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We are excited to announce more chefs in our line-up for The Staff Canteen Live 2016 – Skillery in association with Westlands and supported by the Craft Guild of Chefs at Hotelympia.

Making our debut at Hotelympia, we are looking to build on its rich culinary history, while adding a stimulating new dimension of kitchen demonstrations and advice from big name chefs. Joining us on stage will be Paul Ainsworth from one Michelin-starred Paul Ainsworth at Number 6 Restaurant; Tom Aikens the youngest British chef ever to be awarded two Michelin stars and Simon Rogan one of most accomplished chefs in the UK.

The Staff Canteen Live – Skillery supported by the Craft Guild of Chefs, held in conjunction with speciality produce supplier, Westlands and Robot Coupe, Steelite, TRUEFoods, Adande and Ritter Courivard; will be running regular sessions every day of the four-day show with a changing line-up of chefs providing visitors with interactive demonstrations, recipe guidance and cooking tips.

We’ve already revealed that chef patron of Restaurant Gordon Ramsay, Clare Smyth, Tom Kerridge supported by Aaron Mullis and Nick Beardshaw from 2 Michelin-starred The Hand and Flowers and The Coach at Marlow; Claude Bosi of 2 Michelin-starred Hibiscus and Nathan Outlaw of 2 Michelin-starred Restaurant Nathan Outlaw will be there – keep an eye on our site to find out who else will be joining us.

>>> Read more about The Staff Canteen Live here

Mark Morris, Managing Director of The Staff Canteen, said: “The opportunity to take The Staff Canteen Live to the UK's pinnacle hospitality show, Hotelympia, is a huge privilege and opportunity. To again work with the team at Fresh Montgomery, Westlands as headline sponsor and of course 16 of the biggest name chefs in the industry today.”

Each session will be streamed live on The Staff Canteen’s YouTube channel and will culminate by offering show visitors the chance to question the chefs on a range of food and cooking-related topics. Hotelympia takes place between February 29 and March 3 2016 and is the UK’s largest foodservice and hospitality event and the most important event for any professional wanting to gain access to the latest products and thinking. It is the best place to find real innovation and ideas.

Visitors can go to www.hotelympia.com and register now for a free ticket to the show.

*Next month we will be announcing the full line up of 16 chefs and we will be taking a closer look at those joining us at Hotelympia, make sure you read our Man or Woman Behind The Chef series, starting in January, to find out what really makes those top chefs tick!