BCF announces finalists in Young Chef of the Year 2021

FINALISTS Announced FOR BCF YOUNG CHEF OF THE YEAR 2021


Taking place at University College Birmingham on Monday 22nd November followed by Dinner and Awards. 

Jason Clarke Hide Restaurant, London

Andrew Kay Cheal’s, Henley-in-Arden

James House The Ugly Butterfly by Adam Handling, Carbis Bay

Charlie Knight House of Commons

Rhys Hanford Simpsons’s, Restaurant Edgbaston, Birmingham 

Thomas Featherstone Fullers (The Holly Bush, Hampstead) 

Adam Beaumont The Ritz, London
Rebecca Bourne University College Birmingham 

Jamie MacDonald Absolute Taste, Bicester 

Tim Harrison Le Petit Bois, Moseley

Tom Finn Coworth Park, The Dorchester Collection 

Ben Perks Peels, Hampton Manor

Judges include Michelin Starred Chefs Glyn Purnell, and Paul Foster, Idris Caldora MCA, David Colcombe, Stuart Mcleod, Franck Pontais. 

Winner receives a Gold Medal, David Bache Trophy, Cheque for £500, commemorative plate and certificate and seeded entry into the NYCOTY.

Competitors have two hours to produce a plant-based starter, a main course using dry-aged ribeye of grass-fed Irish Beef provided by Bord Bia and a dessert of their choice, all for two covers.

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