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ACC ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER

Co-author of the

‘bibles’ celebrates his

100th birthday

ACC Association member Ronald Kinton,
former lecturer at Acton
Hotel School and later
Ealing College of Higher
Education from 1957 to 1973,
celebrated his 100th birthday
on Saturday 23rd January
2021. Ron is best-known as
the co-author with Victor
Ceserani of the industry ‘bibles’,
Practical Cookery and The Theory
of Catering, two famous text
books which are still used today
by many students, lecturers, and chefs. Ron
celebrated his birthday with his daughter Ann, and
received over 150 birthday cards, flowers and gifts
from past colleagues and alumni from London Hotel School moved to a new location and Ron
Geller College of Hospitality and Tourism at the became a senior lecturer at the Ealing School of
University of West London, including a Fortnum Hotel Keeping and Catering, which subsequently
and Mason’s hamper. became the University of West London.
Ron Kinton started his working life with a Ron is still active and in good health, enjoying
three-year chef ’s course at Westminster Hotel keeping up with hospitality industry developments,
School before working at The Waldorf Hotel and gardening, walking, reading and playing Scrabble.
Claridge’s in London. During World War Two, He enjoys attending the Vintage Lunch at Pillars,
Ron joined the Army Catering Corps, eventually where he hopes to celebrate this special birthday
becoming a Sergeant Instructor at the Army School later this year with colleagues and friends.
of Catering. Following the war, Ron returned to Editor: Congratulations from all members of the
Claridge’s, then on to ICI. After deciding that ACC Association to Ron on
teaching was the way forward, Ron enrolled on his 100th birthday, another
Right, Ron proudly
a teacher training course at Garnett College, fantastic achievement to go
showing off his card from
University of London. He was one of the founding Her Majesty the Queen with the popularity of his
staff members at the Acton Hotel School, under and, below, some of the books which every chef will
the then Principal, Mary King. In 1962, Acton 150 cards he received remember.

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