Grande Cuisine Academy @gcacademyhq

We are pleased to continue our support for @ZestQuestAsia for another year. Our ongoing partnership reflects a shared commitment to promoting culinary excellence and raising awareness of the skills, techniques, and traditions of Asian cuisine among the next generation of chefs.

Join Chef Lauren Cawston Gregg from Cambridge Regional College as she showcases how to make a classic Ballotine of Chicken. A great dish for practising key butchery and plating techniques. Watch now on the Grande Cuisine Academy YouTube Channel > youtu.pulse.ly/ogttdsd3b8

Join Chef Lucy Shamaro, Course Team Leader at Milton Keynes College, as she takes you step-by-step through the process of creating a creamy rice pudding topped with a vibrant raspberry coulis! 🍚🍓 youtube.pulse.ly/gurlhv21n3

Congratulations to student chef Reuben Seeds from Leicester College, pictured here with programme lead, David Flannery. Reuben was the proud recipient of a fantastic MAC boning knife following a recent visit from our ambassador Steve Munkley. Well done Reuben!

Join Chef Lauren Cawston Gregg from Cambridge Regional College as she guides you through the art of making a traditional Ratatouille - a beautifully rustic French dish that celebrates the best of seasonal vegetables. > youtu.pulse.ly/7azggzt9rc

🎤 Discover how chefs like Dominic Teague (One Aldwych) and Gary Jones (Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons) built their careers, overcame early challenges, and found their passion. Their exclusive interviews are packed with insight and inspiration. 📽️ Watch now: grandecuisine.pulse.ly/bk4qsdqorc

🌿 Creamy, Cheesy, Comforting – Meet Your New Favourite Side! 🧀✨ Join Chef Lauren Cawston Gregg from Cambridge Regional College as she shows you how to make a deliciously rich and velvety Spinach Gratin! youtube.pulse.ly/7afw7ejnqs

Real Chefs. Real Tips. Real Progress. Every tutorial on the Grande Cuisine Academy is led by an experienced chef or lecturer who knows what young professionals need to succeed 🎯 These aren’t staged TV moments—they’re real lessons, taught in real kitchens. grandecuisine.pulse.ly/gqwdfwu1as

🥔 Golden. Crispy. Buttery. Perfect. ✨ Join Chef Lauren Cawston Gregg from Cambridge Regional College as she demonstrates how to make beautifully rich and elegant Fondant Potatoes. It's a true classic for any refined plate. youtube.pulse.ly/3jcohqwtrh

Huge congratulations to chef lecturer, and Academy contributor, Darren Creed, from LoughboroughCollege on winning the #ChefLecturerAward at the @Craft_Guild Awards. Great to see another Academy contributor win this after the success of Anthony Gascoigne last year.

Join Chef Lauren Cawston Gregg from Cambridge Regional College as she shows you how to prepare and cook the perfect Spatchcock Chicken- a technique that’s big on flavour and cuts down cooking time. 🎥 Watch the video now on our YouTube channel > youtu.pulse.ly/ebvbxvdtjm

Today's destination for our Grande Cuisine Academy ambassador Steve Munkley was Leicester College. If you're a chef lecturer and would like us to come and talk to you and your students about the industry's leading, free, online learning platform for young chefs then get in touch!

🍽️ Refined, Rich & Full of Flavour ✨ Join Chef Andy Wakeford from West Herts College as he takes you step by step through the preparation of Medallions of Pork Fillet with a Morel and Madeira Cream Sauce. 🎥 Watch the full tutorial now: youtube.pulse.ly/o4us5hwsbp

We have been out and about filming new video content for the Academy. This time it was a bit of chicken masterclass with the fab Lauren Cawston Gregg from @CRC_College. Look out for the new videos coming to the website soon! #studentchef #apprenticechef #cheflecturer

Congratulations to student Emily Carlile from @CofGCollege who was the well deserving recipient of a fantastic MAC boning knife after a recent visit from our ambassador Steve Munkley. Well done Emily, we hope you make good use of it. #studentchef #apprenticechef #cheflecturer

Another special night at @MKCollege. This time it was the turn of Fortnum & Mason's head chef Prem Appadurai to lead the student chefs in preparing a Taste of India menu. Superb work by all concerned and some brilliant food. Well done to Sharon, Richie, Maria and the whole team.

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Here is another one of our fantastic Academy contributors, Anthony Gascoigne, from @ERCollege, winner of the Chef Lecturer Award at the @Craft_Guild Awards in 2024. #studentchef #apprenticechef #cheflecturer #hospitality #cheftraining #catering #cateringcollege

Delighted to have the opportunity to attend today's Royal Academy of Culinary Arts plenary meeting at the @The_Balmoral hotel in Edinburgh. Great to talk to industry friends and colleagues about a whole range of topics from equipment to educating the young chefs of the future.

That's a wrap on day one of our culinary trip to Lyon in partnership with the Craft Guild of Chefs. From Les Halles Paul Bocuse to master chocolatier Sandrine Chappaz, it's been amazing. Even the weather has been great!

🎉 We’re turning 5! 🎉 This month marks our 5th birthday - five incredible years of sharing knowledge, skills, and inspiration with student chefs and chef lecturers. Thanks to all who've been part of the journey - we couldn’t have done it without you! 🙌 grandecuisine.pulse.ly/zyndghn9ty