In partnership with Warwick Conferences, Woodland Grange Conference Centre hosted the 15th annual Conference Centres of Excellence Chefs’ Challenge Competition on Saturday 9 November 2013. The event invites chefs who work in any of the nationwide CCE centres to take part in a cook-off competition at nearby Stratford Upon Avon College, where their skills are put to the test with specific criteria for their menu. This year, the chefs had to prepare a three-course meal suitable for a banquet, using beef for their main course.
The competition has proved to be a stepping stone for young chefs to go on to higher profile competitions nationwide and is endorsed by the British Culinary Federation. Each Chef receives a certificate and one year’s free membership of the BCF.
The winners of each award category were:
Best Hygiene:
Daniel Park, Kents Hill Park
Best Starter:
Matthew Wiltshire, Ashorne Hill
Best Main Course:
Daniel Park, Kents Hill Park
Best Dessert:
Scott Cawse, Barnett Hill
Best Food Service Skills:
Natalja Saveljeva, Warwick Conferences, Scarman
Chairman’s Award for Best Team Work:Claire Willett and Megan Horne, Wyboston Lakes
Joint Bronze:
Ryan Dare, Warwick Conference Scarman
Claire Willett, Wyboston Lakes
Silver:
Matthew Wiltshire, Ashorne Hill
Gold:
Daniel Park, Kents Hill Park
