New skills awards for heats and national finals -three new categories for chefs and waiters The Restaurant Association’s Young Chef Young Waiter competition is being launched this week with awards in three new skill categories for both chefs and waiters. The new awards will be given at the northern and southern heats as well as […]
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NEWS: YOUNG CHEF YOUNG WAITER COMPETITION LAUNCHES
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NEWS: AFWS DIRECTOR AWARDED OBE IN QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY HONOURS
Academy of Food and Wine Service (AFWS) Director and World Champion Sommelier, Gerard Basset, has been awarded the OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours. Considered by many to be one of the world’s greatest authorities on wine, Basset is credited with changing perceptions of wine service worldwide, whilst training and mentoring a generation of young […]
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Blog: My work experience day as a sommelier, by Nicola Wylde, aged 14
After seeing the series Michel Roux’s Service Nicola Wylde, aged 14, contacted us to ask about pursuing a career as a sommelier. We organised for her to spend a day at the London restaurant 28:50 On Tuesday 26 April I spent a day at 28:50 in London to see what it would be like to […]
AFWS launches 2011 Amateur Sommelier of the Year
The Academy of Food and Wine Service, together with Champagne Piper-Heidsieck and Decanter.com, has launched the 2011 Amateur Sommelier of the Year competition. The competition, open to any amateur wine enthusiasts – not members of the trade – last year attracted over 100 entries. The winner will receive dinner for two at a top restaurant […]
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Your views on Michel Roux’s Service
Click the link above to read a selection of your views and thoughts on Michel Roux’s Service…do tell us what you think about the programme – has it been a good thing for the industry? Has it helped raise the profile of front of house?Are you getting more applications to front-of-house jobs as a result?
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2011 UK Sommelier of the Year: deadline for entries extended
The Academy of Food and Wine Service has extended the entry deadline for its 2011 Champagne Piper-Heidsieck UK Sommelier of the Year competition to 28 January and the first round questionnaire until 23 February. Entries to the competition are invited from professional sommeliers and wine waiters from any style of establishment including fine dining restaurants, […]
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AFWS: your questions answered
FRONT OF HOUSE TRAINING: YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED How long are the courses at the AFWS? Academy of Food and Wine Service courses can be planned around your work schedule and availability, but range in length from a 90-minute masterclass through to a 5-day foundation course in food and beverage service, and everything in between. Some […]
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