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TUCO award acceptance - Nicky Stanbury

Barista Skills: Keegan Walker - Gold standard and Francisco Ramos Vazquez - Bronze standard.

Nicky Stanbury – Sandwich Challenge - Silver standard and Best in Class.

Latest News!

University Chef of the Year 2024

We are so proud of our Executive Head Chef, Richard Narramore who has just won the University Chef of the Year award at this years British Culinary Federation Awards. 

Richard has been working at the University for 30 years, having started at 16 and working up through the ranks. One of his most memorable highlights was cooking for Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip when they came to our campus in 2012 to open the Forum Building. He has since led the culinary team through many other prestigious events, day to day operations and competitions and as he often says "there is never a dull moment". 

TUCO Competition awards scoop

Our team have just returned from the TUCO Competitions where we have bagged 3 awards! The TUCO Competitions have returned for the first year since covid, and our team have competed in many categories against other universities.

Competitions entered were the Barista Skills Challenge, Mixology Challenge, Seafood Skills Challenge, Vegan Challenge, Innovative Breakfast Challenge, Love British Food Challenge and the Chefs Challenge. It was an amazing experience to be able to showcase skills that may not be seen on a day to day basis. We are looking forward to the next year now that we are back in the swing!