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Events: Autumn Events Calender
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Interview: How Gerard Basset was inspired from drinking water and wine as a young man to be world’s No1 sommelier
When the BBC had to train eight young front-of-house staff to serve wine in top restaurants like Le Gavroche for its new series Michel Roux’s Service, it knew who to ask for help: world No1 sommelier Gerard Basset Some of the young hopefuls vying to win a scholarship from the Academy of Food and Wine […]
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Video blog: Bovey Castle’s Jeremy Rata
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Michel Roux’s Service: Episode Five
Episode five sees the trainees return to London to step into the world of fine dining. But first they must learn the theatre of service – carving, serving, even cooking at the table. The recruits train at The Ritz with Simon Girling cooking crepe suzettes and Simpsons on the Strand with Gerry Rae, carving beef, […]
Michel Roux’s Service: Episode Four
In Episode Four the trainees are immersed in the world of the five star country house hotel at Bovey Castle, Devon, under the watchful eye of general manager Jeremy Rata (pictured below), the Academy of Food and Wine Service’s former chairman. The trainees have to provide service that causes many of them to question whether […]
Interview: UK Restaurant Manager of the Year David Hennigan on making guests feel special
David Hennigan, the 2010 UK restaurant manager of the year, sums up excellent hospitality as ‘creating memories’ for diners. When a honeymooning Australian couple visited David Hennigan’s The Crown at Whitebrook as part of their tour of the best restaurants in the UK, they were treated to such outstanding front-of-house service that they told Hennigan: […]
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Blog: AFWS’s Nick Scade discusses why good FOH training is so vital
Front-of-house is a fantastic sector to work in – it’s people-based, fast-moving and offers employees the opportunity to progress very quickly if they are motivated and have the right skills. Finding and retaining good people is always difficult, and I believe part of the solution lies in investing in staff training. This will not only […]
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Michel Roux’s Service: Episode Two
In Episode Two of Michel Roux’s Service the eight trainees move to Birmingham to see the running one of the city’s finest curry houses, Itihass, where owner Raj Rana treats customers like family. But before moving to Birmingham Michel takes his trainees to a workman’s café The Regency in London’s Victoria, where owner Claudia Perotti […]
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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