Training Schools
We want you to be the best
That's why we provide a whole range of training and development opportunities once you're on board.
- Food School: Divided into three sections; butcher, fishmonger and cheesemonger. Learn a range of skills from how to butcher up a carcass to deboning a fish, and find out all about cheese, including the art of matching the right cheese with the right wine.
- Bar School: Our beverage specialists visit the hotels and spend time with the bar managers and bar teams. Whether it’s a session on cocktails or spirits this is a great opportunity to develop product knowledge and the ability to serve our guests with style.
- Wine School: Our team of sommeliers and beverage specialists tour the hotels and share their knowledge with the brasserie, bar and sommelier teams. Whether it’s a session on pouring wines or a particular region this is an interactive school offering the chance to taste many wines and develop a passion for the grape.
- Tea School: Our tea supplier, Taylors of Harrogate, visits the hotel teams to demonstrate how tea is served and provide the chance to taste the many different varieties of tea on offer.
- Coffee School: Our coffee supplier, Matthew Algie, visits the hotels and demonstrates how to make the best use of the coffee machine, the different methods of making coffee, including latte art. There are several opportunities throughout the year to visit their fantastic factory in Glasgow and see the product first hand.
- Supplier trips: Chefs (New York), Sommeliers (Alsace), Brasserie Managers (Paris) Head Housekeepers (Ice Hotel).
