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Chefs
To Battle For 'Chinese Masterchef' Title
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Westminster
City Council is calling on the city's finest chefs to display their
culinary skills as it hosts the UK's only Chinese Masterchef event.
Entries to the
competition, which is being judged by flamboyant celebrity chef Nancy
Lam, closed on April 28.
It is being
hosted for the third time by the council's Food Team - in partnership
with the London Chinatown Chinese Association - to showcase
Westminster, home of Chinatown, as the number one destination for
oriental food in the UK.
Last year's
winner, Alex Chow of Kai Mayfair, looks set to face stiff competition
as any practising chefs in Westminster can try to scoop the coveted
prize. In addition to the prestige associated with the title, the
winner will be awarded £1,000. The second placed chef wins
£500 and the third prize is £250.
The event,
which is sponsored by Lee Kum Kee, Phoenix Rice, and the Learning and
Skills Council, will be taking place at the Westminster Kingsway
Catering College on May 23.
It is the only
competition for Chinese chefs in the country and attracted 250
spectators last year.
John
Barradell, Director of the council's Community Protection department,
which includes the Food Team, said: "Chinese Masterchef is a
glorious recognition of the contribution that Chinese cuisine makes
to Westminster. The award is given to chefs who show good food
hygiene skills and the expertise that separates excellent food from
the merely good."
The day is
open to residents and visitors alike. During the audience will have
the opportunity to see the chefs cooking in the competition,
demonstrations and a free lunch time buffet is provided.
To request
free tickets to attend this event, please contact either Sue Rowe or
Karen Burge in the Food Team on on 020 7641 1081.
Westminster
Council is also giving members of the public a chance to win a meal
for two cooked by the winning Chinese Masterchef.
Entrants
must simply answer the following question:
2006 is
the Chinese Year of the
a) dog
b) rooster
c) monkey
People
should send their answers to: -
Sue Rowe/
Karen Burge
Commercial Environment
Room1 Council house
Marylebone Road
NW1 5PT
E-mail: srowe1@westminster.gov.uk
The
prize draw will take place at the competition finals.
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