Godolphin & Latymer Student Ines is Young Chef of the Year
15 year-old's Japanese inspired dish wows judges of annual cooking competition
Ines Elliot Granger, a student at Hammersmith's Godolphin & Latymer School, has been crowned Hammersmith & Fulham Council’s Young Chef of the Year.
The 15-year-old budding chef cooked up a Japanese-inspired fish and chips dish consisting of miso sea bream, wasabi pie soufflé and tempura vegetables in the tenth years of the annual cooking competition.
The competition, funded by the council, was hosted by Ealing Hammersmith & West London’s College TASTE restaurant in Barons Court, with 16 finalists challenged prepare two courses from fresh ingredients on an £8 budget in just one hour.
“I was so surprised when they announced the winner and I heard my name,” said Ines. “It was an intense hour of cooking as the clock ticked down with the other chefs in the kitchen. It was a great experience and I’m just so happy to have won.”
Five other finalists were selected for the Outstanding Meal accolade. They were:
Hanna Marwood of Godolphin & Latymer
Sydneyrose Jordan-Dilkes of Fulham Cross
Richard Adu-Boahen of Queensmill Shepherds Bush
Kai Salcedo of Phoenix High
Lola Robertson-Zapata of Queensmill Fulham Cross.
The participants received an Easter egg from Waitrose, a £25 voucher from Jamie’s Cookery School, a Westfield London voucher, a t-shirt, a bag and a trophy – all of which were awarded by Cllr Mike Cartwright, Mayor of Hammersmith & Fulham.
The Outstanding Meal winners also received a cookbook donated by the acclaimed River Café in Hammersmith.
Local businesses which came to show their support on the day included Al Santo restaurant owner Roberto Campagnolo, Rosana Queiroz of fashion boutique Pante, and sisters Vikki and Leslie Stowell, who run Cafe Floral in Fulham Palace Road.
The panel of judges, led by Wembley Stadium’s executive sous chef Gerrard Madden included Chelsea FC chef Chris Garrett, QPR FC chef Rory Thompson, Thom Walker of Jamie’s Cookery School, Nitin Padwal of the Dorsett Hotel and River Café head chef Joseph Trivelli.
“The standard of the cooking was phenomenal,” said Gerrard. “All of the finalists should be proud of themselves. It gives me inspiration to see the youngsters come up with their own original ideas and produce such spectacular results.”
The finalists in the Chef of the Year competition. You can see a gallery of pictures from the day here.
March 2, 2018
