• Results - Grampian Chef of the Year 2010

The final of last year’s competition took place on the 24th of May at Aberdeen College. Thirty one of Aberdeen’s top chefs took part in a cook off to identify the winners from the 4 competition categories, Grampian Chef of the Year, Grampian Young Chef of the Year, Grampian Contract Chef of the Year, and Grampian Seafood Chef of the Year.

The panel of judges were George McIvor – The Full Range Ltd, Kevin MacGillivray President of the Federation of Chefs Scotland, Joe Queen, Vice President of the Federation of Chefs Scotland, Stephen McLaughlin, Head Chef, Andrew Fairlie at Gleneagles, Martin Hollis, Head Chef, The Gleneagles Hotel.

|The competition is organised by Hospitality Training, Scotland’s only industry specific Group Training Association. Karen Black, General Manager said, "The competition provides our sector with an opportunity to showcase the talent of chefs in Grampian. The competitors have been preparing for months for today’s cook off and we were most impressed with standard of dishes using locally sourced ingredients that were presented".

The winner of the Grampian Chef of the Year Category was Michael Watt, Buchan Braes Hotel, Boddam. Michael’s winning menu consisted of :

Steamed halibut fillet with Boddam crab and asparagus risotto

Duo of lamb loin, and shepherds pie with beetroot relish, savoy cabbage, mashed neeps, port and redcurrant jus

Glen Garioch parfait with spiced strawberries and oranges, lacy tuille biscuit

The competition aims to forge strong links between chefs and local suppliers and producers. A key partner in the success of the competition is the Grampian food Forum. Among a prizes for the winners of Grampian Chef and Young chef is the opportunity to participate in the Taste of Grampian on the 5th of June 2010. The finals will be followed by an awards dinner at the Marcliffe Hotel and Spa.

Results – Grampian Chef of the Year 2010
Winner - Michael Watt – Buchan Braes Hotel (silver)
2nd Addy Daggert – Glenfiddich Distillery (bronze)
3rd Alexandria Hay – The Milton Restaurant, Crathes (bronze)

Runners up:
Peter Conlin – Meldrum House (bronze)
Kevin Shand – Restaurant 21 (bronze)
Alan Robertson – Glenfiddich Distillery (bronze)
Stacy Sullivan – Jaffs, Dunecht (merit)
Paul Grant – Mercure Ardoe House Hotel (finalist)

Results – Grampian Contract Chef of the Year 2010
1st Yoram Odentz – Sodexo Remote Sites (silver)
2nd Dougie Mitchell – Sodexo Remote Sites (silver)
3rd Bruce Lawrence – ESS Offshore (bronze)

Runners up
David Donaldson – Sodexo Remote Sites (bronze)
Paraic Faherty – Entier/Olive Garden Catering Company (bronze)
David Morrison – Sodexo Remote Sites (merit)
Mark Weir – Sodexo Remote Sites (finalist)

Results – Grampian Young Chef of the Year 2010
1st Kevin Johnston – Restaurant 21 (bronze)
2nd Rebecca McCulloch – Jaffs Bar and Bistro, Dunecht (bronze)
3rd Kyle McKenna – Eat On The Green (bronze)

Runners up
Ryan Davidson – The Prime Cuts (merit)
Alex Henderson – Tor-Na-Coille Hotel (merit)
Ryan Cheyne – Olive Garden at Zeste (merit)
Thomas Wallace – La Stella (merit)
Fraser Rodman – The Cock and Bull (merit)

Finalists – Grampian Seafood Chef of the Year
1st Bob Miller – The Milton Restaurant, Crathes (gold)
2nd Orry Shand – Eat On The Green (gold)

Runners Up
Andrew Clark – Jaffs Bar and Bistro, Dunecht (silver)
Lewis Hewitt – La Stella (bronze)
Sam Ritchie – The Cock and Bull (bronze)
Graham Mitchell – The Cock and Bull (bronze)
Rajesh Kukreti – Thistle, Abereen Airport (merit)
Joao De Oliveira – The Olive Tree Restaurant (merit)

Main Sponsors
Grampian Food Forum, Federation of Chefs Scotland, G. McWilliam, Wild Tastes, Olive Garden/Entier, ESS/Eurest, Sodexo, Forsyth Produce Direct, The Full Range

Supported by:
Cock and Bull, Braehead Foods, Turriffs of Montrose, Aberdeen College, Simpson’s Buckie, Mackies of Scotland, Search, Marcliffe Hotel and Spa, Conchay Toro/Morton Wines, Steelite, King Foods

For More Information Contact:
Karen Black
Hospitality Training, Mob: 07834 151357