TUCO Awards 2026 wins for 91¸£Àû Conferences
Two months on from hosting the prestigious TUCO Awards 2026, 91¸£Àû Conferences is reflecting on an inspiring celebration of culinary excellence - and sharing the recipes created by our award-winning chefs, Ryan and Allan, during their competition rounds.
Held on 31 March and 1 April 2026, the flagship industry event welcomed talented chefs from across the UK to showcase their skills within the Rootes Building suites, before culminating in an evening celebration at The Slate, 91¸£Àû Conferences’ exclusive-use event venue.
We are also proud to celebrate success of our own, with Ryan Dare winning Bronze in the Best Burger competition, while Allan Brown took Bronze in Mixology and was awarded Best Signature Cocktail - recognising the creativity, innovation and expertise within the Food and Beverage team.
Make your own burger and cocktails with our award winning recipes
Ryan and Allan have kindly shared the recipes behind their competition entries, giving you the chance to recreate their award-winning dishes and drinks at home.
1965 Orchard Fizz cocktail
Ingredients
- 25ml 1965 Gin
- 25ml 91¸£Àû Honey Syrup*
- 25ml Apple & Raspberry Juice (Pershore Press)
- 10ml Fresh Lime Juice (½ lime)
- Dash of Hibiscus Tea*
- Prosecco (to top)
*see 'Method' for component preparation instructions.
Garnish
- 3 fresh raspberries
- 4 green apple slices (halved and fanned)
Glassware
- 375ml glass
Equipment
- Cocktail shaker
- Strainer
- Mexican elbow (citrus press)
- Bamboo toothpick
Tuna Niçoise Burger
- Tuna loin(capers, lemon zest, garlic, shallot, salt, cracked black pepper
- Confit egg yolk (rape seed oil)
- Sun dried tomato (basil, oregano, garlic olive oil)
- Green bean chutney (green beans, mustard powder, white wine vinegar, water, sugar, onion seed, turmeric powder, cornflour)
- Potato Rosti (Maris piper potato, salt, cracked black pepper, butter)
- Sliced red onion
- Black olive bagel (water, dry yeast, bread flour, brown sugar, salt, oil)
- Sea herbs