Young Vegetarian Chef Competition 2012
Demuths Vegetarian Restaurant and The Vegetarian Cookery School are delighted to announce the second year of our competition for aspiring young chefs.
We will be hosting a contest to find the best Young Vegetarian Chef in the country. The competition is open to any young chef who is keen on vegetarian cookery (no need to be vegetarian). The competition will be in two age groups: 11 to 13 and 14 to 16
The Young Chefs will be judged on the following aspects:
- Creating a recipe from seasonal ingredients
- Cooking a favourite vegetarian main course dish
- Knowledge of vegetarian ingredients & kitchen skills
- Flavour, creativity and presentation
The first round of the competition will be to create a menu for a vegetarian main course meal. This stage is part of the application process and the lucky 6 finalists will be asked to come to The Vegetarian Cookery School in Bath for the final round: Preparing your dish at The Vegetarian Cookery School for a panel for judges in a set time and completing our ingredient knowledge test.
Our judging panel will include local chefs and food experts.
Prizes for 2012 are to be confirmed but the 2011 winners received:
The 2011 winners in both age categories won a set of Designer Saucepans courtesy of built in appliance brandleader Neff, a Complete Baking Kit from Hobbs House Bakery and a one-day cookery course at The Vegetarian Cookery School. The runners up a Rangemaster Gadget Pot, a Rangemaster Mercara Stripe apron and oven glove and Kitchens vouchers. All finalists received a signed copy of the Green Seasons Cookbook.
To see how they all got on in 2011 view the BBC coverage and the demuths blog.
Deadline for applications is 1st September 2012
Shortlisted chefs will be notified by 10th September 2012
The final round of the competition will take place at The Vegetarian Cookery School in Bath on Tuesday 30th October 2012
For full details of all prizes, competition sponsors, competition terms and conditions, and Download the Application Form and Terms & Conditions.