The University hosted a celebrity cook-off event in order to help raise awareness of how households can save money by using leftover food to create delicious meals.
The event, hosted by TV chef Brian Turner CBE, saw restaurant chefs Luke Tipping of Simpsons and Aktar Islam of Lasan go head-to-head to see who could produce the best meals from a selection of leftover foods typically thrown away by Birmingham families.
UCB Culinary Arts Management students were there to assist the chefs in their race against the clock to create the most creative dishes.
After a heated battle, Aktar Islam emerged victorious, creating three dishes from a selection of ingredients including pork, sausages, jersey royal potatoes and cola.
Brian Turner, CBE, said:
