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The contest aims to showcase the company’s best-in-class culinary talent with an opportunity for learning, development and networking. Finalists in the Senior Chef of the Year category prepared three dishes in just over two hours. Senior Chef of the Year:
- Gold – Alex Milligan, Restaurant Associates
- Silver – Max Faulkner, Chartwells Independent
- Bronze – Michael Sharp, Foodbuy UK
Alex Milligan, senior sous chef at Restaurant Associates, created a starter of glazed carrot, pickled heritage carrot, maple gel, autumn herbs, silken tofu and vadouvan carrot sauce. His main was pan fried South Coast Sea Bass, with cauliflower and pink grapefruit, followed by a dessert of sticky toffee pudding, Kent pears, verjus curd and clotted cream ice cream.
He said: “What an amazing day. It’s been brilliant to be here and learn from other chefs, as well as get the opportunity to demonstrate my ability. I cannot believe I have won, this really does mean so much.”
For participants to make it into the final, they had either been selected or had taken part in heats. The process was judged on several factors including the sustainability of menus, including seasonality and keeping waste to a minimum.
A huge well done Alex!