Lexie wins double junior chef titles!
South West Junior Chef of the Year 2024, Lexie Colley, has demonstrated her award-winning skills again, winning the FutureChef South West Regional final 2025.
Thanks to our partnership with Springboard, the organisers of the FutureChef competition, all of our junior chef finalists are invited to take part in the South West regional FutureChef final (for young cooks in school years 9-11), bypassing the school and local heats.
The regional final took place at City of Bristol College on 23rd January and four South West Junior Chef of the Year finalists chose to compete – Lexie, Freya, Harry and James. Very well done to all the young competitors on the day, who all presented some fantastic menus – you will find more details of those prepared by our four finalists below.
Many congratulations to Lexie on her second success! She will now go on to represent the South West in the FutureChef national final on 24th March at the Capital City College Westminster Centre and we wish her the very best of luck!
Well done to all four South West Junior Chef of the Year finalists who helped create a fantastic competition again at the FutureChef regional final. Their menus and pictures of their dishes are below:
Lexie
South West Junior Chef of the Year 2024
South West FutureChef of the Year 2025
Gloucestershire Junior Chef of the Year 2024
Churchdown School Academy, Gloucester
Main:
Venison haunch with borderlaise sauce and seasonal vegetables
Dessert:
Rose petal infused pannacotta
Freya
Cornwall Junior Chef of the Year 2022, 2023 and 2024
South West Junior Chef of the Year finalist 2022, 2023 and 2024
South West Junior Chef of the Year 2023 and South West FutureChef 2024
Penrice Academy, St Austell
Main:
Chicken breast, chicken and tarragon cappelletti, tenderstem broccoli, pea purée, sherry sauce and tarragon oil
Dessert:
Yoghurt pannacotta with pear, blackberry and a ginger crumb
Harry
Dorset Junior Chef of the Year 2024
South West Junior Chef of the Year finalist 2024
Lytchett Minster School, Poole
Main:
Middle Eastern-inspired Shawarma
Dessert:
Lemon and pistachio posset with shortbread
James
Wiltshire Junior Chef of the Year 2022 and 2024
South West Junior Chef of the Year finalist 2022 and 2024
St John’s School, Marlborough
Main:
Haunch of venison with roasted and puréed parsnips, fondant potato, sprout leaves and a red wine and redcurrant jus
Dessert:
Bottomless vanilla cheesecake, with clementine and a pistachio tuille
Lexie is pictured here with Freya, both South West Junior Chef of the Year winners who went on to win the FutureChef regional final.
South West Junior Chef of the Year is open to young cooks aged 11-16, who are asked to submit their recipe for a main course dish, to serve two, using principally locally produced ingredients.
If you are interested in entering South West Junior Chef of the Year in 2025, click here to send us your contact details and we will send on the information as soon as all is confirmed.
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