Specialist South Asian Chef Of The Year Competition 2007 Announced ...

 

Regional Finals: TUESDAY 15 MAY 2007
(Except Northern Ireland, which will be held on Monday 21st May)

National Final: FRIDAY 19 OCTOBER 2007 - HOSTED BY LEEDS THOMAS DANBY

Charity Awards Dinner: FRIDAY 19 OCTOBER 2007 (location to be confirmed)

PRIZES:

Regional Finals (May 2007) - All finalists will receive a certificate and £25 as a contribution to the cost of their ingredients. The winner of each regional final will receive £100

National Final (October 2007) - Each finalist will receive a trophy, a certificate and £25 as a contribution to the cost of their ingredients. The Winner will receive £1000, Second place will receive £500 and third place will receive £250.

RULES & REGULATIONS: SACC Competition Rules 2007

Each competitor should complete an application form as per the attached document. This should include their personal details and the name of their restaurant or business in order to ensure maximum recognition and media exposure for both the competitor and the sponsoring business.

The competitor must identify the regional final they wish to enter. Applications and recipes must reach the organisers by Sunday 15th April 2007, at the following address:

SACC Competition Office:

2007 APPLICATIONS
SOUTH ASIAN CHEF COMPETITION (UK) LTD
4 SALTAIRE ROAD,
SHIPLEY,
WEST YORKSHIRE
BD18 3HN

DOWNLOAD AN APPLICATION FORM - CLICK HERE...

Each competition entry must be received in a professional manner including Chef's brief resume, typed menu, recipes with quantities and method; addressing the following:

1. The menu should consist of four separate main course dishes utilising Seafood, Vegetables, Poultry and Meat as the main ingredients each dish served together with one suitable Rice dish

2. All dishes must be imaginative and one dish must be classified as a healthy option

3. Dishes should display skills in the handling and preparation of Meat, Poultry, Seafood and Vegetables together will their associated cooking methods.

4. Dishes will all work together offering choice and interest and be presented in the following order Seafood, Vegetables, Poultry and Meat.

5. Commodity mix whilst remaining classic and in keeping with Asian cuisine, should also be innovative

6. Information must arrive by the stated closing date, late entries will not be considered under any circumstances

7. Information should be provided in the requested format.

8. All Marinades, Wet Sauces or Masalas must be prepared during the competition (no pre-prepared mixes accepted).

9. Regional and national finalists will provide all their own ingredients, pots pans and service dishes. The organisers will give £25 to each contestant towards the cost of ingredients.

10. Entries that do not comply with all 'Rules of the Competition' will be deemed null and void The judge's decision is final.

JUDGING PANELS:

The judging process is managed under the guidance of Michael Quinn MBE as Chair of the Judging Panel, supported by regional and nationally acclaimed chefs.

The UK is made up of six regions - England - South Midlands, Northern, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales. Each regional finalist will be selected by the regional panels through an agreed desk top judging process.

Regional Judging Panel - nominated locally by the six colleges

Each regional panel will consist of:
1 x Chair of Judges
2 x Specialist South Asian Chef
1 x influential regional food critic

National Judging Panel

Chair of Judges M. Quinn MBE
2 x Specialist South Asian Chefs
1 x Main-stream Chef
1 x National acclaimed food critic and writer Robert Cockcroft

THE JUDGING PROCESS 2007

Market all UK SACC for Regional & National competitions
Regional Competitors applications received at SACC HQ.
Desk top judging takes place
Regional Finalists Participate in their Live Finals
All taking place throughout the UK May 2007
England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales

National Final
19 October 2007, Leeds Thomas Danby

UK Asian Chef of the Year
Award Ceremony - Location TBA

DOWNLOAD AN APPLICATION FORM - CLICK HERE...