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Sandra perfects 'The Art of Pastry'

BSc Food and Consumer Management student Sandra Sentjurin, from Estonia, has published her new cookbook 'Magusakunst' (translated as 'The Art of Pastry).

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Former UCB chef and pastry students take top spots in Craft Guild Graduate Awards

Former UCB students Ieuan Davies and Ben Cowley dazzled the judges on their way to securing places in the Craft Guild of Chefs Graduate Awards hall of fame.

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From dad’s 50th KFC bucket cake to pastry sensations at Michelin Guide restaurant

An award-winning graduate chef who decided against A-levels in law or politics to follow her deep passion for baking has been snapped up by a Michelin Guide restaurant run by another former University College Birmingham student.

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Tuk in! UCB graduate helps launch high-end patisserie brand Tuk Cakes

UCB graduate, Bake-off: The Professionals finalist and pastry extraordinaire Bharat Chandegra has, together with pastry chef Darryl Collins, helped to launch Tuk Cakes - a premium patisserie brand housed in an Italian style tuk-tuk in Resorts World, Birmingham.

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Zoe is finalist in the Apprenticeship Awards

Trainee pastry chef Zoe Turnecliff is a finalist for the Hospitality Advance Apprentice of the Year award.  Zoe began her apprenticeship at the Hyatt Regency Birmingham in 2013 and works in the pastry kitchen.

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UCB proud host of RACA Annual Awards of Excellence

Eight top pastry chefs pushed themselves to the limit in UCB’s kitchens yesterday by the Royal Academy of Culinary Arts (RACA) Awards of Excellence (AAE) pastry final - described by the organisation as “the most prestigious award available to young…

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Zoe wins big at the Apprenticeship Awards

UCB Apprenticeship student and trainee pastry chef Zoe Turnecliff has won the Hospitality Advanced Apprenticeship Award at the Apprentice Awards 2015.

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Sweet challenge for Culinary Arts Management students

Third year Culinary Arts Management students have been getting in touch with their innerpâtissier to create delicious desserts as part of their Specialist Pastry Techniques option module.

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Sweet reward for hard-working students

Hard-working professional cookery students were rewarded for the commitment during the year with a chocolate masterclass staged by top pastry chef Will Torrent.

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Professional Cookery students rustle up sweet treats with Michelin star chef

A group of 10 Level 2 Professional Cookery students have been rewarded for outstanding hard work with a masterclass on patisserie with celebrated pastry chef Anthony Audebard.

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Students showcase new vending concepts

UCB Culinary Arts Management students joined forces with the Automatic Vending Association (AVA) to highlight the opportunities that exist for the vending industry.

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UCB hosts Annual Awards of Excellence heats

The University hosted a semi-final for one of the UK’s most prestigious culinary awards – and was praised for its facilities.

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Star-studded judging panels for Easter competitions at UCB

The University was delighted to host two prestigious culinary competitions featuring some of the industry's brightest stars just before the Easter vacation.

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Barchester Homes 'Chef of the Year' heat

Barchester Homes used UCB's kitchen facilities to host their competition for 'Chef of the Year' award 2014 as part of their annual care awards.

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Students rise to the challenge in bake off at Alton Towers

Bakery students walked away with a clutch of prizes and trophies at a national competition.

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Sebastian celebrates first anniversary of opening own bakery business

A former University College Birmingham student is set to mark his first full year of trading after setting up his own bakery business.

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Keira’s patisserie rises to pandemic challenges to be named best in region

A former bakery student from University College Birmingham has risen to the challenges of the pandemic to win a top award for her family patisserie.

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National junior culinary team begins training for Culinary World Cup

With more than half the team made up of UCB students and alumni, this year's National English Junior Team of brilliant young chefs has begun training for the world's top competition.

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Sensational silver for student chefs at global Culinary Olympics

University College Birmingham students and alumni compete at the biggest culinary competitions in the world

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Graduate Rosie is enjoying sweet success

Life is sweet for a UCB professional cookery graduate who has forged a successful career making macarons.

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Vending Concept Winners

A team of Culinary Arts Management Degree students is celebrating after impressing leading figures from the vending industry with their innovative new concept range of pastries.

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Leandra and Megan win a dream chocolate trip to Brussels

Two University patisserie and bakery students have won a trip to Belgium to learn more about chocolate after winning a prestigious competition.

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University bakers back the Great Birmingham Bun

Bakery students at University College Birmingham are putting their best foot forward helping to produce a sweet treat for fun runners.

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UCB summer school for new chefs

The next generation of chefs have been brushing up on their practical cookery at a special summer school at University College Birmingham.

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International blogging sensation set for bakery degree at UCB

International blogging sensation Marko Josipovic is all set to make his mark on Birmingham. The Croatian teenager is about to start his BSc (Hons) Bakery and Patisserie Technology at UCB and plans to update the many followers of his site…

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England young chef team tunes skills ahead of global cook-off

A group of UCB students and alumni has been fine-tuning its skills ahead of this year’s Culinary World Cup - one of the world’s leading competitions for young chefs - in 12 weeks.

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Team UCB jet off to make their mark at Culinary World Cup

A team led by UCB lecturer Mathew Shropshall is on its way to Luxembourg to take part in one of the world’s leading competitions for chefs.

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England beat Wales in Battle of the Dragon culinary clash

England’s junior national culinary team – made up completely of UCB students and alumni – was breathing fire at the weekend, beating Wales in the newly-launched Battle for the Dragon culinary clash.

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Gabriela wins prestigious service award

Opus Restaurant waitress Gabriela Murea has achieved the Service Award in the Royal Academy of Culinary Arts’ Annual Awards of Excellence (AAE) 2015.

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Gabriela in finals for Annual Awards of Excellence

BA Hospitality and Events Management student Gabriela Murea has made it to the final for the Royal Academy of Culinary Arts’ Annual Awards of Excellence (AAE) 2015.

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Eleny Wood

Eleny embarked on the Culinary Arts Management Degree at University College Birmingham in 2012 and is now a lecturer.

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University’s food stars begin two-year journey to Culinary World Cup

A team made entirely of current and former University College Birmingham students will be flying the flag for England at one of the world's biggest culinary contests.

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Bakery stars are cream of the crop on Bake Off: The Professionals

Birmingham College of Food has two teams of ex-students on Bake Off: The Professionals this year, with the teams of Ajay and Petra from Adam’s, and Bharat and John from SOKO Patisserie.

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UCB students shine at Great Hospitality Show

A former paramedic turned trainee baker and a student chef with a taste for korma cheesecake were among UCB's big winners at the Great Hospitality Show at the NEC.

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A sparkling silver service at the NEC for UCB

A team of young chefs from UCB scooped silver at one of the country's most prestigious cookery competitions – with individual awards for outstanding achievement.

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Applications open for UCB's prestigious Royal Academy of Culinary Arts Chef Apprenticeship

Recruitment has begun for a unique opportunity to work and train at some of the finest restaurants and hotels in the region. UCB is the only institution outside London and the South to offer the esteemed Royal Academy of Culinary…

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Team UK, supported by ex-student Nathan, wins place in Bocuse d'Or final

After a gruelling semi-final held in Torino, Italy, chefs Tom Phillips, Adam Bennett, and UCB graduate Nathan Lane have earned a place in the final of the most prestigious cookery competition in the world.

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The Craft Guild of Chefs Graduate Awards

A top culinary guild broke with tradition to hold its prestigious graduate awards outside London for the first time – at University College Birmingham.

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UCB hosts ABST Tutor Day

Tutors from around the country have been baking up a storm in the UCB bakery as part of their Alliance for Bakery Students and Trainees (ABST) Tutor Day workshop.

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UCB helps to support small food businesses

UCB is working in partnership with the Walter Smith Employer Leadership Project (WS-ELP) to support small and medium food businesses by offering Transformational Short Courses.

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Stourbridge schoolgirl wins University College Birmingham Young Chef of the Year 2020

A Stourbridge schoolgirl has roasted the competition to win University College Birmingham’s Young Chef of the Year and the chance to cook at Raymond Blanc OBE’s Michelin-starred restaurant.

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Food, glorious food! Student chefs and bakers serving up feast of awards for 2023

From brilliant bakers to super seafood chefs and a patisserie prize-winner, food students from University College Birmingham have been enjoying a feast of competitive successes and memorable experiences this year.

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Fundraising dinner nets record £38,000 for UK Bocuse d'Or world title bid

A fundraising event at University College Birmingham has raised a record sum of more than £38,000 in support of the UK team competing at this year’s Bocuse d’Or final.

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Lecturers savour success after winning inter-university cooking challenge

A determined duo of lecturers from UCB are savouring success after winning one of the UK's top cooking challenges for university chefs – over half a decade since they last cooked competitively.

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University College Birmingham launches region's most prestigious chef apprenticeship

University College Birmingham is launching a prestigious new course for apprentice chefs in partnership with the Royal Academy of Culinary Arts.

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Sweet dreams are a trifle for UCB

Chefs at University College Birmingham made little Connie Thorne's sweet dreams come true by making her a giant strawberry trifle.

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Bumper roundup: celebrating another cracking year for our college of food

In 2023, students and alumni won even more awards and even topped a Good Food Guide list, while our Restaurant at Birmingham College of Food made it big on the map of places to eat out in the region. Read…

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Student chefs win England double bronze at world's biggest culinary competition

Student chefs and alumni from University College Birmingham have once again taken the podium after going up against scores of other countries in the toughest culinary competition in the world.

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Kali gets teeth into role as new head of Birmingham College of Food

The first female head of the University's renowned Birmingham College of Food has shared her plans to work even closer with the regional food and hospitality industry in her exciting, but challenging, new role.

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College student chef and culinary arts professor recognised at national awards

An “exceptional” student and a chef lecturer devoted to his protégés from University College Birmingham both won top accolades at this year’s British Culinary Federation (BCF) annual dinner and awards.

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Student Blog | The weird and wonderful traditions of Christmas

Today I want to share with you a few of the many weird and wonderful Christmas traditions around the world…

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Duo share showstoppers with professional bakers as ambassadors for global supplier

A duo of Bakery and Patisserie Technology undergraduates will get to share their own showstoppers and ideas with the world’s professional bakers after being selected as this year’s student ambassadors for global supplier Dawn Foods.

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Culinary arts students rock the podium at first Zest Quest Asia online spin-off

Two of the four students to take the podium at the first online spin-off of acclaimed chefs Cyrus and Pervin Todiwala’s annual search for young talent in Asian food were from University College Birmingham.

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Great British Menu star to judge student chef contest in tribute to former principal

A BBC Great British Menu champion is to judge a new competition at University College Birmingham – in tribute to former principal Eddie McIntyre CBE and designed to inspire young chefs as the industry recovers from the pandemic.

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Chefs jet off on medal mission for England at 2022 Culinary World Cup

Talented chefs from University College Birmingham have jetted off to Europe to do battle with the world's best in a prestigious international culinary contest.

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Royal wedding cake maker protégé Katie lifts baking industry ‘Oscar’

A University College Birmingham graduate has been crowned the winner of the British Baker Rising Star award – just six months after completing her bakery degree.

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From fine dining to lecturing – meet first female head of Birmingham College of Food

As University College Birmingham celebrates International Women's Day, we shine the spotlight on Kali Davidson and explore her 35-year journey from trainee to fine dining and becoming the first female head of our Birmingham College of Food

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Seven golds and podium places for bakery students at national competition

Bakery students from Birmingham College of Food proved they had bags of flour power when they scooped a whopping 18 awards at a national competition.

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Bumper roundup: College of food sees in spring with more success stories

Spring has sprung and as the daffs raise their heads, we raise a toast to our college of food, which has been super busy winning awards, hosting sparkling soirees and receiving ringing endorsements from top chefs. Read our bumper roundup.

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Bumper roundup: Gongs, glory and giving back at Birmingham College of Food

As Christmas comes a-calling and we close the oven doors on 2024, we celebrate the latest achievements of our one and only Birmingham College of Food. Read our bumper roundup.

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Chefs put England among top national junior teams after winning at Culinary World Cup

University College Birmingham students, staff and alumni have put England in the top 12 of national junior teams out of 197 countries after clinching silver and bronze medals in one of the toughest culinary contests in the world.

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Ex-student Dan dubbed ‘star in the making’ after scooping MasterChef title

He's been crowned the latest MasterChef champion and been described as a 'star in the making' – and it all began at University College Birmingham for Dan Lee.

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MasterChef champ makes “emotional” return to college to inspire next generation

Trainee chefs got to learn a lot more about new MasterChef: The Professionals champion Dan Lee during an “emotional” return trip to University College Birmingham, where he himself trained 12 years ago.

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Students work with MasterChef champ to serve up five-course VIP meal

Students from University College Birmingham had a lesson like no other when they got to work with MasterChef: The Professionals winner Dan Lee to prepare a five-course feast for VIP guests from across Birmingham.

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Eleny Wood

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Lecturer

David Beere

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Bakery Lecturer

Eustaquio Barrera

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Sanah Masood

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Senior Lecturer

Martin Hodgetts

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Learning & Skills development Coach - Commis Chef & Chef de Partie

Jennifer Chaudhuri-Goff

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Senior Lecturer

Charlotte Thompson

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Anthony Perry

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Lecturer/ Level 6 Year Manager for BSc Bakery & Patisserie Technology

Graham Duckworth

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Senior Lecturer

Richard Taylor

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Caroline Dunnell

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Mike Edwards

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Culinary Arts Chef Lecturer

Emma Shephard

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Heather Goldie