4 Seasons Dining Club - 22th February 2010
Hotel Du Vin, Edinburgh

The next 4 Seasons dining club venue will be the Hotel du Vin Edinburgh. Our host chef for the evening will be Matt Powell of Hotel Du Vin.

Matt started at the Savoy hotel completing a four year apprenticeship under Chef Anton Edilman, he then moved to Northcote Manor under the direction of Nigel Howart, with his next move being to Rhodes and Co.

In 2001, he joined the Malmasion and Hotel duVin group in their Glasgow property; he was quickly promoted to Head Chef in their Belfast hotel and after a couple of successful years he transferred to their Edinburgh hotel where he saw the opening of the kitchen in the new hotel in 2009. More

Scottish Culinary Team Named for the Battle for the Dragon, Llandudno 16-18 February

Following our successful run through dinner at South Lanarkshire College the team going to represent Scotland at their first International Competition of 2010 have been named.
David Hunt, Inspire Catering, Team Manager
Kevin Reid, RAF, Team Captain
John Barreda, Gleneagles Hotel
Alan Robertson, William Grant and Sons Distillers Ltd.
Julie Morgan, South Lanarkshire College
Jack Evans, Compass Group
Claire McEwan, Support, South Lanarkshire College

British Sandwich Design Championship - Deadline For Entries 8th February

The art of creating new sandwich recipes is a critical part of keeping consumer interest and vital to the future of the industry. The British Sandwich Designer of the Year Award aims to recognise the major contribution made by those involved (often behind the scenes) in creating new recipes. More

CIS excellence awards 2010, in association with caterer.com

Thursday 27th may, Hilton Glasgow – entry deadline 5th march 2010

Nominations are now being invited for the CIS Excellence Awards 2010. Open to all types of established and emerging businesses and individuals involved in Scotland's catering, hospitality and tourism industries, the CIS Excellence
Awards are positioned as the industry's ultimate accolade. More

Scottish students food festival - 24th april 2010

The first Scottish Students Food Festival, will take place at the Jewel & Esk College on 24th April and it’s a collaborative project between Queen Margaret University and Jewel & Esk College.

Scotland Food & Drink excellence awards - young scottish chef

A new category, Young Scottish Chef, sponsored by Scottish Food & Drink Fortnight, joins other categories in this year's Scotland Food & Drink Excellence Awards, which are commonly recognised as the 'Oscars' of the food and drink industry.