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Game Chef of the Year 2012
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The first Game Chef of the Year competition reached a climax on Monday January 30th 2012. Following a tense day of competitive cooking at Cook School Scotland, Brian Grigor from Edinburgh was crowned Game Chef of the Year. The young chef from the Balmoral Hotel said the award was a great honour. "My dad is a gamekeeper so I've been brought up in that environment. To win the top prize is a great recognition of what he taught me and all the hard work I have put in". Brian's prize was a day shooting in the Scottish Borders followed by a trip to Sweden to hunt wild boar.
The competition attracted entrants from thoughout Britain and won support from sone of the country's top chefs. Asa result, Braehead Foods are delighted to announce the competition will return again later this year. Watch this website for details.
Enter now to have the chance to be crowned the UK’s first Game Chef of the Year, plus have the chance to win some superb prizes. This competition is open to any chef in the UK over the age of eighteen, who can show skill and invention in the presentation and preparation of some of the UK’s fantastic wild game.
The judges will be looking for evidence of a high level creativity in the dish as a whole, of innovation in the use of game as a product, and entrants will also be judged on their own presentation and skills.
Entries will close on November 30th 2011 and finalists will be invited to spend a day at The Cook School Scotland, near Kilmarnock to cook for the judges on January 30th 2012.The 'Cook off' on January 30th 2012 will be 2 ½ hours long (including setup) - This time allows for setup, preparation, cooking and presentation of starter and main course dishes only.
Entrants should prepare a starter and main course for 2 people. Entrants should prepare 2 starters and 2 main course dishes, 1 for judging panel and 1 for photography. Minimal preparation should be done as entrants will be penalised for over preparation. Entrants should arrive at the Cook School between half 11 and 12 and the cook off commences at 1pm.
The winner will be the entrant whose both starter and main course entry to be the best of the entries by the judges.
This competition is designed to be a celebration of game throughout the UK and the staff and management of Braehead Foods urge you to join in and display your skills to promote the larder on our doorsteps.
Competition judges
Prizes
1st Prize – A night in the snow covered woodlands of the frozen north of Sweden hunting Wild Boar, in the company of Michelin award winning chef, Tom Kitchin. (Organised by Highland Game)
2nd Prize – (awarded to the top three entries) A day’s driven pheasant shooting on the rolling Border hills around Lauder in southern Scotland – accompanied by chef judges, Ian McAndrew, Martin Wishart and Kevin McGillivray. (Organised by Eskdale Shooting Services) Please note that due to the limitations of the shooting season, this prize will be scheduled for the day after the final, January 31st.
Braehead Foods
Braehead Foods has launched the game chef of the year competiton as they are well known for nuturing young chefs and wish to continue to support the industry. Braehead Foods has become synonymous with fine food and game. Managing Director Craig Stevenson purchased the company in 1999 with the aim of making high quality foods more readily available to chefs. Braehead Foods’ quality game products are now augmented by a wide selection of cheeses sourced throughout Europe, dry goods, Belgian chocolate and other specialist food products from some of the world's leading manufacturers.
The benefits of game
Game meats are tasty, nutritious, and free of many health and environmental concerns that go along with meat from today’s factory-farm animals. They fit into a heart-healthy diet because they are low in saturated fat. They are also nutrient-dense and very rich in protein, which is essential for metabolism, energy, digestion, and proper growth and repair of muscles, bones and tissues. Other than protein, wild game also contains B vitamins, iron and zinc.
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T&Cs
Competition Terms and Conditions
Please read these competition rules carefully. If you enter this competition, we will assume that you have read these rules and that you agree to them.
- To enter this competition you must be:
a. UK resident
b. 18 years old or over at time of entry. - Only one entry per person.
- No paper or email entries.
- If you want to enter the competition you may enter via the website only on the applicable competition page.
- No responsibility can be accepted for entries that are lost or delayed, or which are not received for any reason.
- The winner will be the entrant whose answer is selected to be the best of the entries by the judges.
- The closing date is as specified in the competition, and Braehead Foods Ltd reserves the right to amend the competition end date at any time.
- If you win the competition, you will be notified on the day of the competition. The judges’ decision will be final, and no correspondence will be entered into.
- By entering the competition the winner agrees to participate in such promotional activity and material as Braehead Foods Ltd may require.
- The prize will not be transferable to another person.
- No part of a prize is exchangeable for cash or any other prize.
- Incorrectly completed entries will be disqualified.
- This competition is not open to employees of Braehead Foods Ltd or the Cook School Scotland.
- Prizes will only be available on dates stipulated by Braehead Foods. No alternative is available.
