The Royal Academy of Culinary Arts is Britain’s leading professional membership association of head chefs, head pastry chefs, restaurant managers and suppliers providing education, career opportunities and the recognition of talent and skills of current and future hospitality professionals.
In celebration of the Academy’s 40th anniversary, Their Royal Highnesses visited Michelin starred Trinity restaurant in the heart of Clapham Old Town to mark the occasion. Adam has a long-standing relationship with the Academy. Established in 2006, Trinity has since won a coveted Michelin Star, Time Out’s ‘best new restaurant, AA’s prestigious ‘London Restaurant of the Year as well as holding 3 AA Rosettes for 10 years. Trinity has been voted as one of London’s top ten restaurants by both Hardens and Zagat and has been listed in the “Times Top 100 Restaurants” in the UK for the past four years.
It is regarded ‘as close to an absolutely perfect experience of eating out as it is possible to have’ by The Times Restaurant Critic, Giles Coren.
Adam studied at Bournemouth and Poole College as a RACA apprentice himself and was invited to join RACA as an Academician 2007 in recognition of his stature in the industry. Adam remains committed to passing on his culinary knowledge to future generations of young chefs. He has supported and taught ‘Adopt a School’ (RACA’s charity) lessons in Primary Schools, and has been an ‘Annual Awards of Excellence’ judge supporting and mentoring young kitchen talent.
Through its broad range of initiatives, RACA also supports young people, colleges and educational institutions by providing programmes and apprenticeships through its extensive network of contacts and members.
Established in 1980, the Academy was granted the Royal prerogative by Her Majesty The Queen in May 2013. This was recognition of its pre-eminence as Britain’s leading professional association.
The Royal Academy of Culinary Arts (RACA) aims to advance the education of people in the United Kingdom in the science and art of cookery, food, food provenance and service. This objective is achieved through a number of activities including Apprenticeship Programmes, The Annual Awards of Excellent (AAE), The Master of Culinary Arts (MCA) and Adopt a School (AAS), the Academy’s charity delivering food culture and cookery education to primary schools.
The Academy’s inspiring education and training initiatives are aimed at all ages and stages of development from school children to established hospitality professionals.
The Prince of Wales has been Patron of the Royal Academy of Culinary Arts since 1999.
Adam comments –
‘It was an honour to welcome HRH The Prince of Wales and HRH The Duchess of Cornwall to Trinity today to celebrate 40 years of the Royal Academy of Culinary Arts. My team and I are delighted to be back open and again and would like to thank Their Royal Highnesses’ for their support of our business and the local community’
