Foods From Spain
British shoppers go mad for Picota
Sales of Picota cherries boomed during first two weeks of their 2010 season. It should be the best-ever year for this delicious stalkless fruit.
National Primary Schools Competition: all entries now in
Foods from Spain's annual art competition was judged on July 6th. Results to be announced soon.
Spanish Young Chef of the Year to be decided on January 16th, 2010
Foods from Spain has announced the shortlist for its Spanish Young Chef of the Year 2010 competition.
The announcement comes after judging of the first round of the competition took place earlier this month.
The shortlist is as follows:
- James Bevan, Westminster Kingsway College
- Juan Camilo Sanchez Chavez
- Selin Kiazim, The Providores
- Alfonso Garcia Sanchez
- Ben Murphy
- Chris Turnbull, Glasgow Food Tech
- Shaun Warner, West Suffolk College
- Ben Wilkinson, Kendal College
The final cook off will take place at Westminster College, London, on January 16th 2010. The first placed entrant will be named Spansih Young Chef of the Year 2010, and win a training placement at El Bulli, voted the World's Best Restaurant for the last four years by Restaurant magazine.
David Powell, winner of the first Spanish Young Chef of the Year competition, recently returned from ten days training at El Bulli, in December 2009. He is pictured here with head chef and patron, Ferran Adrià
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