Republic Polytechnic's School of Hospitality inaugrates Restaurant Research Lab with a Long Sandwich Bang

This could be a nice grooming exercise for the budding chefs as well as a useful publicity for the newly opened   restaurant training laboratory.  Republic Polytechnic's School of Hospitality  which had just inaugurated its restaurant which  gave a chance to offer practical hands on experience  came up with a mega venture . The venture was such that it not only provided the participants a  sound training  in culinary expertise but also boosted the goodwill of the institution.

And this task ended being a  world record. The students prepared  a ham and cheese sandwich so long enough measuring 88 meters in length  which became a new entrant for the longest sandwich in the history of world records. The students and the school thus sealed a place for themselves  in the history by staging the unique feat. The longest ham and cheese sandwich was made by 70 staff and students  of the school. the measurement of the sandwich was certified by the National Metrology Centre to ensure that it meets international standards.   The participants had every right to feel at the top of the world after  having set the record was the  fact that there was no previous record  of the longest ham and cheese sandwich ever  attempted before .

 A total of $27,200.00 has already been pledged by corporate donors for the event and the money raised will go towards The Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund and the Republic Polytechnic Needy Student Fund.  Republic Polytechnic's School of Hospitality has close working partnership  with "Food from the Heart". The sandwiches were distributed to 120 needy families. The restaurant training lab which is actually patronized by real and customers and operated wholly by students would expose the later to  all sorts of culinary operations and  also fine tune them to face the potential real life  situations. The students would learn to face operational issues and learn the knack of dealing any problem in a  given situation effectively. The  Students will not only have to take charge of menu planning and food preparation but also front-end management such as restaurant . This initiative which was  in line with Republic Polytechnic ‘s aim to nurture confident, analytical and creative problem solvers. This would also render the students to get first hands on experience  in all facets of a good restaurant operation.  Albert Toh Director of the School of Hospitality commented that   in a way this would catapult a  learning environment beyond the regular classroom knowledge . the training lab was Developed in consultation with industry partners and supported by various government agencies and organizations including the Singapore Tourism Board, SPRING Singapore, the Singapore Workforce Development Agency, the National Environment Agency and the Food and Beverage Managers Association. The Diploma students would also get to learn from  experienced industry professionals.

The longest ham  and cheese sandwich measured 88 meters  and was prepared by 70 staff and students of  Republic Polytechnic’s School of Hospitality  during the opening of the Restaurant Training Lab at  the School Campus in Singapore on January 20,2011.