Formal Hall Menus November 23rd to 29th
on Nov 20, 2009I'll start this post by explaining the sudden lack of content during the last seven days. Firstly, I forgot to leave the camera with the kitchen on Friday before leaving for the weekend, this didn't help. Secondly, I somehow twisted my knee earl...

Pembroke Chefs Competition Winner
on Nov 13, 2009Pembroke Chefs Competition ResultsIoana 10Darina 4Sasa 2Shane 2Victoria 2Nick 2Tomasz 1The Winner!Ioana CozmaThank you to everyone who voted for the best Pembroke dish from this years University Culinary Competition. Below are the comments that helpe...

Formal Hall Menus November 16th to 22nd
on Nov 11, 2009Feast Night Formal HallMonday 16th November Amuse BoucheParsnip and Honey Soup ShotSweet potato crisp-0-Roquefort and Leek Tartlet-0-Pork Escallop wrapped in Parma Ham with SageBeef tomato baked with basil and mozzarella gremolata, gnocchi in tomato...

The Vegan Tapas Bar and a Journey to the Isle of Wight
on Nov 9, 2009Wikipedia defines veganism as:Veganism is a diet and lifestyle that seeks to exclude the use of animals for food, clothing, or any other purpose. Vegans endeavor not to use or consume animal products of any kind. The most common reasons for becoming...

The University of Cambridge Culinary Competition
on Nov 7, 2009The Guild Hall was the location for Thursday's University of Cambridge Culinary Competition. Over sixty chefs from the University's Colleges entered this years event, as well as eight front of house staff who competed in a table setting contest.The c...

Formal Hall Menus November 9th to 15th
on Nov 4, 2009Feast Night Formal HallMonday 9th NovemberAmuse BoucheChilled Tomato with Ginger-0-Salmon TerrineHorseradish, lemon and frisee (V) Pressed tomato terrine with basil-0-Confit of Free-Range Chicken filled with Sausage and CranberriesRosemary potatoes,...

Last Night's iCUSU International Formal Hall
on Nov 3, 2009On Monday Night we hosted the International Cambridge University Student Union Formal Hall. One hundred and sixty one students from most of the Cambridge Colleges gathered together for a Feast Night Formal. As we were serving an incredible numbe...

Parlour Evening on Friday 30th October
on Nov 2, 2009Parlour Evening is an opportunity for the Fellowship of the College to dine with guests at High Table. The dinner takes place six times a year on a Friday, and consists of a four-course meal followed by dessert in The Senior Parlour. As only 46 place...

Formal Hall Friday 30th October
on Nov 2, 2009On Friday night whilst the Fellows enjoyed their Parlour Evening Dinner the students were not forgotten. Formal Hall was pretty full on Friday with 100 Pembroke students and their guests joining Fellows in the hall for dinner. Whilst the Formal menu...

Cambridge University Chefs Competition- live event
on Oct 30, 2009 in contest A very special culinary competition for chefs from the University of Cambridge and the Colleges is being planned this year to commemorate the University’s 800th Anniversary. With more classes than ever before the event, which takes place on Thursda...