University College Isle of Man’s (UCM) will soon be taking bookings for its Training Restaurant starting in October.
UCM has released the schedule of dates available when its training restaurant, Oastan, will be open to the public. Bookings for October and November will open on 27th August, and are made by contacting UCM on 648215 or by emailing helen.drinkwater@ucm.ac.im
Oastan is the training environment for UCM’s Catering, Hospitality and Food Service students. It’s open to the public throughout the year to provide students with the hands-on experience which supports their course and future employment.
The menus are designed by Chef Lecturer Robert Hunter, who has worked in world-class restaurants around the world, including the Goring Hotel in London. Guests can enjoy a variety of dishes which all celebrate wonderful Manx produce.
As well as Robert Hunter, students are being supported by Lecturer Irene Berry who has worked as a pastry chef for Jason Atherton at Pollen Street Social which is a Michelin starred restaurant in Mayfair, London. Students working in front of house are ably assisted by Tracy Conway who has lectured at UCM since 1996 following a successful career working in hospitality and hotel management as well as in La Belle Epoch in Cheshire which was a Michelin starred restaurant at the time.
For information about all the dates available throughout the year and when booking will be available, see here