Catering experts Cucina introduces first iPhone application for students

Steve Quinn, managing director of Cucina, said it's all about having some fun and putting the student in control: "Cucina's philosophy is to make meals fun and help students to broaden their knowledge and appreciation of good food, prepared well, on a budget. "The new iPhone app puts the student in control and is in response to the fantastic feedback we had after we presented school leavers with our 'Top Banana' cards designed as recipe cards with a bit of fun in mind!" Jackie Lees, now in the first year at Manchester University, said: "We were given Top Banana cards when I left Cucina meals and I've been able to download the app onto my iPhone. Cool! "I've already tried the Strawberry Shortbreads and making my own pizza dough. My friends were well impressed. They did the washing up for me and want me to do more cooking which is really great!" The recipes section has three levels; 'assemble', 'cook' and 'impress' and they are also colour coded. Green represents mainly healthy snacks, starters or light bites, Blue - more substantial meals like lunch or tea and Red - mainly naughty but nice desserts and puddings. Each recipe has step-by-step easy-to-follow instructions and is photographed so that students can copy the recipe when serving. The app is available as a free download from the iTunes App Store by searching for 'Top Banana Recipe Cards'.