Catering colleges have suffered a few body blows in the pages of Caterer and Hotelkeeper over the past few months. First, Marco Pierre White brands them "the biggest waste of time", in an exclusive interview with the Caterer. Then, Oliver Peyton calls college "a stop-off before you're sent to prison".
As you can imagine, letters and emails have been flooding in as a result. The following excerpt is representative of the many responses we have received:
"Making sweeping statements such as this is reckless and irresponsible. If I were to say that all restaurants in this country were a disgrace ... people would consider me an idiot. In reality, there are some excellent restaurants in this country but many more that need to improve".
Where do you sit in this debate? let us know either way.