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A Staffordshire chef beat off
stiff competition from seven other expert cooks recently to win the
International Indian Chef of the Year 2008 title and £1000 prize.
Two women and six men,
chosen for the excellence of their menu for a four-dish meal, had two-and-a-half
hours to cook their meal in the training kitchens of Edinburgh's
Telford College and present it to table for judges to taste.
Judges, who monitored the cooking
before sampling the finished product, were united in choosing Dermish
Vassaramo, of Thornbury Hall Rasoi, Kingsley Holt, not only for the
quality of cooking but also for his presentation of the meal.
Lord Fraser of Carmyllie,
chairman of the judging panel, said the standard of all entries was
the highest encountered in his many years as a judge.
"There were so many
enticing and well balanced dishes that it was difficult to single out
only one win
ner," Lord Fraser
said. He added that all the finalists could count themselves winners
by reaching the final of the prestigious contest.
Second place went to Arbroath
student Sharmila Raj, who also carried off the £250 Lady Fraser
Prize for her vegetarian dish -- a unusual spicy combination of Curly
Kale, onion and tomato.
Third place went to Birmingham
College lecturer Michael Gilbert. |
