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Michel Roux, OBE, has announced that 2008 Roux Scholar, Daniel Cox, has chosen to spend his three month stage, the main part of his prize, at El Raco de Can Fabes in Barcelona. One of the finest restaurants in Spain and famed for its Catalonian food, Can Fabes is owned and run by Santi and Angels Santamaria. It has three Michelin stars and is a Grand Chef member of Relais et Chateaux.
Cox, who will join the Can Fabes brigade at the beginning of September, is the second Roux Scholar to choose Spain for his stage: Simon Hulstone (2003 Scholar) spent three months with Martin Berasategui in San Sebastian. While there Simon visited El Raco de Can Fabes: "The best three-star I visited in Spain.” He said. “It is a very modern restaurant with a French-based menu. The seasoning was perfect. It was, in my opinion, the most consistent and accomplished meal among the three-stars.”
Not only did Dan win the coveted three month stage at a 3-star Michelin establishment, but he will be paid a weekly allowance, with travel and accommodation expenses covered by the Roux Scholarship. He won £5,000 cash, courtesy of the Savoy Educational Trust to be used to further his culinary education, and he also receives a week’s paid work-experience in New York, courtesy of Restaurant Associates; an expenses paid trip including travel and overnight accommodation to visit the wine cellars of Champagne Gosset at Aÿ for a guided tour of the production process, a trip to visit the Caffé Musetti roasting factory in Milan, courtesy of L’Unico, a commemorative saucier from All-Clad and a set of Global Knives to the value of £1,000. He is now a member of the Roux Scholars club, which meets on a regular basis, goes on educational trips to other countries (a visit to Dubai took place earlier this year and a film of which can be viewed on the Roux Scholarship website media resources section). The Scholars club offers special privileges to members and forms a unique networking opportunity.
The other finalists in the Scholarship did not leave empty handed – they each took home £750 cash to use towards furthering their culinary education, again courtesy of the Savoy Educational Trust, they had already atteneded a one day course at a butchery school, courtesy of Fairfax Meadow and they received a host of prizes from other supporting companies.
In addition to the aforementioned companies, the Roux Scholarship is generously supported by British Airways Inflight Service, Castello Monte Vibiano Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Caterer and Hotelkeeper magazine, Direct Seafoods, Fruisana Fruit Sugar, Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park London, and Yes Chef! magazine.
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