HOSPITALITY & CATERING
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Hospitality & Catering at North Devon
The information on this page will give you a flavour of what life is like studying Hospitality & Catering at our North Devon campus and help to expand your knowledge. Take a look around!
Start by watching a warm hospitality welcome video from Faculty Manager, Nicola Shapland and meet the team of experienced lecturers who will be teaching you when you join us!
Why not have a go at this month's activity, cooking a batch of American Pancakes.
You can also find out more about the Hospitality & Catering courses we offer including entry requirements, and units you will study, gain an understanding of the careers you could go onto, and find out what our current and previous students have got up to this year.
Once you have finished working through the content why not check out what else Petroc has to offer on the Life at Petroc page.
June Content
Introduction to Hospitality and Catering
A warm hospitality welcome!
Nicola Shapland - Faculty Manager
Meet the Hospitality and Catering Team
Nic Shapland
Faculty Manager for Hospitality and Catering
nicola.shapland@petroc.ac.uk
As Faculty Manager for Hospitality and Catering, I have the great pleasure each year of welcoming new students.
My subject specialisms include event management, theme design planning, food and wine matching and customer service.
Georgina Perrin
Level 1 Programme Manager
g.perrin@petroc.ac.uk
I have worked within the hospitality and catering industry for the past 16 years and have been working within the college Hospitality and Catering Department for the past 12 years; both supporting and teaching food and beverage skills. I enjoy teaching the variety of skills required for the restaurant from barista to flambé and enjoy seeing students develop during their time at Petroc.
Rachael Otani
Level 2 Programme Manager
rachael.otani@petroc.ac.uk
Before joining the Hospitality and Catering team at Petroc, I worked for 12 years in the catering industry as a hotel manager and receptionist. I have experience of working within all front of house departments and enjoy managing large events.
Organising educational visits to fine dining restaurants, luxury hotels and breweries is a very enjoyable aspect of my job. I feel it is very important for students to see the skills and knowledge they gain at college used in industry.
Tom Lewis
Chef Lecturer
thomas.lewis@petroc.ac.uk
With over 20 years experience as a professional chef and lecturer, I have a deep passion for for all aspects of professional cookery especially fish, meat and sauce cookery.
Passing on this experience to learners and helping them develop new skills and knowledge make my job a pleasure. The highlights of my teaching at Petroc include helping students to win internationally recognised competitions, progress to university and taking careers in world class and Michelin starred hotels and restaurants.
John Gavin
Chef Lecturer
john.gavin@petroc.ac.uk
I have over 25 years’ experience as a professional chef; I enjoy all aspects of cookery but I have a particular passion and expertise for patisserie and confectionary. During my time at Petroc I have also developed a very keen interest in Asian cookery and enjoy discovering new ingredients and recipes. Undertaking professional development forms a large part of my teaching role – discovering new techniques and keeping up with trends is extremely important to teaching.
Richard Hands
Apprenticeship Programme Manager
richard.hands@petroc.ac.uk
With nearly 30 years’ experience within hospitality; working as a chef in hotels, public houses, golf clubs and cooking for nobility with the occasional royal visitor I have a passion to share my knowledge and experiences with the up and coming chefs of the future.
Having catered for large banquets to select bespoke intimate dining experiences I have a traditional classical French food background but love to discover new techniques and am always keen to be educated myself.
Course Information
Activity to try at home: American Pancakes!
Watch Tom, one of our great lecturers demonstrating how to make american pancakes from his own kitchen.
We would love to see your pancakes; have a go yourself at home and email your pictures to nicola.shapland@petroc.ac.uk.
How many can you stack?
Student
Case Study
Hear what Woody has to say about studying Hospitalty and Catering at Petroc
Careers can include:
Head chef, Restaurant Manager, Barista, Hotel Manager, Pastry Chef, Kitchen Manager, Wine Waiter, Event Manager, Chef, Waiter, Chalet Host, Mixologist.. plus many more.
Travel the world or stay at home, a career in hospitality and Catering can suit everyone.
PAST STUDENT SUCCESS:
Watch Jamie Coleman (one of our former students) cooking a pulled pork dish from home and a lamb dish at work... He is now a Head Chef at the Beach in Bude. You can view more of his videos on youtube: Chefjamiecoleman
Great work Jamie!
JamieColeman.pdfTake a tour of our North Devon restaurant The Taw and our professional kitchens
The Taw Restaurant
Open to the public for lunch and dinner: book in and enjoy the experience for yourself!
Professional Kitchens
July Content
Find out about Work experience, local & international trips and competitions at Petroc then have a go at making a coffee liqueur
Watch this video by our lecturer Rachel Otani to learn how to make coffee liqueur!
August Content
We have created a presentation (below) to give you a bit of guidance to prepare you for your first few days at college and so you know what to expect.
We have included some interactive quizzes for you to try and also a couple Padlet links for you to post on. Give it a go for a bit of fun.
Something for you to try from home
One-pot Green Chilli Eggs with Chorizo