Student chefs serve up an evening to remember

Wet Fish's Mark Allan [far left] and Jacky Allan [far right] talk interested guests through their stunning seafood display.

Established seafood supplier Wet Fish also took part.

“Mick Kitts is a personal friend of mine dating back over 20 years. I had the pleasure of supplying him back in our ‘youth’ in London,” explained the company’s managing director Mark Allan.

“I have the utmost respect for his passion and dedication to the industry and I believe that he’s driving the Academy to higher and higher standards with every intake. It’s a unique and somewhat unsung institution here in Dubai, and one that deserves the praise of people in all spheres of the food and hospitality sector.”

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Allan added that he had been extremely impressed with the students’ efforts.

“To balance a gastronomic meal with wines is a task which even the hardened professional will tell you is not easy. I applaud the students both in the kitchen and front-of-house who made the evening an absolute pleasure to be a part of,” he said.

For Wet Fish, 2009 was “a decent year”, Allan added.

“We’re looking forward to the new challenges which the present climate throws up — good and bad.

“Abu Dhabi is very much on the radar with trade very buoyant there just now for us,” he noted.

“Most importantly, we want to stay focused and meet whatever’s out there head on!”