I made some connections in terms of suppliers with Gusbourne and Sodiaal."
She said her favourite dish was a tie between the snacks and the Udale Herdwick Hoggett adding: "I loved the chicken butter with the bread and then I loved the lamb. All the dishes were delicious."
Tristan Downes, head chef at Craft London said the there needs to be more of these kinds of events as "to have a massive group together and to talk to people and to keep your ear to the ground about what’s going on in the culinary industry has been very enlightening."
He added: "It needs to happen, it really needs to happen more. It's one of those things, to come together and celebrate food and celebrate ingredients and even seasonality and to have such a turn-out as there has been today, it’s honestly it’s a great sign for this industry."
The Staff Canteen Live Networking Lunch Sponsors
Our headline sponsor for this event was speciality foods supplier Udale, joined by Zenith Hygiene, Koppert Cress, Gusbourne, Chef Works, Sodiaal and Alaska Seafood.
Jo from Udale said: "I think The Staff Canteen is a really valid tool. Not only for the chefs but certainly for the suppliers."
"For suppliers, we get to meet more people who are out in the industry, we get to meet with other suppliers. I think it’s really valid that we get to meet and what’s out there face to face."
Regarding the food, she thought "the team here at The Frog were fantastic, there were some really, really special things that they put out. Really clever, dynamically put-together food."
Adding that "The little bites at the start – the snacks – we’re amazing. The carrot brought a whole new level of taste."
Jack Cresser-Brown, development chef at Koppert Cress said today was "a super great opportunity to meet with some high-calibre chefs and industry professionals."
Adding that the attending chefs were "very receptive to hear about Koppert Cress and to hear about what we do and engage with us for potential future involvement together."
