Cookery school and catering firm set up new scholarship

The Tante Marie School of Cookery has teamed up with catering and event company Absolute Taste to launch a scholarship for aspiring chefs.

The scholarship, worth up to £13,995, is available for one candidate aged 16 – 25 who will enrol on the Tante Marie Cordon Blue Diploma Course this September at the school’s premises in Surrey.

Applicants must be able to demonstrate their commitment to a career in the culinary world and be in need of financial assistance.

Lyndy Redding, managing director of Absolute Taste, said: “The Absolute Taste Scholarship has been established to ensure that young people today, with a passionate desire and the commitment to excelling in a career in catering, can be professionally trained and prepared for the demands of entering this highly competitive business.”

To obtain an entry form visit www.tantemarie.co.uk. Completed entries must be received by 16 July.

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By Emily Manson

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