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Island School ESF Chef Semi Final

  In the Semi Final of ESF Chef at Island school, held yesterday, competitors were given the brief of Fabulous fruit in 1 hour, giving them lots of scope for  creativity and amazing presentation. Both the Juniors (working in pairs) and the Seniors were cooing alongside each other this time and atmosphere was tense as the second ticked away and the students worked on their creations.  The judges were really treated with this round, as the dessert produced were superb, however their can only be one winner from each section and they were; In Junior, Rachael and Nicole in (W with their  Strawberries 5 ways and in senior. Charlotte Wong for her Berry Trifle pop rock surprise. Also joining these students in the Island school final next month is Bridgette and Krisha from 8R and Anya and Jordyn from 9D. In the Senior joining Charlotte is Ethan from 12R and Heather from 12W. the winner of the Island School final will be competition, held at West island school on 26th May. Also a big well done to all the competitors who did not make it to the final, but produced some excellent food and worked really hard in preparing and ...

Seafood Week in Lord’s Kitchen

This week the students in L0rd’s Kitchen learnt all about seafood classifications and preparation techniques. they were then tasked with making mackrel and potato starter with test their presentation and garnishing skills. They then showed their seafood preparation skills and mass production to make large batches of Paellla, to sell to staff. Well done Jamie and Ofir, who were awarded chef of the week for their team working and efficiency

Pasta Week – Chefs of the Week ( Jorja, Christie, Jasmine and Jennifer

This week the students in Lord’s Kitchen were tasked with making homemade pasta and sauces, building on the knowledge of teh Mother Sauces. This proved morec tricky and tiring than most students first thought, but they showed perseverance and all  managed to produce a high quality dish. However the 4 studenst that really excelled were Jorja (10W), Christie (11E), Jasmine (11E) and Jennifer (11F)  

Chefs the week – Eggs Benedict Challenge

Well done to Natalie and Alyssa in 11F and Chloe and Chloe and Anna in 11N, who were awarded Chef of the Week in t Lord’s Kitchen this week, for winning the Eggs Benedict challenge, after making perfect hollandaise sauce and poached eggs.

Y11 GCSE Food – Presentation Challange

Today the GCSE Food class, was challenged to make a and present,  a panna cotta, to a  restaurant stand. They were give a range a sauces,  fruits and garnishes and at the end of the lesson Mr Lord, Doris the Food Technician and Jess White form the Y13 Hospitality class, all chose their favourites.  Well done to Momoka, Krishna and Natasha, who were nicked for their professional presentation.