South West Chef of the Year 2013 competition dates announced

South West Chef of the Year 2013 competition dates and judges announced

Saturday 12th October - Semi-finals of Professional and Young Professional classes, Exeter College (approx. 10am – 4pm TBC)

Saturday 19th October - Finals of the South West’s Best Dish and Junior classes, Ashburton Cookery School (approx. 10am – 4pm TBC)

Monday 28th October - Final of Professional and Young Professional classes, Exeter College (approx. 10am – 4pm TBC)

Monday 28th October - Awards presentation dinner, Exeter Golf and Country Club (from 6.30pm)

The judging panel for the above dates comprises the following top chefs:

Michael Caines MBE          ABode Hotels and Gidleigh Park
Paul Ainsworth                  Number 6 and Rojano’s in the Square, Padstow
Peter Gorton                     Gorton’s, Tavistock
Neil Haydock                    Watergate Bay Hotel, Newquay
Mark Hix                          Hix Restaurants, Lyme Regis and London
Darrin Hosegrove              Ashburton Cookery School
Simon Hulstone                The Elephant Restaurant, Torquay
Hywel Jones                      Lucknam Park, Bath
Matt Mason                      The Jack in the Green, Rockbeare
Nathan Outlaw                 Restaurant Nathan Outlaw and Seafood & Grill
Rob Rees MBE                  The Cotswold Chef
Chris Tanner                     Tanners Restaurant and Barbican Brasserie
James Tanner                    Tanners Restaurant and Barbican Brasserie
Ian Webber                       ABode Exeter

To mark the 10th anniversary of the competition, we have, this year, introduced a new Junior class for 11-16 year olds. Semi-finals will be held in each of the six counties of the South West with the winner of each semi-final going on to compete in the final on 19th October. The dates of the semi-finals are outlined below along with the names of the judges for each one. Some of the judges are also on our main judging panel while others have joined us particularly to judge the Junior class.

·         Cornwall - Thursday 19th September, Cornwall College, Camborne
Judges:
Paul Ainsworth – Number 6 Padstow
Neil Haydock – Watergate Bay Hotel
Stuart Mathieson – Cornwall College

·         Devon - Monday 30th September, Exeter College
Judges:
Scott Paton – The Horn of Plenty
Darrin Hosegrove – Ashburton Cookery School
Matt Durrant – Exeter College

·         Dorset - Friday 4th October, Bournemouth and Poole College
Judges:
Russell Brown – Sienna Restaurant
Matt Budden – Bournemouth Highcliff Marriott Hotel
Gary Kilminster – Bournemouth and Poole College

·         Gloucestershire - Wednesday 25th September, Gloucestershire College
Judges:
David Everitt-Matthias – Le Champignon Sauvage
Jamie Raftery – Lower Slaughter Manor
Rob Rees MBE – The Cotswold Chef

·         Somerset - Wednesday 18th September, City of Bath College
Judges:
Jonray Sanchez-Iglesias – Casamia
Peter Sanchez-Iglesias – Casamia
Sam Moody – The Bath Priory
Bridget Halford – City of Bath College

·         Wiltshire - Thursday 26th September, Wiltshire College
Judges:
Hywel Jones – Lucknam Park
Richard Davies – The Manor House Hotel
Sam Moody – The Bath Priory
Stephen Lloyd – Wiltshire College

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