Students Prep with Celebrity Chefs

 Hospitality and Culinary Arts students from South Eastern Regional College (SERC) got to work with Rachel Allen when she visited the College’s Bangor Campus as part of Ards and North Down Borough Council’s Taste Autumn in Ards and North Down.

Rachel, the best-selling cookery writer, TV chef and celebrated teacher at the world-famous Ballymaloe Cookery School, was the star attraction of the Council’s Demo and Dine with Rachel Allen on Friday 6 September. The sold-out unique dining experience at Portavogie Harbour, includes welcome drinks, canapes, starters, main course platters and dessert for lucky diners. Rachel worked with students - from SERC's Bangor, Downpatrick, Lisburn and Newtownards Campuses - from the Level 2 Professional Chef, Level 3 Professional Cookery, and Level 3 Patisserie and Confectionery courses, to prepare the food for the mouth-watering foodie experience.

At Demo and Dine, Rachel will be demonstrating some of the dishes from the menu - featuring the finest local produce curated by the Culinary Arts team at SERC. The meal will be served by the College’s Front of House team of students from the BTEC Level 3 Hospitality with Events and Ulster University Foundation Degree in Hospitality and Tourism with Specialisms.

The students will also get the chance to work again with Rachel, and with James Tanner, Chef, author and tv personality, at the Tide and Turf Festival Kitchen on Saturday 7 September.

Check out some photos from Rachel’s visit on our socials shortly.