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The crème de la crème of New Zealand’s young chefs were celebrated at an event in Auckland late last year. We’re proud to announce the 2011 Fonterra Foodservices Proud to be a Chef competition winners are:
- Lyle Robertson from Auckland who studies at AUT and works at Euro restaurant
- William Mordido from Auckland who studies and works at SkyCity Auckland
- Zac Saunders from Lower Hutt who studies at WelTec and works at Gusto Bistro
- Zane Neutroski from Christchurch who studies at Christchurch Polytechnic and works at The George Hotel’s Pescatore restaurant
Each winner takes away an all expenses paid trip to Melbourne where they will compete against Australia’s best trainee chefs for an international culinary sponsorship valued at $7,500, tailored to the winner’s aspirations for their professional career as a chef.
The New Zealand winners were selected after 10 of the country’s most creative and passionate semi-finalists met in Auckland to cook an original recipe.
The cook off was judged by top chefs Michael Meredith (Merediths, 2011 Cuisine Restaurant of the Year winner), Tony Astle (Antoine’s), Geoff Scott (Vinnies) and Brenda Tweddell from Fonterra Foodservices.
Stephanie Hague, Marketing Manager for Fonterra Foodservices explains “Fonterra is proud to champion this event which is now recognised as one of the most prestigious chef mentoring programmes in this part
of the world.”
The judges were looking for a mix of passion and ambition along with an interesting and successful recipe. “We were treated to some innovative and exciting dishes from young chefs who had put a lot of effort into their creations. It is a credit to their respective training organisations for nurturing artistic chefs who are of great benefit to the industry.”
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