Adam Bennett, UK candidate, his commis chef Josh Allen, culinary arts student at University College Birmingham and coach Idris Caldora from the Royal Academy of Culinary Arts were awarded 6th place in the Bocuse d’Or Europe which took place in Stockholm on Thursday 8 May. The chefs will go on to compete at the Bocuse d’Or World Final in Lyon on 28 and 29 January 2015.
12 finalists from 20 competing countries
Chefs from 20 countries competed over the two day competition, with the 12 top scoring teams progressing to the Bocuse d’Or World final. First place was awarded to Tommy Myllymaki from host country Sweden who won €16,000, with Kenneth Hansen from Denmark in second place winning £9,000 and Ørjan Johannessen from Norway in third place collecting €6,000.
6th place for Adam Bennett
Adam, head chef at The Cross Kenilworth, also previously secured 6th place at the European final in Brussels in March 2012.
His Stockholm fish menu consisted of: Supreme of Swedish Coalfish, Seaweed Sauce, Mussel Ketchup, Coalfish with Smoked Salmon Mousseline, Saffron Potatoes filled with Creamed Leeks, Pea Puree with Baby Onions and Bacon, Cucumber with poached Oyster and Sea Pearls, Mussel Ketchup, Seaweed Butter Sauce.
His meat course of Ballotine of Young Swedish Pork with Braised Trotter & Hock and Verjus Sauce was served on a silver flat. The meat menu consisted of Ballotine of young Swedish Pork with Sage, Truffle and Bacon, Braised Trotter & Hock with Vegetables, Savoy Cabbage with Bacon, Carrot filled with Ham and Mustard, Potato Croquette with Black Pudding and Bramley Apple.
The full Bocuse d’Or European selection 2014 results
1) Sweden
2) Denmark
3) Norway
4) France
5) Finland
6) UK
7) Iceland
8) Estonia
9) Hungary
10) Germany
11) Netherlands
12) Switzerland
13) Austria
14) Belgium
15) Italy
16) Spain
17) Turkey
18) Russia
19) Luxembourg
20) Bulgaria
For more information about the Bocuse d’Or click here
Photograph by Jodi Hinds