The team presented their Japanese influenced dishes to the judges who unanimously declared the beef tongue paired with oloroso the dish of the tournament. This was accompanied by a cured mackerel starter with a glass of en rama fino and followed by a chocolate dessert, paired with a 30-year-old palo cortado VORS (Very Old Rare Sherry).
The winning menu presented Sherry wines as the perfect partner and impressed the judges with fine cookery and appreciation for how best to serve wines from Jerez.
Gail and Jiachen are both alumni of Le Cordon Bleu London and work together at Dinings SW3 as sommelier and chef de partie respectively. They will go on to compete at the international final next year.
On January 20th, Karl O’Dell won the final of the European selection for the Stuffed Cabbage World Championship, organized by the Stuffed Cabbage Association, ...
Le Cordon Bleu London recently hosted a guest chef demonstration featuring Chefs Rome Brown, Sondrá Rhodes, Ricky Simpson Jr. and George Outlaw.
Le Cordon Bleu London is launching a fantastic new series of plant-based cookery courses for 2026.
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