Prisoners at Wormwood Scrubs are being taught sushi-making as a part of First Dates star Fred Sirieix’s Escape Kitchen scheme, which has been praised by inspectors.

Prisoners are being taught to make sushi as a part of First Dates star Fred Siriex’s Escape Kitchen initiative. The dishes – made utilizing rice rolled with uncooked seafood or veg – was invented in Japan within the twelfth Century. Since then it has turn into a worldwide hit, with greater than 2,600 eating places within the UK.

And now, lags at Wormwood Scrubs – a 1,200 capability jail in west London – are being taught the artwork of sushi making.

A report by Charlie Taylor, the Chief Inspector of Prisons, praised the jail for introducing the cookery course. Inmates are taught tips on how to make the traditional Japanese dish within the jail’s aptly-named Escape Kitchen, together with tips on how to bake bread and make a barista-style cup of espresso.

The report – out earlier this month – highlights the Escape Kitchen for example of ‘notable constructive apply’, which it says ought to encourage different jails to repeat.

It states: “Prisoners who attended their training and abilities actions developed useful new data, abilities and behaviours.

“For instance, within the Escape Kitchen, prisoners developed barista abilities, and abilities in baking and sushi making.”

A former jail employee mentioned he’d by no means heard of inmates being taught within the artwork of sushi making.

He mentioned: “Simply earlier than I left the service they had been introducing barista programs, which we thought on the time was a bit mad, but it surely labored.

“A great deal of prisoners have gone on to work in espresso outlets, so I suppose will probably be the identical with sushi.”

A earlier report praised the Escape Kitchen – which opened in 2021 and is run by The Proper Course charity, arrange by First Dates TV star Fred Sirieix – for coaching lags as waiters and cooks.

It acknowledged: “The ‘Escape affords a much-improved café to workers at Wormwood Scrubs.

“The menu within the ‘Escape’ is different and wholesome, and the workers working there have all been skilled to offer wonderful customer support.”

The charity helps prisoners find work as soon as they’re launched from jail. It permits prisoners to spend time cooking and studying the artwork of service.

When the restaurant opened in 2021. London Mayor Sadiq Khan mentioned: “I’m delighted to be right here for the opening of the ‘Escape’ restaurant – it is a good initiative that provides prisoners sensible work expertise and extremely regarded {qualifications}, which is able to assist them to get again on observe after leaving jail.”

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