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Le Cordon Bleu New Zealand announce scholarship winners

By Fri, May 11, 2012 5:04AM UTC View Comments

A group of aspiring chefs and restaurateurs are closer to fulfilling their culinary dreams after being announced as the first Le Cordon Bleu New Zealand scholarship recipients.

Le Cordon Bleu New Zealand, the newest Le Cordon Bleu Institute to be opened since the school was founded in Paris in the late nineteenth century, has awarded substantial fee reductions to 15 talented students, to mark its opening in October 2012.

The scholarship winners have been selected from the UK, Mexico, Brazil, Indonesia, India and China with eight scholarships awarded to New Zealanders.

Institute director, Ms. Cath Hopkin, says the...

Sneak peek at Goodes Hall expansion progress

By Wed, May 02, 2012 3:54PM UTC View Comments Sneak peek at Goodes Hall expansion progress

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Sneak peek at Goodes Hall expansion progress

Kingston, April 25, 2012 – Exterior scaffolding around the new wing of Goodes Hall is being removed in stages, exposing the finished sections beneath. Now visible are the floor-to-ceiling windows that offer a view of the common area and the three-storey airy expanse above. Work continues apace on the interior of the building as classrooms, meeting rooms, common areas and offices are well on their way to completion.

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Interview With Successful Alumni: Steve Tan

By Tue, Apr 24, 2012 8:28AM UTC View Comments

What are you doing now and how you got? What did you do as soon as you graduated?

I am the Assistant Front Office Manager, The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore after completing LIVE Leader Program (Mgt Training) in Ritz-Carlton, Philadelphia upon completion of Le Cordon Bleu Bachelor of Business (International Hotel and Resort Management) in 2007. After my LIVE Program, I joined The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore as Duty Manager in July 2009 and was promoted to AFOM with in a year.

What do you want to do in the short term?

Gaining exposure on hotel openings and accumulate industrial experience which...

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How the hospitality industry prepared me for my career

By Tue, Apr 17, 2012 11:31AM UTC View Comments How the hospitality industry prepared me for my career

Jana Kasperkevic recently published 5 Ways The Hospitality Industry Prepared Me For My Career on Business Insider. We thought it provided fantastic insight into the value of a hospitality qualification…

“Working in the serving industry is gritty work, yet a lot of people are in it. In fact, more than 13.5 million people had jobs in hospitality last year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Photo © xeeliz on Flickr

For years, I have detoured into the world of restaurants and hotels starting...

How the hospitality industry prepared me for my career

By Tue, Apr 17, 2012 11:31AM UTC View Comments How the hospitality industry prepared me for my career

Jana Kasperkevic recently published 5 Ways The Hospitality Industry Prepared Me For My Career on Business Insider. We thought it provided fantastic insight into the value of a hospitality qualification…

“Working in the serving industry is gritty work, yet a lot of people are in it. In fact, more than 13.5 million people had jobs in hospitality last year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Photo © xeeliz on Flickr

For years, I have detoured into the world of restaurants and hotels starting...

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