.uk/Training/FoodH…

The Hospitality Factor

19th January 2011, Westminster Kingsway College in London

The director of Arena, Lorraine Wood, is hosting an X Factor-themed fundraising later this month to help raise funds for The Springboard Charity Great Wall of China Trek.

The X-Factor event is searching for all budding Matt Cardle's, Leona Lewis' or even Jedwards of the hospitality industry to take part in the competition.

The event includes a drinks reception, a Chinese meal courtesy of Sharwoods, disco, karaoke and cash bar. The X Factor competition will kick off at 9.00pm followed by a disco and karaoke.

For more information or to take part in the show contact Wood on 020 3087 2378 or email lorraine@arena.org.uk.

Game Seminar 2011

20th January 2011, Westminster Kingsway College

Jose Souto will be hosting the Seminar which has become a regular annual event on Game Calendar. The seminars cover all aspects of Small and Large Game from its identification and preparation to its background, history and cooking tips.

To book a place please contact Emily Evens at the following email address emily.evans@westking.ac.uk For any other information on the Seminar please contact Jose Souto at jose.souto@westking.ac.uk

Level 4 Award in Managing Food Safety in Catering

24th – 28th January 2011, Bushey Hall Golf Club, Watford, Herts

Aimed at managers, trainers and owners, the course focuses on how to develop cost-effective food safety procedures. It is one of the qualifications those wishing to train the Level 2 and Level 3 food hygiene course must have.

Contact Joanne Stevens on 0843 289 5055 hello@saferfoodscores.co.uk

Details: www.saferfoodscores.co.uk/Training/FoodH…

Hospitality

24th – 26th January 2011, NEC, Birmingham

Hospitality is a lively trade exhibition where exhibitors & visitors from across the UK can meet in a business-focused environment, covering food & drink, catering equipment, interiors, exteriors & tableware, careers and technology.

Details: www.hospitalityshow.co.uk

North Warwickshire & Hinckley College Salon Culinaire

25th January 2011, North Warwickshire & Hinckley College, Hinckley Road, Nuneaton, CV11 6BH

Details: www.nwhc.ac.uk

Bocuse d'Or

25 - 26th January 2011, Sirha exhibition at Eurexpo, Lyon

The Bocuse d’Or is a biennial culinary competition established in 1987 by Paul Bocuse. 24 countries compete, 12 on day one and 12 on day two. With the help of a commis each chef must produce a fish dish and a meat dish, each with three garnishes, presented on silver flats to the jury of judges. The jury is made up of a representative from each competing country with Brian Turner, CBE, the UK juror.

Details: www.bocusedoruk.co.uk

Back to Basics Conference & Exhibition

26th January 2011, Ricoh Arena, Coventry

Details: www.sofht.co.uk

Level 2 Award in Food Safety in Catering

31st January 2011, Intuition PPIMS Learning Centre, Ealing, London

Aimed at team members wishing to prepare food, the course covers the basic food hygiene practices essential in the catering industry. Successful completion will help prove that the legal training requirement has been met.

Contact Joanne Stevens on 0843 289 5055 hello@saferfoodscores.co.uk

Details: www.saferfoodscores.co.uk/Training/FoodH…