Page 7 - District Interactive Newsletter Feb 2017
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YOUNG CHEF L to r: ADG Nigel Vince, Jessica Roseveare, Jon Randles,
Lauren Turvey, Mark Somerville, Laura Comer
Cooking on the campus
The winner and two runners-up will now progress
Ten young people from Devon and Cornwall have to the regional finals in Shaftesbury in April.
competed in the Rotary Young Chef District final Competition co-ordinator Stephen Kings
at the brand new Taw Restaurant, in the Petroc (Paignton RC), who organised the event
College campus, near Barnstaple. alongside Pam Hyde of Ilfracombe RC, was full
of praise for the young chefs. He said: “Today’s
Aged between 11 and 16, they had just two hours has been an extremely high standard of cooking
to cook a three course meal for less than £15, to and it has been a very difficult decision for the
earn a place in the regional finals. Two judges to make. More than 400 students started
professional chefs and Petroc alumni were on this competition in schools and local area heats
hand to provide advice before the judging - Jon around Devon and Cornwall and now three are
Randles, catering manager for the Woolacombe moving on to regional finals. We wish them all he
Bay Holiday Parks, and Mark Somerville, head best of luck.”
chef at the Pier House, Westward Ho!
The other finalists were Jack Briggs and Abbie Evans ,
First prize went to Lauren Turvey from Falmouth from Exmouth College (sponsored by Exmouth RC);
(sponsored by Falmouth RC), who was called a Edward Fileman, of Ivybridge Community College
“dynamo” by the judges for her use of monkfish, (Ivybridge RC); Abigail Knight of Plymouth High
an ingredient which they said would “intimidate a School and Kelly Turnbull from Marine Academy (both
lot of chefs”. Lauren was thrilled to win. She said: sponsored by Plympton RC), Patrycja Sliwinska from
“The best bit was being in the kitchen and Cambourne Village College (Redruth RC), and
cooking. I want to be a chef when I’m older”. Florence Spooner of Churston Ferrers Grammar School
(Preston Torbay RC).
Second place went to Jessica Roseveare, from
Ilfracombe Academy (Ilfracombe RC), who said:
“It’s a big surreal, but I’m so happy.The judges
awarded third place to Laura Comer, of the Park
Community College (Barnstaple RC), who they
said had made her dishes “high end”.
Judge Jon Randles admitted afterwards: “It was
really difficult to decide among them. I’m always
really impressed with the skills they show. It’s a
good indication of the talent coming through.”
