Conference Centres of Excellence is holding the 16th Annual Chefs’ Challenge competition at Milton Keynes College, followed by a Gala Awards Dinner at established member venue Cranfield Management Development Centre.
With just over two weeks to go, finalists in the longstanding competition are perfecting their menus ready for the cook off on October 25th in Bedfordshire.
The Competition
Judges Barry Stonham and Graham Crump found it very difficult to whittle down the 16 paper entries to the 10 finalists with a fantastic selection of menus.
The criteria for this year’s competition was a main course based on game (kindly provided by preferred partner British Premium Meats), and whilst the judges were convinced the majority of entrants would go for venison, they have been pleasantly surprised to see a much wider variety used, including Guinea Fowl, Partridge, Pheasant, Rabbit, Venison and Wild Boar.
The judges on the day of the event will be:
Chairman of Judges: Graham Crump, Executive Chef Warwick Conferences
Food Judges: Jim Eaves, Chairman British Culinary Federation
Fergus Martin, Head Chef, Darwin College Cambridge (New this year)
Jerry Toth, Executive Chef, Sundial Group (New this year)
Food Service Judge: Stephen Lambert, University of Brighton
Hygiene Judge: Graham Day, Food and HS Manager, University of Warwick
The Awards Dinner
After the competition the awards dinner, held at Cranfield Management Development centre, is a fitting celebration of the skills demonstrated by members’ teams and offers a very lively opportunity for networking with industry peers and colleagues.
A raffle during the evening also raises valuable funds with all proceeds going to for our charity partner Meetings Industry Meeting Needs, who raise funds for worthy causes relevant to the events industry.
Booking Tables and Tickets
Tickets and tables are available to purchase from Competition Chairman Barry Stonham and we are delighted to welcome both members and non-CCE members to this celebratory event.
We thank our generous sponsors and preferred partners, without whom this longstanding event could not take place, and wish all finalists the very best of luck during the cook-off competition.
Event Sponsors:
British Premium Meats, Tchibo Coffee International, Wilson Vale, Elior UK, Kent Frozen Foods, Savona, Ashorne Hill, The Beardmore Hotel and Conference Centre, College Court, Warwick Confrences and Wellcome Trust.
Competition Chairman Barry Stonham
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