The other five prizes will be one-year bursaries for a Professional Chef Programme or Professional Patisserie Programme, awarded to regional finalists to study at one of Capsicum Culinary Studio's six campuses across the country - Boksburg, Cape Town, Durban, Port Elizabeth, Pretoria, and Rosebank (Johannesburg).
To enter the competition, contestants must create a dish - sweet or savoury - using a red capsicum pepper or any other red ingredient; take a good, clear photo of the finished dish and upload it onto their Instagram page, tagging @Capsicumcooking and using the hashtag #CapsicumTalent. Entrants must be 17 years of age or older.
The competition closes at midnight on Monday, 30 November 2020 with the names of the 10 finalists from each region announced on Wednesday, 9 December 2020.
Those finalists will then be invited to participate in a cook-off on 20 January 2021, at the Capsicum campus closest to them, where they will have to prepare the dish they entered, using their own ingredients.
The winner from each campus will then compete in a final cook-off on Saturday, 6 February 2021 to be held at Capsicum's Rosebank campus, where they will have to create the ultimate dish using ingredients from a mystery basket. (Travel to Gauteng will be sponsored for those living outside the province.)
Says Capsicum Culinary Studio's Academic Head Candice Adams: "This is an amazing opportunity for six individuals who are passionate about cooking and want to study further to realise their dreams of a career in the hospitality industry at one of South Africa's best culinary schools."
Entrants must enter an image of their red dish on Instagram and tag #CapsicumTalent and @Capsicumcooking in order to qualify. All details as well as Ts & Cs can be found at https://www.capsicumcooking.com/chef-talent-scout.
