FutureChef celebrates its 10th birthday

17th March 2010, 9:20am

The FutureChef 2010 National Final, which will be taking place on 22nd March 2010 at Westminster Kingsway College, London, is celebrating its 10th birthday.

This event will see the culmination of a 12 month programme involving almost 8,000 12 – 16 year olds who have cooked their way through the four stages of FutureChef.

 A high profile panel of Judges, lead by David Mulcahy of Sodexo, will decide the winner of FutureChef 2010. Judges this year include Cyrus Todiwala, John Williams, Theo Randall and Lesley Waters.

The winner of the contest will receive a range of prizes including the grand prize donated by Hilton Worldwide of an all expenses paid trip to Rome staying at the prestigious Rome Cavalieri, part of the Waldorf Astoria Collection. They will also receive £500 cash courtesy of City & Guilds and a Titanium Chef machine from Kenwood. The Winner's School receives vouchers to the value of £350, provided by Bunzl Lockhart.

The FutureChef 2010 Finalists are:

London: Sara Tajrouti, 12, Petchey Academy

South West:  Bethany Macqueen, 15, Richard Lander School

South East: Charlotte Harvey, 16, Priory School, Specialist Sports College

North West: Kerry Johansen, 16, St Michaels Church of England

North East: Arron Ellison,15, Rye Hills School

East of England: Harvey Martin,14, Bottisham Village College

East Midlands: Bethany Dare, 15 Robert Smyth School

West Midlands:  Becky Weston,16, North Bromsgrove High School

Wales: Ffion Evans, 15, Caereinion High School

Central & Southern Scotland: Conor Mclean, 14, Auchmuthy School

Highlands & Islands: Rosie Smith,15, Gairloch High School

Northern Ireland: Orla O'Boyle,16, St Colmcille's High

Related Articles:

• 22 Mar 2011 - FutureChef 2011 winner announced
• 25 May 2010 - Meet Matt Dawson, support FutureChef competition
• 24 Mar 2009 - FutureChef champion revealed
• 18 Sep 2008 - FutureChef students head back to the kitchen
• 21 Jul 2008 - FutureChef 2009 gets underway
• 18 Mar 2008 - FutureChef champion announced

Click here to submit a comment!

Have your say!

To comment on this article, simply enter your name and email and send us your views. Please note that your comment will appear publicly below this article once it has been processed. For enquiries please email info@costsectorcatering.co.uk.