A day with Warwick Conferences for a budding young chef
As part of Warwick鈥檚 schools outreach work, cooking enthusiast Jessica was invited to spend a day with our brilliant Conferences team.
Jessica met with Radcliffe chefs to find out what their own culinary journeys have been, learn about food prep and safety, and discover just how much effort goes into a busy lunch service.
She even had chance to help create some of Warwick Conferences鈥� much-loved cakes!
Charlotte from the Internal Comms team caught up with Jessica to find out more about her experience.
Charlotte: Jessica, we鈥檝e loved having you on campus today. What was your favourite part of the day?
Jessica: My favourite part was trying new things, like using a piping bag to decorate the cakes. I enjoyed experiencing what it would be like if I ever did become a chef one day.
Charlotte: When did you first get interested in cooking?
Jessica: It was in Year 6, during the Covid lockdown. I did a lot of cooking then, because there wasn鈥檛 much else to do, and I realised I liked it. I had a cookbook with a recipe for spiced nuts in it 鈥� they were quite nice.
Charlotte: I wish we鈥檇 known 鈥� you could have brought some along for us today!
Charlotte: Has anything surprised you about your experience at Warwick?
Jessica: I was surprised by how much I had to make, for lots of people!*
Charlotte: But you鈥檙e up for the challenge?
Jessica: Yes!
*Internal Comms fact-check: Radcliffe has 154 bedrooms, 42 meeting rooms, and a 252-person capacity restaurant - that means lunchtimes are never quiet!
Charlotte: Favourite food - for all three meals of the day?
Jessica: That鈥檚 hard. Probably a McDonald鈥檚 sausage and egg McMuffin for breakfast. But if not, pancakes at home. For lunch, I鈥檇 have noodles. And for tea, probably a ham and pineapple pizza.
Charlotte: I was just about to ask you the age-old question of whether you鈥檙e a fan of pineapple on pizza, but you鈥檝e answered it for me! Thank you for talking with me, Jessica. I hope you鈥檝e really enjoyed your day at Warwick.