Foods From Spain
London trainee chef David Alun Powell is off to Spain to work at the World’s Best Restaurant, El Bulli, after winning the final of Foods from Spain’s first national competition to find the Spanish Young Chef of the Year.
The competition was designed by Foods from Spain to inspire talented trainee chefs up to the age of 23 to explore and experiment with the exciting variety of seasonal Spanish fresh produce and create memorable dishes which reflect the food of Spain. First prize is a week in Spain, incorporating three days in the kitchens at El Bulli.
David, a student at London’s Westminster Kingsway College - the college which trained chefs including Jamie Oliver, Antony Worrell Thompson and
Ainsley Harriott - beat finalists from around the UK in a cook off final at the weekend. The judging panel was made up of chef Peter Gordon, co-owner of the Providores and Tapa Room restaurant in London, food writer and Director of Foods from Spain, María José Sevilla, and chef lecturer José Souto.
David designed a menu featuring a starter of cherry smoked venison with raspberry red chard salad; a main course of spiced duck breast, chorizo mash, glacé carrots, creamed cabbage and serrano ham, with a cherry jus; and blackberry frangipane tart, strawberry jus soup, cherimoya foam and persimon sorbet for dessert.
The judges were overwhelmed by the high quality of entries in this first year of running the competition. María José Sevilla, Director of Foods from Spain said: "After winning his place in the cook off final with his well thought out Spanish inspired menu, David proved that he had what it takes to deliver great quality, excting food on the day. He really deserves his title of Spanish Young Chef of the Year, and I am sure that his experience at El Bulli will be just one of the many culinary highlights he has ahead of him."
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