This year’s International Salon Culinaire competition at the Hotel, Restaurant and Catering show was such an incredible experience for all involved.
We were proud to have thirteen of our talented chefs take part, with one serving as an esteemed judge! Once again we were absolutely blown away by the dedication, hard work, perseverance and skill of these chefs.
The Results:
Silver – Lamb Challenge – Hector Muwate
Gold Best in Class – Senior Tea Pastries – Yoana Marinova
Gold – Roll Shaping – Patrick Goddard
Silver – Harvey & Brockless Live Cheese Starter – Tim Whiddon
Bronze – Beef & Beyond – Will Hobby
Gold – Duck Culinary Showdown – Sonny Batch
Bronze – Afternoon Tea Cake Display – Samuel Gamlin (apprentice chef only seven months into his culinary career!)
Silver – Junior Lamb & Hygiene Award – Cameron Start-Crowe
Bronze – Junior Dessert Plates – Toby Barrow
Bronze – Association of Pastry Chefs of the Year & Hygiene Award – Flore Kubaku
Merit – The Mystery Basket Grand Prix – Adam and Christos
Silver – Alaska Seafood Masters – Mahir Ahmed
Silver – Perfect Pasta – Fatima Cotovio
Bronze – Global Egg Fusion – Mike Carter
A huge thank you to our fantastic chef mentors Dang Pham, Steven Snowdon, Jim Wealands, Adonis Paraskevas, and the entire Lexington chef community for their support. Jim Wealands, also took to the stage as a panelist to discuss Skills & Professional Development for Growth and Retention.
A truly fantastic and rewarding event – we can’t wait to do it all again next year! Well done chefs!
