Sunday Times, Foodcorp calling all chefs

19 Jul 2011

The Sunday Times, in association with Foodcorp, is once again looking for South Africa's top cheffing talent. The awards, now in their fifth year, aim to recognise and reward the country's top chefs.

The good news is that the competition offers the largest prize money in SA's chef competition history.

This is the third year the Sunday Times has partnered with Foodcorp, the third-biggest food company in South Africa and a leading manufacturer of branded products.

The competition has four categories: Chef of the Year; Young Chef of the Year, the Chef School Challenge; and Sunday Times Stalwart of the Kitchen.

The final competition will be held from 4 - 6 October 2011 at The 7th Floor, Foodcorp's Innovation Centre, Black River Park, Observatory, in Cape Town.

The awards ceremony will be held on the evening of 6 October.

For more information and entry forms, visit www.sundaytimesfoodawards.co.za.

Sunday Times Chef of the Year 2011

This category is designed to recognise senior South African chefs and reward their dedication to the pursuit of excellence in the industry. The competition is open to any chef who is resident in South Africa.

Entrants are required to submit a three-course menu - starter, main and dessert - which reflects modern South African cuisine using a list of specified ingredients as per the entry form.

The four finalists will then prepare a three-course meal from a basket of mystery ingredients at the finals in Cape Town.

The winner will receive R50000 plus a Weber 57cm One-Touch Performer charcoal grill. The second prize is R15000 and third prize is R5000.

Sunday Times Young Chef of the Year 2011

The search is on for innovative young chefs, under the age of 23 and who are resident in South Africa, who are destined to become the new generation of leaders in the hospitality industry.

Entrants are required to present a three-course menu featuring ingredients from the specified list as per the entry form. The four finalists will prepare a three-course meal from a mystery basket at the finals in Cape Town.

The winner will receive R20000 plus a Weber 57cm One-Touch Gold charcoal grill. Second prize is R5000 and third prize R2000.

Sunday Times Stalwart of the Kitchen 2011

Introduced last year, this competition gives recognition to a large group of chefs and cooks, over the age of 35, who have no formal qualifications and make up the backbone of the hospitality industry - the unsung heroes.

Entrants must submit a three-course menu and the finals will take the form of a two-course meal cooked from a basket of mystery ingredients. Chef Lucas Nsele of the Michelangelo Hotel in Sandton was the inaugural winner of this category.

The winner will receive R10000 plus a Weber 57cm One-Touch Silver charcoal grill and all runners-up get R1000 and a certificate of participation.

Sunday Times Chef School Challenge 2011

All culinary schools across the country are invited to enter teams of two talented first-year trainee chefs. The competition is designed to identify and reward potential culinary stars.

Entrants are required to submit a two-course menu reflecting modern South African cuisine, using a list of specified ingredients as per the entry form. Four teams will be selected for the final competition in Cape Town.

The winners will receive R5000 each and R5000 for their school plus a Weber 57cm Compact Kettle charcoal grill for the school.

Source: Sunday Times

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