January
The UK's kitchens have struggled to recruit pastry chefs for as long as we can remember, but 2015 may have seen the tables start to turn with pastry being given its moment in the spotlight.
In January the UK team competing in the World Pastry Cup 2015 in Lyon took sixth place - the highest result for our nation in the history of the competition - while later on in the year it was announced that there would be a professional version of Great British Bake Off hitting our screens in 2016. Our rolling pins are at the ready!