Young Chef Competition

Six competitors took part in our first annual Rotary Young Chef competition at Shaftesbury School on 26th January - a ‘MasterChef’-style event for students held in our Bistro with expert coaching and tutoring by our very own Chef Clive. There were four entrants in the Senior Competition and two in the Intermediate/Junior Competition.

The entrants had to prepare two courses in 90 minutes and were judged on a range of criteria; including planning, the health aspects of their dishes, the correct use of knives and equipment, the neatness of their working area and the range of skills used; as well as the quality of the actual dishes themselves. The judges were treated to a superb range of dishes, ranging from burgers to scallops to pasta. The desserts included chocolate brownies and chocolate tart.

The professional judges from the Fleur de Lys and The Grosvenor Arms had their work cut out, but the eventual winners were Charlie J-S in the Senior Competition, and Evie B in the Intermediate/Junior Competition.

Charlie progressed to the Rotary Young Chef District Final competing against other winners from across the region. The District Final was held on Saturday March 11th at South Downs College in Portsmouth, where Charlie finished a fantastic 6th out of the 14 competitors. Well done Charlie!