Competition time for student chefs
The Menu is a great supporter of Irish chefs and restaurateurs in the face of often ill-informed criticism for he too once slaved away in a hot kitchen at the culinary coal-face and knows it to be one of the most demanding jobs of all. So demanding, in fact, restaurants nowadays often struggle to find chefs. So, The Menu welcomes news of the 17th annual Knorr Student Chef of the Year competition. What’s more, with 2014 as European Year Against Food Waste, an excellent initiative, this year’s competition theme is ‘Wise up on Waste’, whereby student entrants have to put a modern twist on a traditional dish using sustainably-sourced ingredients all the while watching their waste levels. Top prize yields a culinary tour of Italy, including dinner at three-Michelin-starred Osteria Francescana, No 3 in the World’s Top 50 Restaurants. Closing date: Jan 20. www.unileverfoodsolutions.ie/promotions/knorr-student-chef.
