Annual Young Chef Competition
Since 2007, members of the Andover Rotary Club have organised the local heats of the Rotary Young Chef Competition. Pupils from local schools and colleges have progressed well to the next stages in the national competition.
The 2009 / 2010 Competition
The first round of the 2009 / 2010 competition was held at the John Hanson Community School on Wednesday 4th November 2009 at 6:00pm.
The winners went on to represent Andover at the ‘North Hampshire’ round which was also hosted by Andover Rotary Club, at Test Valley School on Wednesday 25th November
The competitors each needed to prepare a starter and main course for two within a £10 budget. The food had to not just look and taste good, it needed to be healthy as well.
The sponsors of the first two rounds in Andover were Waitrose – who provided the competitors with all their ingredients free of charge – and Le Creuset who supplied prizes for both the Andover competitions. We are most grateful to both companies for their very generous support for these events.
The judges for the first round were:
- Peter Jefferies: Chef at “The Mayfly”, Andover.
- Louise Portnall: Food Technologist and Office Manager/ PA at Le Creuset, Andover
- Nick Fretton: Proprietor of “Willows” restaurant, High Street, Andover.
For full details of the second round of the competition, please click here.
Competitors will have the opportunity to progress through to the District and Regional Finals. The District Final will be held on 6th February 2010 and, following the Regional Final, the National Final will then be held in Chichester in April 2010. Rules for the national competition are available to download here, with further details available on the RIBI Website.
