Students from The City of Liverpool College will have the opportunity to cook alongside some of the city’s finest chefs, curating and serving up a tasting menu at the inaugural ‘Collective Dinner’ on March 29.
The Collective Dinner is the brainchild of chef Eddie Kilty of "Kilty & Co.", a former student of the college.
Eddie has made name for himself in the industry having worked alongside big players such as Michelin star chef Andrew Pern.
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Joining Eddie on the night will be fellow chefs Josh Lundon from Skaus, Liv Alarcon from Queens, Nathan Booth of Panoramic34 and Michael O'Donohoe from London Carriage Works.
Chefs and students will work together to serve a selection of canapes, starters, mains and desserts at the college’s recently refurbished Academy Restaurant.
The evening will be presented by Liam Jones CEO of Pilla and creator of "An Hour With An Indie podcast", and each course will be sponsored by a local business involved in supporting hospitality including Wellocks, Caterite, Pilla and Liverpool Food Network.
Eddie told the ECHO: "This is a fantastic opportunity for the next generation of chefs to learn from those who've gone before them.
"The local chefs we have working on the night are ex-students of the college so they appreciate the hard work that the students put in, and are keen to be involved as mentors."
Liam Jones told the ECHO: "We're delighted to be sponsoring the The Collective Dinner. Our whole team is really keen on supporting the next generation of hospitality talent so the mix of current and future chefs involved in this event is really exciting.
"The five chefs involved come from some of the best independent businesses in the area so we're in for a treat."
He added: "It's also great to be supporting the community work that 'So Let’s Talk' carry out for hospitality, and I know that they have a great plan for using the donation in the Liverpool area."
Proceeds from ticket sales will go to So Let’s Talk, a platform which serves to support hospitality workers with all aspects of mental, physical and financial health.
Eddie Kilty said: "There is currently a national shortage of Chefs, and employees across the hospitality industry are increasingly struggling to balance their demanding roles with taking care of their own mental health.
"So Let’s Talk are working together with industry leaders to support chefs, bartenders, hosts and managers across the North West.
"We hope that the evening will be a great opportunity to showcase what hospitality has to offer and promote our fantastic industry to the next generation."
He added: "This is the first event of its type in Liverpool, bringing five chef’s together to create an evening like this is going to be something very special."
Tickets are available from here and are expected to sell out fast.
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