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To celebrate British Food Fortnight we have embarked on a culinary journey around the UK highlighting various dishes and ingredients. As official partners of Love British Food, we share a mission to encourage working kitchens to source and serve British ingredients. From the nations favourite Cornish Pasty, to innovative Vegan Haggis, our team of talented development chefs have collated a series of recipes to inspire your menu all year round.

Chef, did you know on average a Brit spends £30,331 in a lifetime on curry? The Tikka Masala was officially named one of the nations favourite dishes in 2008 and hasn’t dropped off the top 10 list since.* With a wide variety available from jalfrezi to the fiery vindaloo, it may come as a surprise but, according to research carried out by Just Eat...

Chef, we’re always talking about turkey! We all know turkey is the nation’s favourite choice during Christmas, it isn’t often people sway from the classic roast dinner on the day. However, we have gathered our top 10 favourite Christmas recipes heroing both beef and pork, ingredients that don’t deserve to be left behind this festive season.

Following two exciting rounds of heats held at West Herts College and Sheffield College, thirteen chefs will be cooking in the final exam of the Graduate Awards in September. In the cook-offs, chefs completed a series of practical challenges including an innovative starter using Quorn. The exams were observed by former National Chef of the Year winner, Russell Bateman who heads up the Kitchen exam and the chief pastry examiner, Will Torrent. Over the coming months, finalists will be supported by the Graduate Awards committee who will be sharing mentoring videos and advice in the build-up to the exam. This is an event we are proud to sponsor, and we are rooting for all the finalists.