Chartwells' employees reach national food competition

3rd April 2009, 11:02am

Two employees of education catering business, Chartwells, have reached the second round of a national televised food competition where counties compete head-to-head and course-by-course.

Davinia Morrison, chef at Prior Park Preparatory School in Cricklade, and Stephen Drane, general manager at Millfield Senior School and Millfield Preparatory School in Somerset, made up half of the Wiltshire team for ITV's Taste The Nation programme.

The Wiltshire team competed to decide which team member's recipe would be chosen to be taken to round two, to be prepared for a panel of judges.

Davinia's recipe of loin pork with blue cheese and herb crust with wilted spinach, honey and chilli parsnips and a reduced beetroot and apple sauce was selected.

Davinia said: "I've always been interested in John Burton Race's cooking so to be mentored by him was a privilege. Being on Taste The Nation gave me a great opportunity to work with like-minded people and gain some really valuable experience but it was also lovely to be able to share the whole process, from the application stage to being knocked out, with children at school."

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• 28 Nov 2011 - School meals provider Chartwells wins catering contract with Derby City Council
• 20 Jul 2009 - Chartwells hits gold with Essex school
• 15 Jun 2009 - Chartwells secures Roehampton University catering contract
• 01 Jun 2009 - De Montfort University to house new café
• 19 May 2009 - School's longest-running member of staff retires after 23 years
• 19 May 2009 - Chartwells' partnership with Oxford Brookes University extended
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martha

25 April 2009 at 2:32pm

hello the man on the side is my dad! i am so proud of him (: love you lots and lots daddy xxxxx

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