Assistant Chefs Step Up to the Plate with Brewery's New Training Programme

Assistant chefs at Shepherd Neame’s retail estate in London and the South East are to benefit from an enhanced training programme to ensure structured career development and encourage excellence.
 
Spearheaded by Simon Howlett, Shepherd Neame’s head development chef for managed houses, the programme comprises intensive one-day workshops held twice-yearly, as well as peer-to-peer mentoring by the brewery’s top chefs.
 
Simon said:

The interactive workshops are jam-packed with information around a central theme. In November, we’ll partner with the Beef and Lamb Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) to train around 50 chefs and assistant chefs in butchering, preparing and cooking different cuts of meat just in time for winter steaks and Sunday Roasts.
 
The second-half of the day will be dedicated to all aspects of food hygiene and kitchen safety led by an expert independent company.  Coupled with the mentoring programme, our goal is to fully equip our assistant chefs with all the tools and knowledge not only to develop their own skills but also to share best practice within their own teams.