Tasty Best of British Dishes set before Mayor

Left to right:Simon French (Lecturer), Peter Davies (Mayor), Brad Berry (Market Trader), John Freeman and Tom Fielden (both students).

Catering students from Doncaster College have launched a series of monthly, themed food tasting events in partnership with Doncaster Markets.

The tastings will take place in Doncaster’s famous, award-winning Market on a Friday, every month until May of next year.

At the first event, on September 30th, as part of a celebration of British Food Fortnight, students used the finest seasonal ingredients, sourced from the surrounding market stalls, to create and cook some mouth-watering dishes. Sausage cassoulet, fish stew, pork pies, leek and potato soup, scotch broth, short bread and carrot cake were among a host of goodies which attracted much attention from passers-by.

The Mayor of Doncaster, Peter Davies, was on hand to sample a selection of these tasty dishes and to encourage shoppers to have a nibble and enjoy the Best of British.

Over the coming months over sixty Level 2 and Level 3 catering students will be showcasing their cooking skills to the public in the Market Place and in the process highlighting other activities such as themed nights in the College’s Waterfront training Restaurant, which provides a real world working environment for hospitality and catering students at the College.

Simon French, Hospitality and Catering lecturer at the College said, "So far the feedback has been very positive from the public, we are already seeing people who have been to the market now eating in the Waterfront Restaurant."

The next tasting day will be Friday 14th Oct where hungry shoppers will be able to check out a selection of curries.

Updated: 05/10/2011