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British Food Fortnight ran from 21 September to 6 October 2019 and it aims to promote the best of British food. The annual event has been renamed for 2020 to British Food and Drink Fortnight to highlight the British drinks industry.

The cooking sessions focussed on scratch cooking and British produce. Fifty pupils aged 7-9 from Darnhall Primary School in Winsford and Victoria Road Primary School in Northwich were involved in the cooking sessions (both catered for by Edsential).

Jonathan Harvey-Barnes, senior development chef at Essential Cuisine, hosted the interactive cooking session. The fifty pupils were taught knife skills including ‘the bridge’ and ‘the claw’ technique to chop fresh vegetables.

Harvey-Barnes, said: “Both Essential Cuisine and Brakes are passionate advocates that a love of cooking and food should begin as early as possible. Engaging with kids at grass-roots level not only helps them improve and hone basic kitchen skills, it’s also vital in helping them understand food and its importance on their individual well-being. 

“Edsential were delighted with the sessions and several of the pupils remarked after how they now wanted to become chefs and were excited about taking their aprons home to help their parents prepare meals – hopefully we have, in some small way, helped inspire the next generation.”

Each pupil was given a chefs’ hat, apron and a goodie bag filled with Essential Cuisine and Brakes items.

Lisa Johnson, Brakes sector marketing manager for education, added: “We are, once again, delighted to be supporting and promoting Love British Food/British Food Fortnight.

“We see educating children about the great fresh produce and ingredients available on their doorstep as a key part of our role as a responsible supplier.”

As part of the initiative Essential Cuisine and Brakes are collaborating on a co-branded recipe book. The Essential Cuisine chef team regularly give up their free time to mentor young chefs.