Chef Jade Collier talks life at Walter's Café in Alston

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 21 Oct, 15:02 · Archive

Jade Collier, chef at Walter's Café & Bar in Alston, has discussed her role at the independent venue after its first anniversary.

Jade Collier is a chef at Walter's Café & Bar in Alston, a small independent café and licensed bar in the heart of the town. The venue has just marked its first anniversary and serves breakfasts, lunches, homemade specials and themed supper evenings.

Collier's role is varied. She is involved in preparing and cooking the day-to-day menu, coming up with specials and new dishes, and creating menus for themed supper nights. She said that being a small independent café means 'you get involved in pretty much everything, which I really enjoy'.

Collier first got into cooking through working in local cafés in her hometown of Alston. She went on to study at Newcastle College, where she developed her skills and gained professional training. Her first job in hospitality was at The Cumberland Inn in Alston, where she worked as a chef.

She said she loves classic Italian cooking, and her favourite dish to make is a traditional carbonara with guanciale, salt-cured pork. She said she loves 'the simplicity of Italian food - using a few really good ingredients and letting them speak for themselves'.

How it is being reported

• ‘I want to bring world foods back to Alston’As part of our Meet the Chef series, we're talking to some of Cumbria's finest about their lives in and out of the kitchen. This week, it's the turn of Jade Collier of Walter’s Café & Bar in AlstonNW Evening Mail · 21 Oct, 14:54
• ‘I want to bring world foods back to Alston’As part of our Meet the Chef series, we're talking to some of Cumbria's finest about their lives in and out of the kitchen. This week, it's the turn of Jade Collier of Walter’s Café & Bar in AlstonCumberland News · 21 Oct, 14:48

In this story: Jade Collier · Walter's Café & Bar · Alston · Newcastle College · The Cumberland Inn

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