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Royal Academy of Culinary Arts AGM 2025

Please join us for our 2025 Annual General Meeting at Hotel Cafe Royal, as we celebrate our members and deliver an update on the mission of the Royal Academy of Culinary Arts for 2025.

On the 21st of November just 90 guests will experience an extraordinary, exclusive culinary journey, surrounded by gilded architecture and global inspired opulence, as chef luminaries with six Michelin stars unite for one night only. This exclusive gathering will feature a champagne and canapé reception, followed by a meticulously planned six-course banquet, prepared by Master of Culinary Arts recipients Benoit Blin MCA, Frederick Forster MCA, Adam Smith MCA, alongside RACA’s John Williams MBE, Adam Byatt and Lisa Goodwin-Allen.

Guests will be greeted by the academy’s Masters of Culinary Arts in service including Rob Rose MCA, Restaurant Director at Core by Claire Smyth; Luigi Gagnin MCA, Operation Director at The Ritz Restaurant; Daniel Crump MCA, Proprietor, The Greyhound in Beaconsfield and Thomas Borghi MCA, Director of F&B at The Cadogan Hotel.

Together, these acclaimed chefs and highly-respected food and beverage service experts – boasting 10 Michelin stars between them – will recreate and reinterpret the legendary dishes of Marie-Antoine Carême, the pioneering chef known as the ‘King of Chefs’, the original Master of Culinary Arts and figurehead of RACA. The menu will echo the Pavilion’s rich, multicultural design taking diners on an eclectic and classical culinary journey.

Each chef will use their skill and talent to create a banquet-worthy dish as follows:

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Canapé Selection
John Williams MBE

Coronation Chicken
Duck Liver with Sour Cherry, Gingerbread
Smoked Salmon Moscovite, Imperial Caviar

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Tartlet Quiche Lorraine with Crisp Alsace Bacon
Smoked Ox Cheek Pithivier
Lobster Roll Croustillant, Sauce Choron

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First Course
Lisa Goodwin-Allen

Ballotine of Foie Gras
Sauternes, Mandarin, Brioche

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Soup
Adam Byatt

Consommé Dome d’Or, Truffled Chicken Quenelles

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Fish
Frederick Forster MCA

Timbale of Dover Sole, Lobster and Caviar,
Champagne Velouté, Lobster Sauce

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Main Course
Adam Smith MCA

Partridge Perigourdine
Chartreuse of Celeriac and Chestnut,
Spiced Quince, Sauce Périgueux
served with
Hand-Raised Game Pie ‘for the table’

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Dessert
Benoit Blin MCA

Salted Caramel Mousse, Dark Chocolate Ganache,
Hazelnut Crunch, Turmeric Ice Cream

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Pièce Montée
Benoit Blin MCA
And Pastry Chefs of the Royal Academy of Culinary Arts

Adding further exclusivity, the evening will also feature a money-can’t-buy auction. Prizes include a 7-course tasting menu with pairing wines for two at the two-Michelin starred Ritz London; an overnight stay at The Hand & Flowers, with dinner for two, then lunch the next day at The Coach, Marlow; Kensington Palace tour, and lunch; a night at the Opera at the Royal Opera House and dinner; work behind the scenes at the Garden Party at Buckingham Palace; and dinner for 8 people, cooked by Adam Byatt, Upstairs at Trinity, including wine. All proceeds are going to support RACA’s vital educational initiatives, including Adopt a School and RACA’s College Community Programme.

This is an opportunity to dine in the resplendent surroundings of the Royal Brighton Pavilion, alongside some of the most acclaimed chefs in the world, all while supporting the future of food education and culinary excellence in the UK.

With just 90 tickets available places are extremely limited. You can purchase yours using the link below.