Le Cordon Bleu Summer Festival 2024

Le Cordon Bleu London Summer Festival 2024 offered a range of practical workshops, allowing attendees to get a hands-on experience cooking at Le Cordon Bleu. Each workshop focussed on a different discipline, including Cuisine, Pâtisserie, Boulangerie, Wine, Plant-Based and more, providing a taste of the skills taught on the programmes and courses offered at Le Cordon Bleu London.

The event also featured top guest chefs hosting demonstrations throughout the day. This year there were demonstrations from Head Chef at CORD by Le Cordon Bleu, Justine Bordet; Executive Pastry Chef at the Dorchester Hotel, Michael Kwan; Chef Patron of The Grill by Tom Booton at The Dorchester, Tom Booton; Chef Patron of Kayu, Karim Bourgi; former Executive Chef at Galvin at Windows, Marc Hardiman; Le Cordon Bleu Master Bakers, Stephane Gliniewicz & Douglas Bond Mollitt and Head Chef at Cavita restaurant, Adriana Cavita.

There was also the Salon Gourmet Tasting Area, a food and drinks tasting space for guests to sample and purchase some fantastic products from top partner brands, including a Wine Bar featuring wines from Louis Latour and Champagne Gosset, plant-based 'cheeses' from Julienne Bruno, Prosciutto di Parma and Parmigiano Reggiano, Brindisa and a Pisco Bar serving cocktails with the Peruvian Embassy UK.

New for this year, Cord by Le Cordon Bleu, Le Cordon Bleu’s first fine dining restaurant in London, teamed up with Bustronome to create a unique dining experience. Guests aboard Bustronome’s double-decker fine dining restaurant enjoyed an exquisite menu crafted by Cord’s Executive Chef Karl O’Dell and his talented brigade, whilst experiencing unparalleled views of some of London’s most iconic landmarks. Two buses were chartered for the event, both decked out to show off some of Cord’s stunning dishes. To complete the experience, Cord’s sommelier, Jiachen Lu, curated a selection of wines and non-alcoholic beverages to pair perfectly with the menu.

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