Three outstanding and very close semi-finals took place on Saturday 17th September at Exeter College, when competitors in the Professional, Young Professional and Student/Apprentice Chef categories were competing for a coveted place in the final.
Thank you very much to everyone who took part for ensuring that we enjoyed a fascinating day of competition and many congratulations to all those who have been selected for our finals, outlined below. (Publication of the results was delayed until after HM The Queen’s funeral when it was more appropriate to give our competitors the publicity they deserve).
We would like to extend our thanks to all the team at Exeter College for hosting the semi-finals and, of course, to our judges on the day: Michael Caines MBE DL, Richard Davies, Stephane Delourme, Scott Paton, Seth Ward and Elly Wentworth.
Thank you to Steve Haywood who photographed all the action throughout the day and to our generous sponsors (also outlined below) for enabling us to stage these categories of the competition.
Listed below you will find the names of the finalists in all five categories of the competition. The finals of the Home Cook and Junior Chef categories will take place on Saturday 1st October and the Professional, Young Professional and Student/Apprentice Chef categories on Tuesday 25th October.
Results and Awards Dinner
The final results of this year’s competition will be announced at our awards presentation evening on 25th October at Exeter Golf and Country Club, when all are welcome to join us for a wonderful meal to be prepared by three leading chefs, all winners and/or judges of South West Chef of the Year. Tickets will be available through this website (at £100 each), where further details will be posted soon. If you would like to reserve your place at the dinner, please get in touch at info@southwestchef.co.uk.
The Finalists….
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Professional Chef category finalists:
Sponsored by Ritter Courivaud
Final to be held on Tuesday 25th October at Exeter College
- Tom Bennetts, Head Chef, Driftwood Spars, St Agnes, Cornwall
- Harrison Brockington, Head Chef, Gather, Totnes, Devon
- Joe Cotton, Sous Chef, Àclèaf, Boringdon Hall Hotel, Plympton, Devon
- Andrew Jenkinson, Sous Chef, Lucknam Park, Bath
Young Professional category finalists:
Sponsored by Essential Cuisine
Final to be held on Tuesday 25th October at Exeter College
- Harvey Barker, Demi Chef de Partie, The Botanical Rooms at the Newt in Somerset, Bruton
- Lewis Brown, Junior Sous Chef, Edies, Carlyon Bay, Cornwall
- Nathan Johnson, Senior Chef de Partie, The Royal Crescent Hotel, Bath
- Rosie Nevill, Freelance Chef de Partie, Cornwall
Student/Apprentice Chef category finalists:
Sponsored by Michael Caines Ltd.
Final to be held on Tuesday 25th October at Exeter College
- Perran Clark, Sandy Cove Hotel, Ilfracombe, Devon and Petroc College
- Dylan Evered, The Sardine Factory, Looe, Cornwall and City College Plymouth
- Tomasz Waszkiewicz, Gather, Totnes, Devon and Exeter College
- Jayden Watson, Lympstone Manor, Exmouth, Devon and Plymouth High School
Home Cook category finalists:
Final to be held on Saturday 1st October at Exeter College
- Tareq Assaf, Bath, Somerset
- Lucinda Ellicott, Paignton, Devon
- James Hunt, Bournemouth, Dorset
- Munopa Nhete, Taunton, Somerset
Junior Chef category finalists:
Sponsored by Nisbets
Finals were held in each of the six counties of the South West during June and the winners in each county, listed below, will now meet at the final. Each has been mentored by one of our county judges in preparation for the final.
Final to be held on Saturday 1st October at Exeter College
- Freya – Penrice Academy, St Austell, Cornwall
Mentor judge: Pete Murt, The Seafood Restaurant, Padstow - Syd – Torquay Academy, Torquay, Devon
Mentor judge: Mark Dodson, The Masons Arms, Knowstone - Harvey – Highcliffe School, Bournemouth, Dorset
Mentor judge: Sam Hughes, Rick Stein, Sandbanks - Anya – Katherine Lady Berkeley’s School, Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire
Mentor judge: Gareth Fulford, Purslane Restaurant, Cheltenham - Alexina – Kings Bruton School, Bruton, Somerset
Mentor judge: Andrew Swann, The Castle Hotel, Taunton - James – St Johns School, Marlborough, Wiltshire
Mentor judge: Hywel Jones, Lucknam Park, Bath
Click here for further details of the county finals of the Junior Chef category
Good luck to all finalists!
Overall South West Chef of the Year Award
The winner of one of our five category awards will be presented with the prestigious award of Overall South West Chef of the Year
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