A Passion to Inspire: Cambridge Regional College Heat Winners Progress to April Final

Four teams of Culinary Arts and Hospitality students put their talents to the test in the CRC heat of A Passion to Inspire, a culinary competition for college students. Congratulations to winning students Elisha Collinson, Daisy Rogers and Megan Prince who will progress to the final on 23^rd April at the Colchester Institute where they will compete against the winners from other colleges.

The CRC team’s winning menu comprised a main of Sesame and Chive Pan-fried Mackerel and a dessert of Pear and Cambridgeshire Honey Tart paired with Lounge Roche Sauvignon Blanc and an Almond Bird cocktail to complement the dishes.

Guest judges chef Sam Carter and his team from Michelin Star Restaurant Twenty-Two in Cambridge spent the day observing the students in the college’s Park Restaurant.

The Passion to Inspire competition gives students valuable experience of a real-life production kitchen and front of house.

A Passion to Inspire’, founded by Murray Chapman, is a non-profit making, voluntary initiative, initially developed to bring education and industry closer together – to help and support ‘the future of tomorrow today’. The initial format was a competition, but with a fun and supportive element, to nurture, encourage and support students, and give them belief in, and a passion for, their chosen career.

Find out more about studying a Catering, Hospitality or Culinary Arts Course at CRC Catering, Hospitality and Culinary Arts – Cambridge Regional College (camre.ac.uk)