Alumni Stories: Tom Geoffrey of Barang Street Kitchen

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Alumni Stories: Tom Geoffrey of Barang Street Kitchen

After winning Best Pitch on our How to Start Up a Successful Business course, Tom Geoffrey went on to become the chef and founder of Barang Street Kitchen, a Cambodian street food concept and pop-up. Tom tells us about his love for Cambodian food, his plans for Barang, and how attending Leiths' food business course helped him achieve his dreams. Read more

Alumni Stories: Maria Bradford

/ Categories Alumni, #MadeAtLeiths, #LeithsLoves / Author: Hilary Armstrong

Alumni Stories: Maria Bradford

Former Leiths student Maria Bradford was born and raised in Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone in West Africa. She now lives in Kent, where she runs Shwen Shwen (meaning ‘fancy’ in her native Krio), a high-end catering company, supper club, and online stores specialising in Sierra Leonean cuisine. Her debut cookbook Sweet Salone (after the nickname locals use for Sierra Leone) will be published by Quadrille in 2023. Read more

Alumni Stories: Sam Pointon

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Alumni Stories: Sam Pointon

Sam Pointon’s future was all mapped out: school, university, job. Then Covid struck, giving him a chance to press pause on his university studies and explore his passion for food. Now graduated from Leiths with a Diploma in Food and Wine, he tells his story. Read more

Alumni Stories: George Dyer, Ski Famille

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Alumni Stories: George Dyer, Ski Famille

George Dyer is executive chef and area manager with Ski Famille, a family ski holiday specialist with chalets in the French Alps. Here he explains why a ski season is the perfect job opportunity for any chef at the start of their career and why a Leiths qualification puts candidates on the front of the queue. Read more

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