Contract is a piece of cake for chef.A PASTRY chef A pastry chef or pâtissier is a station chef in a professional kitchen, skilled in the making of pastries, desserts, and other baked goods. They are employed in large hotels, bistros, restaurants, and bakeries. has created a marzipan mar·zi·pan n. A confection made of ground almonds or almond paste, egg whites, and sugar, often molded into decorative shapes. [German, from Italian marzapane, replica of a Warwickshire country house to celebrate winning a catering contract. John Berry is part of The NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. Group catering team Amadeus, which has been chosen as sole caterer for Compton Verney. He took 30 hours creating the sculpture, which is now on display in the foyer of the 18th century mansion house, which is used as an art gallery. John, who has worked for the company for 30 years, will be part of the team providing day-to-day catering at the venue as well as high-end banqueting. He has previously made sugary sculptures of ancient gods and warriors as well as a statuette of Indiana Jones. Amadeus general manager Jayne Devlin, said she was delighted the company had won the catering contract.. "Compton Verney is a prestigious gallery and a beautiful venue. I am exceptionally pleased that Amadeus have been chosen to provide their catering," she said. "This contract has been well considered by the gallery, and the collaboration will allow them to provide the finest event catering alongside restaurant-quality food served daily in the Compton Verney Caf." CAPTION(S): CREATION ... John Berry with his marzipan sculpture of Compton Verney |
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