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The Staff Canteen

Editor 24th October 2013
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Barry Johnson and Nicolas Belorgey to represent UK in 2014 European Pastry Cup


Barry Johnson and Nicolas Belorgey have been selected for the UK Pastry Team to represent their country in the European Pastry Cup 2014.  Barry Johnson, head chocolatier at Rococo Chocolates, was selected as team captain and will represent the UK in the chocolate category.  Nicolas Belorgey, chef teacher at Le Cordon Blue London, was selected in the sugar category.

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Stilton's bid to make Stilton fails


The village of Stilton has had its bid to make its namesake cheese rejected.  Under EU law, Stilton can only be produced in Leicestershire, Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire, where it thought the cheese originated.

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Top heart doctor: Unprocessed fatty foods may actually be good for you


Four decades of medical wisdom that cutting down on saturated fats reduces our risk of heart disease may be wrong, a top cardiologist has said.  Fatty foods that have not been processed – such as butter, cheese, eggs and yoghurt – can even be good for the heart.

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Rosewood London, the capital's newest luxury hotel


Last week saw the launch of a new hotel, called simply Rosewood London, on High Holborn in what used to be the headquarters of Pearl Assurance.

Read more from The Telegraph

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