Young Pasty Chef of the Year 2024

The Young Pastry Chef of the Year competition has opened for entry to any pastry chefs aged 23 and under on the 1^st  March 2024.

The candidate should be working in a hotel or restaurant kitchen, banqueting, college student or within any corporate or event catering environment. To enter chefs have to submit a plated dessert for four covers with pictures.

If you are successful and reach the final on 18th June 2024 at University College Birmingham – you will be asked to create these additional challenges:  

• Plated restaurant dessert (four Portions)
• Produce All butter Puff Pastry
• Moulded Praline/ Bon Bon
• Create a dessert using poached fruit & Tilda Jasmin Rice

Judges

Chair of Judges, Claire Clark, Thomas Leatherbarrow, Matt Owens, Michelle Gilliot Stuart McLeod , Barry Johnson , Daniel Ayton.

Judging Criteria

Flavour 30% Presentation 25% Innovation 15 %  Hygiene 10%   Working Method 20%

A Maximum of 10 points for each will be deducted for wastage and timings

Only judges and competitors may taste the products and final dishes

Event Schedule

Arrive from 9am -on the day and given time to set up -with refreshments available

Start time 11am for all competitors - the competition will last 4 hours - finish at 3 pm

Prep time for set up before the competition starts and finish your Puff Pastry on the Nowah / Kemplex Dough Sheeter

Presentation will be at 3.45 -with refreshments and special canapes to discuss

All entries to Murray Chapman before 26^th March and the finalists will be notified on the 24^th April - any queries contact murray@firstcontactuk.com a panel of industry experts will select the 8 finalists.