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Want to know how to create award-winning dishes? Below are a range of virtual masterclasses curated by Grande Cuisine Academy for chefs of all levels to help enhance their skills progression. These masterclasses are hosted by award-winning competitors and offer insight into a range of techniques to use. You can find a selection below.’

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Filleting a Lemon Sole

Created in partnership with Grande Cuisine, join Chef Steve Munkley as he talks you through filleting a lemon sole to competition level, including all the tools you will need to complete the job.


 

Filleting a Seabass

Created in partnership with Grande Cuisine, join Chef Steve Munkley as he teaches you all the tips, tricks and tools you need to fillet a seabass to a competition standard.


 

How to Prepare a Chicken for Sauté

Created in partnership with Grande Cuisine, join Chef Steve Munkley as he talks you through preparing a chicken ready for sauté. He will teach you all the tricks and tools you need to prepare it to competition level.


 

How to Butcher a Pair of Lamb Best Ends

Created in partnership with Grande Cuisine, join Chef Steve Munkley as he talks you through butchering a pair of best ends of lamb to competition level, including all the tools you will need to complete the job.


 

Glazing and Dipping

In this masterclass, Mark Hill MBE, Executive Chef at the House of Commons demonstrates the art of dipping and glazing and how it can enhance your submissions to the Salon Display competitions.


 

Setting Up Your Live Hot Cooking Station

In this masterclass, Mark Hill MBE, Executive Chef at the House of Commons and Sophie Botting, Chef de Partie at the House of Commons talk through setting up your cooking station for live competitions, including what to expect on the day and how to get your self organised in advance.


 

Going for Gold: How to Improve Your Chances of Medal Success in Culinary Competitions

Listen to some of the UK’s most experienced chef judges and multiple gold-medal-winning competitors in this unmissable online seminar. Learn what works and what doesn’t in competition cooking, and how some of our most successful chef competitors have maintained their winning streak.

Hear first-hand what competition judges look for in both the food and chefs they are asked to assess, and which small changes can make a huge difference to your final score. 


 

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