Testimonials
Testimonials (Confectionery)
From Just a Few Professionals and Friends
From Kelvin Chua (Malaysia)
Dearest Nick and Maureen
Nick, thank you very much for not being selfish on sharing your many decades of experience and knowledge with me, I never thought I could learn so much from you in just two days, How I wish I could have known you both earlier.
Maureen, thank you very much for your wonderful hospitality, your wonderful dinner always warmed me up!
Will never give myself up in the new skill I just learnt from you. In fact, I will venture myself whenever I have the equipment. And I promise you, I will keep you posted on my progress of my career during back home
Many thanks again
Kindest regards,
Kelvin Chua, Your student
From Mr John Briggs MBE
West Yorkshire
Dear Ildo & Maureen
I want to thank you for such a wonderful "Sugar Boiling Course.
I thoroughly enjoyed every moment of the time I spent with you and I feel that I learned so much in such a short time.
Thank you again for your brilliant teaching and I will definitely be back to do the "Chocolate Course"
Yours as ever
John Briggs.
From Mr Terry Maley
Bristol.
Firstly thank you both for an enjoyable 3 days last week.
I have worked in different parts of the world in senior management positions and attended numerous courses. The Sugar course was one of the most beneficial I have been on. It was excellent value and no one ever felt left behind on the practical sessions.
I would like to progress on to a more advanced level in the future. Can I book the Chocolate courses in late August please?
Kind regards,
Terry
From Mavis James and Debbie
Weston Super Mare.
Dear Ildo & Maureen
We were privileged to be taught at the highest professional standard by yourself. Your kindness, attention to details, understanding help & encouragement gratefully received. Photos, CD, Certificate wonderful, thank you. I know Debbie will enjoy showing her family.
Thank you again for the manorial two days. It must feel good to have enriched so many lives.
With love, Mavis.
From; Mr Willie McCurrach (HOD)
Glasgow Metropolitan College.
60 North Hanover Street.
Glasgow
Dear Ildo and Maureen,
Thank you for the lovely letter and card thanking us for the welcome and assistance you received last week.
The pleasure was all ours. I am truly delighted with the bespoke programme you developed for us. It was a tough week but the staff were enthused throughout. The sessions were also inadvertently seen as excellent team building opportunities as the atmosphere in the sessions was superb.
The volume of chocolate and sugarcraft work on display at the end of the week was quite staggering. I don't know where you and Maureen get your energy from as you truly gave value for money.
Thank you to you and Maureen once again for a very rewarding and productive week.
Yours sincerely
Willie McCurrach.
From Debbie Sherman
Lecturer, Bournemouth & poole College
Staff development course.
Thank you for your CDs and Certificates, received today.
Feedback that I received from all staff concerned was very positive, everyone said how much they enjoyed the session and were all pleased with what they produced on the day and the knowledge and practice that they were able to gain from you. I did actually find out after, that 5 of the staff present had never done any work like that before!!! So praise to you indeed for teaching us all so well.
I actually took my sugar cat, I made, home with me and it lasted most of Christmas and more important impressed all my friends.
I am sure we will require your services again - no doubt, maybe for some chocolate work next time!!! Well all the best wishes to you both for 2008
Debbie Sherman
From Bienz Sigisbert (Patissier - confiseur - Chocolatier)
It has always been and ambition of mine to learn and master the skills the delicate of art of "Sugar Boiling". The difficulties was to find time and also the craftmen, who is a learned master, prepared to teach and demonstrate the delicate art of sugar boiling.
On my 70th birthday, as a treat to myself, I went on a course to a Master in his work. Who was recommended to me by a fellow member of the BCA (British Confectioner Association).
I was impressed with the skills and teaching ability of this sugar boiling expert Mr Nicolello.
The course was intense and the programme varied every day. At the end of the three day course I felt elated and a real sense of achievement.
Could it be that I have gone full circle in my chosen career from bread baker to confectioner-patissier-chocolate-glacier, and finally the artistry of sugar work? It's a great sense of satisfaction that I recommend to anyone wishing to further their training and knowledge
in this great and varied baking industry.
Sincerely, Sigisbert I Bienz
From: Huned Badukwala (Senior lecture)
Kohinoor - IMI, School of Hospitality Management - Indore - India
Dear Mr and Mrs Nicolello
First of all let me take this opportunity to express my thanks and gratitude towards you for conducting your sugarcraft and chocolate workshop at Indore in India. It was definitely the most thrilling and educative experience.
We have benefited from every moment we shared with you. We have dispatched the news clippings and photographs for your records.
Please let us know if we could do any thing for you here.
Thank you again
Yours sincerely
Huned
From: Rick Allen (Senior lecturer)
Faculty of Business, Hospitality Leisure
South Devon College - Torquay.
Dear Ildo
Thank you so much for the Demonstration and workshop, that you and Maureen provided for us all. Not one person has any negative comments and I am sure we can now talk with more confidence about the principles of sugar work and even put some aspects into practice.
Please give a special thank to Maureen for her help during the course, we are all aware of how much hard work and preparation took place before and after the actual day.
As we discussed we shall definitely be in touch again after Easter to see if can keep our links maintained.
Again Thank you for a day that was both educational and enjoyable.
Kindest regards
Rick Allen
From Alan Ryman (Senior lecturer)
Hospitality & Catering
Doncaster College
Doncaster
Dear Ildo and Maureen
I am writhing to thank you most sincerely for the recent course you conducted here
at Doncaster College. This course has provided both myself and the students involved with valuable knowledge of the work you do with such professionalism and accuracy. I am sure that the students will see this as a valuable skill and be able to use the skills they have learnt from the course for many years to come.
Once again, please accept my sincere thanks for such an informative and interesting course.
Kind regards
Alan Ryman (Tutor)