Venue news: Warwick Conferences staff excel at hospitality show

Chefs from Warwick Conferences scooped awards at this year’s ‘Hospitality 2011’, which took place at the NEC.

One of the winners, Rohit Tanna, a junior chef de partie at Scarman training and conference centre, was awarded bronze in the British Pepper & Spice “Millstone” Ethnic Class, after going head-to-head in a timed challenge with the best of British event caterers.

Rohit, whom lives in Warwick, had just 45 minutes to prepare two ethnic dishes with the herbs and spices provided. He produced a mouth-watering spicy chicken in a rice and lentil pancake, followed by a cardamom and saffron pressed yoghurt with glazed rhubarb.

Rohit, who has worked at Warwick Conferences for six years, said: “I was up against some of the best chefs of the industry so the competition was really fierce.

“Therefore I was delighted to win an award and really enjoyed the challenge. I can’t wait for next year’s event.”

Other winners from Warwick Conferences included Greg Crump and Stuart Hope, who won bronze in the Figgjo Master Class and Gary Brown and Zoran Zivkovic, who were awarded bronze in Essential Cuisine Chefs Team. Trevor Merriman also won bronze for the Works in Fat section and Mary Fry received a merit in the Decorative Exhibit section.

Graham Crump, executive development chef, said: “We’re very proud of all our staff. They excelled in their fields, despite stiff competition, and the dishes they produced were genuinely impressive.”

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