Welcome to the 321 Cook website

Hi, I'm Jeff Holliman,  welcome to 321 cook. I started my catering journey back in 1975 when I enrolled on a two year full time catering course at Cassio college Watford herts. after leaving college I have been fortunate enough in my career to have worked in  hotels, restaurants and the industrial sector.  I  finally decided  to  settle down in a position working for the NHS, before in 1995 leaving the catering industry to persue a new career.  whilst working for the NHS i was able to go on and obtain  further  qualification through going back to  college on day release and achieving a bakery qualification and my HCIMA management diploma.

Some of the  highlights of my time spend in the industry  was having the opportunities to enter  competitions with some success.

With time on my hands like many over the last year I finally got round to working on the 321 cook website, to share with you some of my favorite recipe's, its early days and has they say Rome wasn't built in a day lol, I hope you will continue stopping  by to catch the latest uploads to the site

                            Below are a selection of photos taken from 1978 up to  the early  90s 

 

A British gas cooking competition, I'm                               second from the left

A decorate ham with a mermaid sitting on rocks looking out to sea, achieving a fist place

Below are some of my other creations

Bakery student of the year award

A cold buffet, decorated ham and salmon

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Decorated chicken

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Decorated Trout 

Cold chicken buffet with apple tart

A galantine of chicken, covered in a chaud-froid sauce, decorated with roses, Tomatoes                   ( ladybirds) and saucepan of vegetables