Heston Blumenthal adds dash of spice to home economics GCSE

The number of pupils taking home economics GCSE has dropped by 20% since 2004, so star chef has been brought in to stir things upIt is just after 5am and pupils at St Michael’s Catholic College in Bermondsey, south London, are starting to arrive at school for an early morning cooking lesson.Their teacher is the award-winning chef Heston Blumenthal, famed for dishes like snail porridge and Sound of the Sea, a seafood medley accompanied by a soundtrack of crashing waves. Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - Category: Science Authors: Tags: GCSEs Chefs Food & drink Life and style Food science Education Heston Blumenthal UK news Source Type: news