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A huge congratulations to the team over at .london for their recent success at the Salon Culinaire, where ten of their chefs faced gruelling competition and tough judging to win a total of 12 awards 🏆

3 Merits: Emily Clews, Josh Bathurst and Guillaume Chambon

5 Bronze: Grazvydas Sinica, Ben Sinclair, John Hollins, Rico Fonseca and Ludvina Hatert

2 Silver: Vince Smith and Poppy O’Sullivan

2 Hygiene Awards: Vince Smith and Poppy O'Sullivan

We’re incredibly proud of all who participated and the hard work put in by the team! 👏

A massive congrats to Zak, one of our lead baristas, who participated last week in Heat 1 of the UKBC championships held in London 🥳

Having started off at Gather & Gather as part of their Well Grounded Initiative Zak has become an integral part in the success of the Brew Bar at UCL. We're so proud of his journey so far and huge thanks to who has shepherded our barista finalists through this tough competition.

As we leave February behind, we'd like to look back on this great month with some important and exciting work done by our brands... ✨

All brands specially celebrated Valentine's Day, whether it was the rose lattes or sweet treats were whipping up or the romantic champagne afternoon tea by the team at 💕

We've had some fantastic flips and sky-high stacks from our brands on Shrove Tuesday 🥞 With a range of toppings, sweet and savoury, you can check out how .london, and all celebrated. We hope you had a flippin' fabulous day too!

We’d like to give a massive congratulations to Diana Gailiunaite, Simone Santeramo and Patrick Erni over at .london for taking part in the Springboard Trek to Nicaragua, where they raised £22,000 👏

The Springboard charity is dear to our hearts at CH&CO, as it works with disadvantaged and unemployed people to provide them with the skills they need to get into the workforce

While in Nicaragua, they worked on great community projects, such as painting a school in the local Rota community, restoring a children's outdoor play area and putting up fences to protect people from being harmed by roaming wildlife. Once again, well done to all involved! ❤️

Whether it’s Mother’s Day or Easter Sunday, there are plenty of occasions coming up perfect for an afternoon tea, and over at , they’re showing off their beautiful afternoon tea in the historic Admiral’s House 🫖

This exclusive venue is rarely open to the public, with a regal atmosphere and views of the Thames. You can book for either the 19th February, 19th March or 9th April.

Head over to their page to find out how to book ➡️

It’s National Apprenticeship week!

As we celebrate National Apprenticeship week, we are very proud to offer our people a more enriched Chef Academy working with our learning provider HiT for all levels from Level 2 Commis chef up to Level 4 Senior Culinary Chef and everything in between! We want everyone to

Here are two of our fantastic apprentices present and past

It’s National Apprenticeship week!

As we celebrate National Apprenticeship week today, we are focusing on our service academy.
CH&CO work very closely with Umbrella to offer: Level 2 Hospitality Team Member, Level 3 Hospitality Team Leader and Level 3 Hospitality Supervisor, there’s something for everyone!

It’s National Apprenticeship week!

This afternoon we are hearing from a couple of our learners from our eve Leadership academy. We have worked closely with Umbrella to enrich these programmes and make them more tailored to our fantastic sales teams within the business.

Here's what some a couple of our apprentices had to say.

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To celebrate National Apprenticeship week, we want to inspire the industry leaders of tomorrow and our Leadership Academy does exactly that.

Working from Level 4 Hospitality Manager apprenticeship, up to Level 6 Chartered Manager Degree, we offer it all.

Here's just what a few of our current apprentices are saying.

It’s National Apprenticeship week! We'll be sharing apprenticeship stories all week from across CH&CO.

Here are a few words from Caroline Sheehan, who is the Academy Manager at CH&CO

“National Apprenticeship week is back! Here at CH&CO we are very busy growing our four apprenticeship academies: Leadership, Service, Chef and Business. We work very closely with all our learning providers to tailor the programmes to the needs of our apprentices and the business.

To enhance our recruitment experience we are also focussing on our new recruits through our apprenticeship programmes. We currently have over 150 apprentices from across all areas of the business and it’s great to see so many people building their own potential and confidence in their skills, knowledge and behaviour. I am so proud of them all.

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Here at CH&CO we’re still basking in the glow from what was a spectacular evening ‘Dining Under the Moon’ at the Old Royal Naval College in aid of .
With a menu designed by Ollie Dabbous and delivered by our fabulous chef team, it was a night many of us will never forget 🌙

We raised a whopping £56,840 on the night, so a massive thank you to everyone who attended and please keep sharing your amazing pictures, they’ve been breath taking! ✨

Last Friday, we ran a fantastic and informative workshop where we brought together over one hundred chefs from across the UK and Ireland to talk about how we tackle the issues of the climate crisis in hospitality.

We heard from a wide panel of experts, covering topics from common misconceptions about food sustainability to caring for our ocean wildlife 🌱

A massive thank you to all the speakers for their excellent insight and all attendees for their energy and drive to find real solutions for real change 👏

Last Friday, we ran a fantastic and informative workshop where we brought together over one hundred chefs from across the UK and Ireland to talk about how we tackle the issues of the climate crisis in hospitality.

We heard from a wide panel of experts, covering topics from common misconceptions about food sustainability to caring for our ocean wildlife 🌱

A massive thank you to all the speakers for their excellent insight and all attendees for their energy and drive to find real solutions for real change 👏

Over at , they've been showing off their gorgeous venues, the perfect setting for your dream wedding 💍

One of their most unique and interesting venues is Ironmongers' Hall, located centrally with striking architecture, rich history and of course, many places for stunning photo opportunities 😍

Head over to their page for their whole wedding series so far!

Our teams across CH&CO are doing some fantastic work with the 'Well Grounded' initiative to support Londoners into sustainable employment.

They are currently looking for over 18s who are not in work or on a zero-hour contract to join their free 8-week Speciality Barista Traineeship ☕️ All trainees who complete the training successfully are guaranteed a job at one of our London sites.

You can apply by emailing [email protected] with your full name, phone number and email!

We’re thrilled to share that and took home the 'Sustainability Reporting' category award for CH&CO at the Planet Mark Awards 2023 🥳

We had a fantastic evening last Thursday celebrating the great work done by businesses to implement sustainability measures, and we are proud that our commitment to transparency has been recognised 🌱

Well done to everyone involved, especially to Clare and Rosie for all their hard work!

We've been loving how the CH&CO family have created innovative dishes to celebrate Veganuary this month. Check out this scrumptious Jackfruit Banh Knot by 🌱

The team are continuing their informative wedding series; this week they've been posting about trends, decor and how to make your wedding unique 💍

They've also been showcasing some of their stunning venues, so you can get inspired for the wedding of your dreams ✨

If you want to learn more about how eve could help your venue contact us at [email protected]

We’re thrilled to announce that we are up for two Planet Mark awards at the ceremony hosted tonight! We’ve been shortlisted for the Employee Engagement and Sustainability Reporting awards 🥳 These awards celebrate the fantastic work done by businesses regarding corporate social responsibility.

 As Clare our Head of Sustainability said:
“We value a transparent and authentic approach to sustainability. Planet Mark’s third-party verification for our carbon impact and social value helps us demonstrate our credentials, benchmark our progress and proudly show our pledge toward continued improvement.”  
 
Best of luck to Clare Clarke and Rosie Rayner-Law who will be attending tonight, we’ll be rooting for you! ✨

Some beautiful food from and
to brighten up your Friday! Check out their spiced pear with a tonka bean panna cotta and sweet wine jelly 🍐

Indulgent yet delicate, with a crunchy cranberry and pistachio crumble on top — we simply can't get enough 😍

Over at , you can find information about their fascinating series of guest speaker events with celebrated chefs across 2023 👨‍🍳

Don't miss out on a special dinner on the 24th January, featuring guest speaker Inua Ellams , with the menu designed and presented by José Pizarro

Head over to their Instagram and get your tickets now!

The team at .london have been making us drool with their recent Greek-inspired pop up, where you could tuck into delicious homemade pittas, dips, grilled meats and salads 🥙

These delights were made from scratch by their talented and creative chefs, who have been able to showcase their passion for food while working at Vacherin ✨

On Thursday 26th January, we will be hosting a once-in-a-lifetime Moonlight Dining Experience at the Old Royal Naval College in aid of the Prince's Trust, hosted by Rory Bremner! ✨

Guests will be treated to a four-course fine-dining menu curated by Michelin starred chef Ollie Dabbous while seated under a spectacular lunar landscape inside the Painted Hall 🌗

To book your ticket now for what will be a fabulous event, head over to their page for the link/QR code!

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Over at , the team have been providing some excellent advice on their blog and Instagram page for all those newly engaged couples 💍

Whether it’s finding the perfect venue, trends for the new year, or what food to have at the wedding, they have a thorough guide to any question you may have, so you can focus on the excitement of your big day 😍

Follow them to find out what the next part of their series will be!

A massive thank you to everyone who attended our José Pizarro tapas lunch at the Kensington Palace Pavilion.

The team at We are Company of Cooks] and had a fabulous time celebrating Spanish cuisine in a beautiful sunlit garden 🦐

We’ll be hosting many more events like this over the coming year, so follow We are Company of Cooks] to be the first in the know ✨

Wishing all our teams, client, customers and suppliers a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from the CH&CO family 🎄🥂

As we reflect on the past year, we’d like to take a moment to appreciate all the hard work put in by every single member of every team across CH&CO. You’ve given us a year of successes, awards and lots of memories ✨

Here’s to a bigger, better and brighter 2023 🥳

Our thoughts are with His Majesty The King and the entire Royal Family on the sad occasion of the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

We offer our heartfelt condolences. Her Majesty was an extraordinary global leader whose remarkable life has been an example and inspiration to so many. It has been a privilege to serve The Queen and The Royal Household.

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Back at it again with another weekly round up, this time seeing what everyone's been up to as we all ask ourselves the question... HOW is it September already?

1. Starting the day off right, .in_dublinfoodteam and are serving up the fluffiest pancakes we've ever seen, all to put a smile on our lovely customer's faces.

2. are hiring! Don't miss out on some incredible opportunities for seasonal event management - give them a follow to find out more.

3. Patisserie perfection with this beautiful mille-feuille made by one of our extremely talented chefs .london. A French classic, delivered with Vacherin perfection.

4. A HUGE congratulations to Jules, who has been nominated for the Purple Umbrella Awards 2022 with in the category Best Alumni Apprentice. We're so incredibly proud of all her hard work and dedication, and wish her the best of luck for the finals.

What have you been up to this week? Let us know in the comments below!