An Epic Year for Holmesglen Hospitality,Cookery &
Bakery
2011 has proved to be an epic year for Hospitality, Cookery
& Bakery staff and students at Holmesglen. A year full of
prestigious awards, medals, amazing experiences, and yes – the
usual blood sweat and tears that are required to achieve such great
results. This year the department has worked more closely than ever
with our industry partners to offer the most rewarding experiences
to our students, and we would like to say thank you. To give you a
taste of how working together has impacted our staff and students,
let us take our minds back and look at ‘The Epic Year That Was
2011’ for Holmesglen Hospitality, Cookery & Bakery.
January - 2 month internship at the luxurious Sheraton
Grande Laguna Phuket Thailand
March - Students work with the culinary masters at the
Melbourne Food and Wine Festival 2011.
April - Student Amy Stanley, soared to Spain for a once
in a lifetime opportunity – an eight
month placement at Mugaritz, voted fifth best in the world in the
San Pelligrino World’s 50 Best Restaurants for 2010.
Vet in Schools success- Two students took up work experience at
MoVida in Melbourne, with one securing an apprenticeship with
Frank Camorra at MoVida. The RACV Club also took on five students
for work experience.
July / August - Guest chef apprenticeship training
program included appearances from:
• Frank Camorra from MoVida
• Ian Curley & Nicole Humbert, from the European
• Adam D’Sylva, from Coda
• Andrew Blake, from Blake’s Catering
• Philippe Mouchel, from PM 24
• Matt Macartney, from Chateau Yering
• Travis McAuley, from the Hellenic Republic
• Joe Grabic, Head Chef from the Press Club
Launch of the Diploma of Management for our industry partners.
This innovative course offers a Diploma qualification for
Managers,
Supervisors and Chefs with the flexibility of one day per month on
campus and flexible work specific industry project assessment.
September - Colin Wilson won the Victorian Apprentice of
the Year Award at the 2011 Victorian Training Awards.
Bake Skills Australia & Great Aussie - Meat Pie
Competition
Holmesglen students Angela Zienow - RACV Club and Megan Jacks -
Sunbeam Cakes represented Victoria in the National Teams
Competition at Bake Skills Australia and finished second
overall.
Holmesglen Chef and Cookery Teacher Leslie Chan won Gold for his
three course modern Australian menu at the Sydney
Culinary Challenge NSW.
Holmesglen students clean up at the AUS-TAFE State Cooking
Finals
- Third year apprentice category - gold medal and Best
Overall 3rd Year Apprentice was won by Woorim (Rima) Kim.
- Two silver medals were won in the 2nd Year Apprentice category by
apprentices Jake Cattlin and John Cassie.
- 1st year Apprentice category, a silver medal was won by Hoang
Le.
October - Holmesglen student
Woorim (Rima) Kim won a bronze medal in Darwin at the AUSTAFE
National Cooking Finals at the end
November - Colin Wilson wins Australian Apprentice of the
Year
To download the newsletter with all
the details of the 2011 Holmesglen Hospitality
Cookery and Bakery successes please click here.
2012 Events Calender:
Shared Tables lunch Monday 6th February 2011 -
Dandelion
You are invited to our first Shared Tables lunch for 2012 on
Monday 6th February, hosted by Shared Tables member Geoff Lindsay
at his new restaurant Dandelion. Geoff is reconised as one of
Australia’s most talented and innovative Chef’s. Geoff shares
a unique accolade as one of only a handful of chefs to be
consistently awarded 2 or 3 'Age Good Food Guide Chef’s' Hats
during the past 20 years in his various restaurants. The Age
Good Food Guide named Geoff - Chef of the Year in 2005. He has been
twice awarded, Best New Restaurant in Melbourne by The Age Good
Food Guide. He first received that honor with Stella in 1994 and
then with Pearl 2002. Geoff has also featured in Australia’s top
100 restaurants every year since its inception.
In late 2010 Geoff sold his Modern Australian restaurant Pearl to
focus on his new venture, Dandelion specilising in Vietnamese
cuisine. Opened for a little over six months, Dandelion has
already received some of Australia’s great dining praises.
These include; 2012 Age Good Food Guide Dish of the Year and
a Chef’s Hat. The restaurant is featured in the 2012 Top 100
Restaurants in Australia from Gourmet Traveller Magazine.
Beverages from Treasury Wine Estates will accompany the lunch.
I look forward to catching up with you at 12 noon on Monday 6th
February, 2012. Please reply as soon as you can by completing the attached
form and including your cheque or credit card details.
I would like to advise that if we receive a cancellation for lunch
after Friday 3rd of February the full cost of lunch will be charged
to the individual.
We look forward to your company at Dandelion and the continued
success of Shared Tables in 2012. It should be noted that numbers
are limited so please book early.
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