North West Young Chef of the Year Final

June 2010

North West Young Chef of the Year will climax in a dramatic live cook-off in front of regional producers, food writers, radio and newspaper media and top chefs. in June 2010.

Details: www.essentialcuisine.com

Sheffield Food Festival

1st - 6th June 2010

Festival will be the most foodieliscious offering available in South Yorkshire; celebrating all that is grown and produced locally.

Details: www.sheffieldfoodfestival.com/

Seafish Foodservice Forums 2010

4th June 2010, UK Seafood Championships, Grimsby

This forum is designed to keep you up to date with the latest news and views in the seafood industry. It will cover topics that relate to your sector, eating trends, consumer trends, promoting sustainability, educating the young seafood chefs of tomorrow, healthy eating and much more.

This year the forum will be held at the UK Seafood Championships in Grimsby.

For further information on this event contact Nikki Hawkins on 01889 271604 or email n_hawkins@seafish.co.uk

Taste Of Grampian

5th June 2010, Thainstone Centre, Inverurie

This one day food and drink festival is a great day out for all the family. Visitors can discover and sample the wide range of high quality food and drink products from Grampian in the north east of Scotland.

Details: www.tasteofgrampian.co.uk

Sheffield gourmet charity lunch

5th June 2010, The Presentation Suite, floor 12 of the Owen Building, Sheffield Hallam University

Sheffield’s master chefs have teamed with the city’s culinary stars of the future for a charity gala lunch as part of the Sheffield Food Festival.

If you are interested in attending, email events@shu.ac.uk

Halifax Food & Drink Festival

5th - 6th June 2010, Piece Hall

Now in its third year, Halifax Food & Drink Festival is firmly established as a showcase for the region’s top chefs and producers. More than 17,000 visitors came to last year’s event, and the 2010 weekend looks set to be bigger and more appetizing than ever.

Details: www.halifaxfoodanddrink.co.uk/HOME.html

RSPH Level 3 Award in Supervising Food Safety

8 – 10 June 2010, Broughton Hall Business Park, Skipton, North Yorkshire BD23 3AE

Intermediate level course recommended for anyone responsible for supervising food safety in a catering environment.

Contact Helen Moore on 01756 700802 helen.moore@vwa.co.uk

Details: www.vwa.co.uk

Institute of Hospitality Annual Lunch

8th June 2010, Royal Garden Hotel, Kensington, London

This Annual Lunch attracts an abundance of senior management professionals, offering a opportunity to share ideas and build new contacts.

Details: www.instituteofhospitality.org/

FutureChef Bateaux Bash

8th June 2010, Embankment Pier, London

Join in on this River Thames Culinary Cruise & support FutureChef with an evening to remember. Included is a exclusive gourmet dinner, guest chefs, entertainment and much more!

Details: futurechef.springboarduk.net/bateaux-lon…

Tony Tobin - Dishes that stand the test of time

15th June 2010, Cafe Spice Namaste

Tony will demonstrate a number of dishes that appear on his menus, that are constantly requested and evolve through the seasons making the very best use of ingredients when they are at their best.

Adventure Gourmet Master Chef Demonstration tickets include tea and coffee on arrival, the demonstration, lunch and tastings from the demo. For further information click below.

Details: www.adventuregourmet.com/page10.htm

BBC Good Food Summer Festival

16 - 20 June 2010, NEC Birmingham Birmingham , B40 1NT

The 2010 Show again has a line up of celebrity chefs, including James Martin and the Hairy Bikers, cooking live in the Summer Kitchen. They'll all be cooking up fresh, seasonal, summer dishes in front of live audiences.

Details: www.bbcgoodfoodshowsummer.com

Key Club - Keeping it simple in a complex world

18th June 2010, York & Albany London

Our business lives take place in a complicated world with many sources of information to analyse and multiple opinions to consider. Horizons latest Key Club cuts through the clutter and provides you with a concise and straightforward introduction to the foodservice industry or offers you the opportunity to bring your knowledge uptodate.

Details: www.horizonsforsuccess.com/index.php/eve…

Auditor/Lead Auditor

21 – 24 June 2010, Broughton Hall Business Park, Skipton, North Yorkshire BD23 3AE

This course is specifically designed for the food and packaging industry and will provide delegates with an understanding of ISO 9001:2008 and the skills necessary to audit a complete quality management system.

Contact Helen Moore on 01756 700802 helen.moore@vwa.co.uk

Details: www.vwa.co.uk

An Audience and Dinner with Cyrus Todiwala OBE

22nd June 2010, MJ's Restaurant, Brockenhurst College, New Forest, Hampshire

This event is in aid of Hospitality Action and includes a drinks reception and three course dinner with wines and coffee.

For further information contact Cathy MacArthur at cmacarthur@brock.ac.uk

Craft Guild of Chefs Awards Dinner 2010

24th June 2010, Lancaster London Hotel

Now in their 17th year, the Craft Guild of Chefs Awards have become the chef’s ‘Oscars’, and the coveted accolades recognise and reward the leading talent working in kitchens all across the industry.

Details: www.craftguildofchefs.org/competitions/c…

Pembrokeshire Fish Week

26th June - 4th July 2010, Milford Haven

This fish and seafood festival plays a key part in the British foodie calendar and provides a fun day out for all the family.

Details: www.pembrokeshirefishweek.co.uk

British Hospitality Association Annual Luncheon

29th June 2010, Grosvenor House, London

This year’s luncheon will be Bob Cotton’s last as Chief Executive and he is looking forward to saying a personal thank you to members for all their support and advice over the last 10 years. Guest speaker, Sir David Michels, BHA President, will be discussing the challenges ahead for the new government and urging it to recognise hospitality as the cornerstone of the tourism industry.

Click below for further information.

Details: www.bha.org.uk/details1.cfm?page=news&se…