Sodexo chef Michael Godfrey accepted into Disciples d'Escoffier

10 January 2014 by
Sodexo chef Michael Godfrey accepted into Disciples d'Escoffier

Sodexo executive head chef Michael Godfrey has been accepted into the Disciples d'Escoffier.

Godfrey, who heads the catering team at Eton College, was accepted into the prestigious international culinary order for his "commitment to promote our industry and to support the development of the profession".

He joins a stellar line-up of UK disciples that includes Raymond Blanc, Brian Turner, Anton Mosimann and Gary Rhodes, as well as David Foskett, who was Godfrey's tutor at university.

The Disciples d'Escoffier promotes the work of Auguste Escoffier, the French chef who developed the modern kitchen system and wrote the Complete Guide to the Art of Modern Cookery, which is still referenced today.

Godfrey commented: "It is a brilliant honour and one I don't take lightly. I was chuffed to bits. There was a chef aged 78 being invested at the same time. To be on stage with him at the age of 44 was humbling."

Jacques Pascier, president of Disciples d'Escoffier UK, said to Godfrey: "For many years you have shown your commitment to promote our industry and to support the development of the profession in its various aspects. We believe that all those years of hard work and your constant motivation deserve to be recognised and rewarded."

A training manager for Team UK in the WorldSkills competition, Godfrey received his sash and certificate from Michael Escoffier, great grandson of the order's founder, at an induction ceremony at the Landmark Hotel in Marylebone, London, in October.

The Caterer Breakfast Briefing Email

Start the working day with The Caterer’s free breakfast briefing email

Sign Up and manage your preferences below

Check mark icon
Thank you

You have successfully signed up for the Caterer Breakfast Briefing Email and will hear from us soon!

Jacobs Media is honoured to be the recipient of the 2020 Queen's Award for Enterprise.

The highest official awards for UK businesses since being established by royal warrant in 1965. Read more.

close

Ad Blocker detected

We have noticed you are using an adblocker and – although we support freedom of choice – we would like to ask you to enable ads on our site. They are an important revenue source which supports free access of our website's content, especially during the COVID-19 crisis.

trade tracker pixel tracking