Chef competitions
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Simon Hulstone, chef-proprietor of the Michelin-starred Elephant bar and restaurant in Torquay, Devon, has arrived in Geneva to represent Britain in the European finals of the Bocuse d’Or.
Posted: 06 June 2010 | 21:15
With the Bocuse d'Or European finals taking place in Geneva next week, the UK's competitor, Simon Hulstone, talks to Joanna Wood about his preparations for the event, including a brainstorming session at the Hind's Head in Bray
Posted: 02 June 2010 | 16:10
The Craft Guild of Chefs has put a call out for chefs keen to participate in the 2010 Culinary World Cup.
The competition, which takes place from 20-24 November in Luxembourg, pits both individual chefs and teams from 25 countries against each other in hot and cold cooking challenges.
Posted: 01 June 2010 | 15:07
This year's Nestlé Toque d'Or is drafting in chef mentors to guide its talented young competitors, prompting us to take a look at the importance of mentoring in kitchens. Rosalind Mullen reports.
Posted: 22 April 2010 | 16:21
Alan Murchison and Chris Horridge are among the six top chefs recruited as mentors for the Nestlé Toque d’Or student catering competition. The professional chef mentors have been enlisted to help York College - one of the five college teams competing - prepare to serve 100 covers ...
Posted: 12 April 2010 | 17:25
Story of the week: Industry figures have paid tribute to Ronnie Clydesdale, the iconic Scottish chef-restaurateur and founder of the famous Ubiquitous Chip restaurant in Glasgow, who has died aged 74.
In other restaurant news, we catch up with MasterChef winner Dhruv Baker as he plans a new career.
Posted: 09 April 2010 | 17:25
Scottish chefs Tony Singh and Michael Smith will be serving up a gourmet version of the humble Scottish pie as their regional dish for the latest series of Great British Menu. They will be seeking to improve the reputation of a dish often dismissed as a greasy embodiment of the poor Scottish diet.
Posted: 29 March 2010 | 13:03
Story of the week: Heston Blumenthal has received £200,000 compensation following a food-poisoning outbreak at his three-Michelin-starred Fat Duck restaurant. A young sous chef at the Tate Modern has died after suffering from tonsillitis. Nathan Laity, 23, of Penryn, Cornwall continued to work long hours...
Posted: 26 March 2010 | 17:57
The head chef of Greene King’s Cross House pub in Liverpool has provided the star dish for its new summer menu after winning a MasterChef-style competition held between the brewers’ chefs. Marc Henry’s winning meal of baked cod fillet and crushed new potatoes with bacon and peas beat off competition from three other finalists
Posted: 25 March 2010 | 13:16
Sixteen-year-old Kerry Johansen has been crowned winner of FutureChef 2010 in the programme’s 10th birthday year. Johansen fought off stiff competition from 11 other finalists, impressing a panel of high profile judges with her menu. Judges included Theo Randall, Cyrus Todiwala OBE, Joe Queen...
Posted: 23 March 2010 | 16:48
Bruce Poole, the Michelin-starred chef-proprietor of Chez Bruce in Wandsworth has won a culinary competition in Mauritius, held in memory of French chef Bernard Loiseau. Held at the Constance Belle Mare Plage Resort, Poole beat off competition from five other Michelin-starred chefs from France...
Posted: 22 March 2010 | 18:18
Story of the week: England's visitor economy can grow from £97b in 2010 to £147b and create 225,000 more jobs over the next decade, according to VisitEngland.
John Footman is to become the new chef at the Goose in Britwell Salome, which was forced to close ...
Posted: 19 March 2010 | 16:36
The Academy of Food and Wine (AFW) has added £10,000 worth of bursaries for the winners and runners-up in its Gastronomy Team of the Year and Future Stars of Gastronomy competitions. The two competitions, which are open to chef and waiter teams...
Posted: 19 March 2010 | 11:54
The five colleges through to the final of the 2010 Nestlé Toque d’Or student catering competition have been announced. Petroc (North Devon), The College of West Anglia, University College Birmingham, Warrington Collegiate and York College won their places following regional heats ...
Posted: 18 March 2010 | 11:23
Two chefs from the north-east have taken gold in the Hospital Chefs Team Class at the 2010 Le Salon Culinaire International de Londres, which took place at Hotelympia last week. Organised by the Hospital Caterers Association (HCA), the awards aim to give hospital chefs...
Posted: 09 March 2010 | 10:45
The organisers of Le Salon Culinaire International de Londres have announced the special awards and winners of best in class. Kitchen/larder – House of Commons Culinary Team for Class K9 Open Team Grand Prix (buffet); Open Team Grand Prix - House of Commons Culinary Team for La Parade des Chefs...
Posted: 05 March 2010 | 17:46
Story of the week: Industry figures have paid tribute to Rose Gray, the co-founder of the acclaimed River Café in London, who has died aged 71 after a prolonged battle with cancer. It was Hotelympia 2010 this week, and to round off the five-day event, the godfathers of the British culinary scene...
Posted: 05 March 2010 | 16:10
A school cook from Cheshire has beaten hundreds of competitors to win the Sodexo Chef of the Year title in a contest held at Hotelympia. Andrew Willcox, a chef at Cheadle Hulme School in Cheshire, was one of 10 finalists representing Sodexo’s healthcare, education, defence and corporate services divisions.
Posted: 05 March 2010 | 11:21
The search for the 2010 National Chef of the Year has been launched by the Craft Guild of Chefs. Now in its 20th year, the prestigious biannual competition has helped the careers of some of the UK’s best known chefs including Gordon Ramsay, Eyck Zimmer and the incumbent Simon Hulstone...
Posted: 03 March 2010 | 16:45
Three gold medals have been awarded in La Parade des Chefs, the working competition restaurant at Le Salon Culinaire International de Londres at Hotelympia 2010. Working in glass-enclosed kitchens, two teams have been battling it out on each day of the show, preparing and cooking a meal...
Posted: 02 March 2010 | 14:41
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