Chefs, sharpen your knives for competition

Whether you are a qualified cook, trainee or an aspiring chef currently registered with a training institution, this is your chance to put yourself in the spotlight in one of the three categories - Senior, Junior or Team. The Senior prize is R15 000 and the title of Unilever Foodsolutions Chef of the Year, while second and third place will win R10 000 and R5 000 respectively. The first prize in the Junior Chef of the Year is R10 000, second prize is R6 000 and third prize is R4 000. The Team category has a cash prize of R20 000 as first prize, second prize R12 000 and third prize R8 000.

The regional cook-offs will be held in Cape Town on 2 August, Johannesburg on 6 August and Durban on 8 August 2010, with the finalists from these three semi-finals competing in the Mystery Basket National Finals at Unilever Foodsolutions in Durban on 17 September.

In addition, three senior entrants, one each from Mashreq (an area encompassing several countries in the Middle East), Pakistan and Arabia, will be selected based on trials within each of their respective countries to compete in the Senior category, making this a truly multi-national competition.

To enter simply create your starter, main course and dessert recipes using Unilever Foodsolutions products and submit, with accompanying photographs, to www.unileverfoodsolutions.co.za.

Entry forms can be completed and faxed to +27 (0) 31 570 2395, emailed to or posted to Unilever Foodsolutions Chef of the Year Competition, PO Box 1547 Durban 4000.