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Initiative ‘cooks up’ prestigious award
Posted on 29/12/2008
Initiative ‘cooks up’ prestigious award
An initiative designed to help students develop their cooking skills, which is being piloted at Loughborough University, has won a prestigious television award.
‘studentcooking.tv’ picked up the Best Contribution to New Media title at this year’s Royal Television Society Awards (Yorkshire Region), beating the BBC’s online coverage of the 2007 Summer Floods. The award recognises the best production delivered via ‘new media’, where the content is digitally delivered rather than being broadcast on television.
‘studentcooking.tv’ has been available exclusively to students at Loughborough University since February this year. The show, fronted by chef Oliver Harrison and TV presenter Debbie King, is a lively, informative and stylish internet-based video series, released weekly, that shows students how to cook great tasting, nutritious meals on a budget.
Presenter Debbie King says ‘studentcooking.tv’ is designed for everyone, regardless of their cooking ability.
“We’re there to build students’ confidence in the kitchen, guiding them step by step through the very basics of cooking, while also bringing some of the best recipes from around the world to the kitchen table,” she says.
“We passionately believe that food on a budget doesn’t mean eating budget-style food. ‘studentcooking.tv’ is there to move students away from takeaways and ready made meals and onto having the power and knowledge to cook great food for themselves, educating them on where and how to shop for the best ingredients and to get the most out of their money during the weekly shop, all in a modern, dynamic cookery show for students which aims to enhance the student experience.”
As well as the weekly podcast, there is a ‘studentcooking.tv’ website where students can search for recipes, ask and answer questions in the forum, upload photos of their own culinary delights or maybe their friends’ disasters! and download shopping lists, complete with nutritional information.
“The reaction from the students has been fantastic they’ve been encouraged to get involved with the project and Loughborough students have featured in every episode we’ve made this series,” says Simon Horniblow, head of production at studentcooking.tv.
“It’s been a fantastic experience working with the team at Imago Services at the University, who are responsible for the halls of residence. Their passion for delivering the very best possible student experience in all areas of student life is outstanding and their vision for the future and enthusiasm to embrace new technology and services is unique. It has been a pleasure to work alongside them throughout this series of studentcooking.tv”
Duncan Cressall, operations director for imago Services, says: “We see the podcasts as the ‘media front end’ to our food diaries and nutrition systems, and they have been very successful with the students at Loughborough.
“Oliver, Simon and Debbie are not only very professional but have a unique empathy with the student population. The quality of the broadcasts and the concepts behind each episode have delivered a superb service to our students and add to the Loughborough experience.”
The initiative is now set to roll out to a number of partner universities this September.