Rising Star Chef’s Tasting Menu at The Vincent Rooms – Escoffier

Step into a living classroom where the future of gastronomy takes centre stage. The Rising Star Chef’s Tasting Menu at Escoffier offers a rare opportunity to dine on a thoughtfully crafted tasting menu created by the next generation of culinary talent: chefs on the cusp of shaping tomorrow’s restaurant landscape.

Set within The Vincent Rooms at Capital City College’s Westminster Centre, this experience is rooted in heritage, education, and ambition. Named after Auguste Escoffier, one of the founding figures of modern cuisine, the restaurant honours his classical principles while encouraging students to reinterpret them through contemporary techniques, global influences, and modern presentation. The result is a tasting menu that feels both respectful of tradition and alive with fresh ideas.

The menu is entirely designed, tested, and executed by third-year culinary students using seasonal, responsibly sourced ingredients from the UK and beyond. Each course reflects their personal point of view—thoughtful flavour combinations, precise technique, and a clear narrative—offering guests a glimpse into the creativity and discipline that define emerging chefs at this pivotal stage of their careers.

Dining at Escoffier is not only about discovery, it is also a meaningful act of support. All proceeds are reinvested directly into the college, funding education, facilities, and opportunities for future chefs, sommeliers, and hospitality leaders. Guests become part of a continuum that began over a century ago, when pioneers like Escoffier, César Ritz, and Baroness Burdett-Coutts laid the foundations for professional culinary education in London.