Recipes for success

Alumni share their recipes for success with new students

Welcome to all our new students from the alumni community.

A memory of home, an expression of your cultural identity, a bonding moment, a ritual... the preparation and sharing of food is about more than simply fuelling your body but is a way to bind a community together.

Thanks to popular demand, the gift of an #OurImperial wooden spoon to new students as they arrive at the College has become a new Imperial tradition. While the spoon itself is great, what makes the gift truly special is the recipes, memories, good wishes and advice from alumni that come along with it: a warm welcome to the community from those who have gone before. 

How to get involved

Wooden spoon branded with #OurImpeiral

For students

You'll be able to collect your spoon and recipes from the Alumni Relations Team during Welcome Week. Stay tuned to find out how, but for now you can explore some of the recipes that have already been submitted.

Browse alumni recipes

Business School alumnus Ebram Tadros and his Imperial friends

For alumni

Take a few minutes to submit a recipe, memory and piece of advice for new Imperial students. These will be featured on our website and a selection will be printed as part of the spoon packaging to be gifted to students.

Submit a recipe

Variety of different meals including catering outlets on campus. Text says 'You went to one of the best universities in the world, but can you boil an egg? If you are what you eat, what did you eat?' Play video
Variety of different meals including catering outlets on campus. Text says 'You went to one of the best universities in the world, but can you boil an egg? If you are what you eat, what did you eat?'

Need some inspiration?

What did you eat at Imperial? What food can immediately take you back to that moment in time? What meal reminds you of eating with your friends?