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Battling for UK’s top chef using mystery ingredients
Who are the best upcoming chefs in the UK? Four teams, each of two chefs, will battle it out in the Ra- tional and Craft Guild of Chefs Cooking for the Future final, to be held on 15th February 2022. So far the competition has seen regional teams compete for their place in the final by putting to- gether recipes and a video, which were judged by a panel from Rational and the Craft Guild. All the entrants are college students on full or part time ca- tering courses. The final, at Rational’s training centre in Luton, will see the four regional winners cooking live un- der the watchful eye of the five judges, all expert chefs. The teams will have to prepare a two-course meal for six peo- ple, aimed at the events market, using Rational’s latest multifunctional cook- ing systems. They’ll have two hours to complete their tasks, and they’ll be using boxes of mystery ingredi- ents, all British, provided by Rational.
Steve Munkley, Vice President of the Craft Guild of Chefs, is one of the judg- es. “These young chefs have grown
Four teams of young chefs battle for the cooking for the future crown. Craft Guild of Chefs and rational announce exciting final line up.
up with intelligent technology, they understand its potential. This compe- tition is all about embracing and cel- ebrating the latest cooking systems, showing how the next generation of chefs are exploiting the technology to enhance their cooking,” he said.
The four teams in the final are: City of Glasgow College, Lin-
coln College, North
Herts College, and
Bridgend College.
An exciting package
of prizes is up for grabs for the winning team, including a fabulous Michelin Star experience, at a restaurant in their region. In addition, the winners’ college will get the latest in advanced kitchen technology in the shape of a Rational iVario multifunctional cook- ing system. Meanwhile, all finalists will receive an embroidered Rational chef’s jacket, a Rational knife set and a year’s membership to the Craft Guild of Chefs.
“We’re delighted to support the chefs of the future through this com- petition,” says Thomas Bentham, Rational’s Regional Corporate Chef, who is leading the project for the company. “It’s truly inspiring to see how these young chefs are showcas- ing their culinary skills using the lat- est intelligent cooking systems”, he added.
Rational iVario Pro and iCombi Pro (Source: Rational)
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