Future Chef

December 4th 2014

Congratulations go to Year 11 student and budding masterchef, Elleni K, who successfully beat off stiff competition to win the Springboard Future Chef competition. FutureChef provides young people aged 12 - 16 with access to chefs and other professionals in the hospitality industry with the aim to educate and inspire future experts. The competition not only provides talented chefs with the chance to participate in a competitive environment but also the fantastic opportunity of working with members of the industry as mentors.

For the competition Elleni was required to come up with a two course menu. For her main course she made a wonderful open ravioli with butternut squash purée, sautéed butternut squash cubes, fried mushrooms and spinach with a mushroom jus and a parmesan crisp. For desert she made an apple, calvados and cinnamon mousse in a honey tuile with apple purée, lemon jelly and caramelised apples.

Following her achievement Elleni will now go through to the London and South East regional final in February. She is also very much looking forward to being mentored by the Head Chef of Hartwell House in Aylesbury, Daniel Richardson.

Head of Food Technology, Mrs Orr, said “This is very exciting for Elleni. She has worked really hard to get through to this stage of the competition and is cooking at a very high standard. It will be a fantastic opportunity for her to work with Daniel Richardson and I couldn't be more proud.”