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“They are the glue that holds the kitchen together”

As entries pile in, acclaimed chefs lend their support to KP of the Year 2016This year marks the fourth Kitchen Porter (KP) of the Year competition and so far it is going great guns. Entries have been pouring in from all across the UK, with many esteemed chefs such as Chris McGowan (Wine & Brine) and Jay Eisenstadt (Stormont Hotel) lending their support.   KP of the Year was developed by Winterhalter UK in partnership with The Caterer as way of recognising and celebrating the challenging, diverse and often overlooked role KPs play in the commercial kitchen. As well as pubs and

Kitchen Porter of the Year 2015 – the search is on

Winterhalter offers serious prizes; PLUS: every KP nominated is a winner!Does your KP go the extra mile?  Or have that extra something?  Then it’s time to nominate them for the KP of the Year competition.  This year the prizes are huge – they include £1,000 cash for the winner, plus a brand new Winterhalter dish- or glasswasher for the winner’s establishment, worth up to £8,000.  For more information visit www.kpoftheyear.com The KP of the Year is all about celebrating the contribution that kitchen porters make to the foodservice industry.  “Ask any chef how they’d get by without a KP

Steve Ball: KP of the Year 2014

Manor House Hotel’s dedicated, long-serving KP wins Winterhalter-sponsored awardSteve Ball of the five star Manor House Hotel in the Cotswolds is not your average KP. For one thing, he’s been at the hotel for 35 years. He’s as likely to be found working in the kitchen garden, or ordering supplies, as he is in the kitchen – which he keeps spotlessly clean. But what really sets him apart is that he is Kitchen Porter of the Year for 2014. The award, which is supported by Winterhalter, was hard fought and there were well over 100 entries this year. The judges described the overall standard

Stop press: C&C managing director loved mopping floors!

KP of the Year competition triggers memories of the kitchen porter years…The KP of the Year competition, sponsored by Winterhalter, is all about celebrating the contribution that kitchen porters make to the hospitality industry. Lots of top chefs and foodservice operators started out as KPs – and there are plenty of captains of industry throughout the catering sector who began their working life scrubbing floors and washing dishes. Take Peter Kitchin, managing director of C&C Catering Equipment, the multi-award winning specialist kitchen contractors. He recalls his KP jobs, as a teenage

KP of the year: £10,000 in prizes up for grabs!

KP of the year: £10,000 in prizes up for grabs! What makes a great KP?  Winterhalter is looking for the Kitchen Porter of the Year and for 2014 there are £10,000-worth of prizes up for grabs.  The winning KP gets £1,000 cash and a celebratory dinner for up to 12 guests, while his venue’s kitchen gets a new Winterhalter warewasher, worth over £8,000.  Top chefs are supporting the competition.  Marcus Wareing says, “We all know that the KP is probably one of the most important people in the kitchen and sometimes they get overlooked.  I think it is great that they’re getting recognised

Sharkey & Kinkead are KPs for a day to promote KP of the Year

Vision and Winterhalter managing directors go back to the kitchen floor to launch 2014 competitionTo promote the 2014 Kitchen Porter of the Year competition, Winterhalter managing director Stephen Kinkead persuaded Jack Sharkey, chair of CEDA and managing director of Vision Commercial Kitchens, to join him for a shift as a KP in one of London’s busiest restaurants, at Fortnum and Mason.  There’s a video of their exploits on YouTube, but Jack’s plaintive cry halfway through his lunchtime ordeal, “When do we get a break?” will bring a tear to the eye of even the hardest-hearted foodservice

Who is the 2014 KP of the Year?

Award looks to celebrate kitchen porters from every sector of the catering marketCash prize of £1,000 for the winner – plus a new Winterhalter warewasher for their establishment The search is on for the Kitchen Porter of the Year 2014 and once again the competition, which is the brainchild of warewashing specialist Winterhalter UK, is being backed by some of the industry’s top chefs.  According to Michel Roux Jr., “Kitchen porters are worth their weight in gold. This idea of having a Kitchen Porter of the Year is absolutely fantastic.”  Meanwhile Marcus Wareing says, “It’s great to see

Step Forward, Bartek Malek: Kitchen Porter of the Year 2013

KP wins prizes worth over £12,500 in awards conceived and sponsored by WinterhalterBartek Malek of the Jumeirah Carlton Tower Hotel in Knightsbridge is the 2013 Kitchen Porter of the year. The award, conceived and sponsored by Winterhalter, is designed to celebrate the huge, often overlooked contribution that KPs make to the foodservice industry. As KP of the Year Bartek has won £500 cash and an unforgettable experience – a night out with five colleagues at the chef’s table in a Michelin Star restaurant. Plus, for his workplace, he’s won a brand new Winterhalter pass-through warewasher

Winterhalter announces extra prize for KP of the year Awards

Will your KP win you a £12k pass through dishwasher?The search is on for the KP of the Year, in a competition backed by Winterhalter, the market leading warewasher manufacturer. Now Winterhalter has confirmed that, alongside cash and other prizes for the winner, the KP of the Year’s establishment will win a pass-through warewasher worth £12,000. The warewasher is the new, advanced hood machine being launched by Winterhalter in September 2013. Top chefs have voiced their support for the KP of the Year competition, including Francis Atkins of the Yorke Arms, who says "A good KP is pure

From MD to KP: Winterhalter boss sweats a shift for Sat Bains

Kinkead admits he’s unlikely to be candidate for Kitchen Porter of the YearBeing a kitchen porter is one of the most physically demanding jobs in the hospitality market.  Winterhalter has launched a competition to find the KP of the year and, as part of the promotional activity around the event, the company’s managing director, Stephen Kinkead, worked as a KP at Sat Bains’ restaurant in Nottingham.  “Bloody hard work, this,” he admitted during filming of the event.  “For us, the KP is the backbone of the kitchen.  Without them, no clean plates, no clean pots... A top restaurant like this

Winterhalter’s competition gets support from leading chefs

Is the Kitchen Porter of the Year working in your kitchen?Warewashing specialist Winterhalter has launched a competition to find the Kitchen Porter of the Year.  “Kitchen Porters are the Cinderellas of the catering kitchen, doing the work no-one else wants to do,” says Stephen Kinkead, managing director of Winterhalter UK . “Without them, who would clean, carry, scrub, scrape, operate warewashers, stack dishes...? They are the backbone of the foodservice industry.  What’s more, many of them go on to great things, as chefs, managers, proprietors and so on.  “It’s time to celebrate the

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