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On Tuesday
13th June six simultaneous regional finals took place around the UK
to determine the winner for each region. These six will now go
forward to the national final to be held on Friday 3rd November at
Leeds Thomas Danby, West Yorkshire.
Following this
second and final "cook-off" the 2006 UK SACC National
Winner will be announced at a glittering black tie charity dinner and
dance that same evening.
We are
delighted to announce the following winners from the six colleges.
Standards were exceptionally high throughout all regions and the
judges were most impressed with all those who participated:
Westminster
Kingsway College
Winner - Sharu
Saravanan, Sheraton Hotel, Heathrow
Bradford College
Winner -
Kaushy Patel, Head Chef, Prashad, Bradford ( Kaushey was SACC
National winner in 2005)
Birmingham
College of Food, Tourism & Creative Studies
Winner -
Sethurajapillia Mariappan, Mango Tree Indian Restaurant & Bar,
Stonnall, West Midlands
East Tyrone
College of FE and HE
Winner - Man
Lung Lai, Red Panda Restaurant, Belfast
Glasgow
Metropolitan College
Winner - Joe Pathhak
Llandrillo College
Winner -
Steven Duffy, Head Chef, The Quay Hotel Restaurant, Bar & Spa,
Conwy, North Wales
Each of these
winners received a crystal trophy, a framed certificate and automatic
entry into the November Final, where full hotel and gala dinner
expenses will be paid. The ultimate national winner will receive
another trophy, £1,000 cash, media exposure and many
opportunities to demonstrate his or her craft skills at prestigious
events in the UK and Europe.
The business
or organisation represented by the winner will also be awarded a
valuable prize and will also receive maximum on-going media exposure.
The
competition has a charitable basis; all excess income over
expenditure will be donated to a number of nominated charities,
including Hospitality Action Industry Benevolent Organisation. In
2005 £7,000 was given to that particular charity from the total
funds raised.
The SACC
Management Team would like to thank our generous sponsors, supporters
and the colleges for their continued support. A full list of sponsors
and supporters can be seen at www.saccuk.com
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