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Previous winners, college tutors and competitors have described this competition as an essential date on the Hospitality Calendar which provides all young chefs with a platform to demonstrate their flair, understanding, skill and ability using seafood from sustainable sources. Many influential chefs support and judge this event, Mitch Tonks, food writer, Chef and Co-founder of the award winning restaurant chain, Fishworks states this “An outstanding competition that enables young Chefs to compete against the best of the best and showcase their seafood credentials in a professional arena”.

