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Gary Rhodes opens 'Haute Quisine'
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On Saturday 6
March 2010, Queenswood welcomed celebrity chef, restaurateur and author
Gary Rhodes OBE to officially open our new
state-of-the-art practical cookery suite.
For many years the girls have had a vital ingredient missing from school
life: cookery lessons. The
sensational new facility, which was completed in the autumn, was
masterminded
by the school and generously supported by parents and others.
This sensational suite has top of the range
equipment including a ‘chef’s theatre’
(overhead TV monitor for demonstrations), movable work stations,
induction
hobs, professional ovens, integrated dishwashers and refrigerators. A
school-wide competition was held to name
the new suite and the winner was Hannah W (Year 11) with 'Haute Quisine'.
Gary
Rhodes was a natural choice to open the new cookery suite as he has been
connected with the Focus on Food campaign and the Cooking with Schools
programme which is all about putting healthy
eating at the heart of the classroom, showing children how to prepare
and cook
healthy food – and having fun in the process. Our girls certainly have
a lot of fun in 'Haute Quisine'
and Gary spent over an hour meeting pupils, parents, staff and sponsors
and
sampling the delicious canapés which the girls were preparing.
On
opening 'Haute Quisine' Gary said: “Food is one of the greatest
pleasures in
life and I am so proud and privileged to be here.” He also paid tribute
to Practical Cookery teacher, Mrs Jayne
Lee, for her ‘obsession’ with the subject. Jayne, whose husband David
is the Executive Chef at the
school, is delighted with the new venture and said: “Food is a great
area of
interest at the school and the enthusiasm of the girls has been
phenomenal.” Queenswood has plans to increase the
girls’ experience by encouraging them to work with keen gardener Mrs Lee
on the
school’s newly developed allotments to see at first-hand where their
food comes
from. The ultimate aim is for
girls to learn about food from ‘plot to pot to plate’. Gary would agree
this is the perfect
recipe for success!
Click here to view a photo gallery of the event.
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