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Serving History On a Plate at Christ's College

21st Oct 2009
A leather-bound book containing hand-written menus dating back to 1886 has been discovered at a Cambridge College.   The ‘Book of Fare’ details dinners served to Fellows at Christ’s College, wh...

800th Anniversary Culinary Competition

2nd Oct 2009
Celebrating 800 Years of Excellence in Hospitality 5 Nov, Guild Hall On Thursday 5 November 2009, chefs from the University of Cambridge and the Colleges will meet at the City's Guildhall to be judg...

Menu for Front of House Classes & Guidance Notes

17th Aug 2009
Entries are now closed. Amazingly, there will be a record 72 chefs from 16 kitchens preparing >105 dishes, 9 waiters competing in the Front of House event - plus the live event! Good luck everyone....

Forthcoming Cambridge Events

12th Aug 2009
Festival of Ideas: (21 Oct-1 Nov) Explore the big ideas behind history, literature, politics, art and much more through performances, taster  sessions, film screenings, exhibitions and debates....

Madingley Hall raises >£9k for Arthur Rank

12th Aug 2009
On 1 August, a charity ball was hosted by Madingley Hall, organised by staff at the University of Cambridge Institute of Continuing Education. The evening was a  great success, packe...

Entries for 800th Anniversary Culinary Comp

9th Aug 2009
Important dates for competitors: *Deadline for entries: 14 September 2009* Please download the entry pack, complete and return to Mr Graham Hambling, Catering & Conference Manager, Girton Colleg...

Invitation to 800th Culinary Competition

8th Aug 2009
Guild Hall, 5 November 2009 Invitations for The University of Cambridge 800th Anniversary Culinary Competition Anyone is welcome to view the dishes for the presentation classes and to watch the fr...

800 Prize for Test Pilot Penrice!

7th Aug 2009
If you live or work in Cambridge then you’ll already know that the University is celebrating its 800th Anniversary this year.  Staying with the 800 theme we decided to award a surprise gift to ...

JANET(UK) a Multi-Site Success

25th Jun 2009
When JANET(UK), the UK’s education and research network, decided to bring their Networkshop 37 event to Cambridge some 31 years after its last visit to the City they approached Conference Cambridge to...

The University of Cambridge Culinary Competition

24th Jun 2009
Celebrating 800 Years of Excellence in Hospitality. 28 October, 2009: Live Cookery Event - Cambridge Regional College 5 November, 2009: Chefs' Culinary Competition - Cambridge Guild Hall 26 Novem...