Tom Hamblet has won Springboard’s FutureChef 2015 at the National Final beating over 8,000 contestants to claim the title.
Taking place at Westminster Kingsway College, where 12 finalists competed to be crowned winner, the finalists had already completed school, local and regional finals before making it to the National Final.
Serving up a menu of Poached fillets of sole, dill and spinach stuffing, purple sprouting turned potatoes and fish cream foam and a dessert of Vanilla Cake with raspberry sorbet, bitter chocolate ganache and caramel nut clusters, Tom from Atanbridge House School, West Sussex cooked his way into the judges hearts at the Springboard’s FutureChef 2015 National Final competition.
Springboard’s FutureChef, is a nationwide culinary initiative delivered in over 500 schools nationwide. The main goal of FutureChef is to help young people aged 12-16 to learn the vital life skill of cooking and understanding nutrition as well as providing invaluable insight into and inspiration for building a career within the hospitality industry.
Tom Hamblet wins a unique behind the scene visit to Henley Regatta where he will work with top chefs whilst his parents enjoy a boat trip along River Thames. Tom and his guests will return to Henley to enjoy full hospitality, courtesy of Sodexo.
Atanbridge House School wins vouchers to the value of £400, courtesy of Bunzl Lockhart and Tom’s mentor chef Christopher Basten receives a commemorative plate, courtesy of Steelite International.
Second place
Jai Parsons from Castlebrae Community HIgh in Edinburgh will be able to invite 3 people to the Delaware North box at Wembley for the Summertime Ball 2015. Jai will also undertake a work placement in the VIP area before the concert shadowing the Executive Head Chef for Hospitality, Mark Reynolds. The prize includes seeing the back of house area of Wembley Stadium, as well as Jai joining his guests for the concert itself, courtesy of Delaware North.
Third place
Ciaran Liddy from Rathmore Grammar School, Belfast and his mentor John Paul Leake will work on an inspirational dinner with a celebrity chef and the Elior development chefs to produce a fine dining banquet for 100 VIP guests, courtesy of Elior.
All National Finalists received:
- £100 cash prize from the Worshipful Company of Cooks
- Personally embroidered aprons provided by Russums
- Commemorative plates from Steelite International
- Commemorative medals supplied by Craft Guild of Chefs
- Personally embroidered chefs jackets provided by Johnsons Stalbridge Linen
- Skull Caps sponsored by Tonstate
- Cookery Book courtesy of Mark Reynolds, Delaware North
- A Taste of Summer courtesy of Brian Turner
Finalists
- Central and South Scotland – Jai Parsons, 15 – Castlebrae Community High School
- East Midlands – Max Faulkner, 13 – Lutterworth High School
- East of England – Ashleigh Sheppard, 15 – Stour Valley Community School
- North East – Ashleigh Hellowell, 15 – The Maltings College
- Northern Ireland – Ciaran Liddy, 14 – Rathmore Grammar School
- South West – Anna West, 13 – Penair School
- Wales – Siriol Richards, 16 – Ysgol Brodinefwr
- West Midlands – Carl Ridsdale, 16 – South Bromsgrove High School
- North West – Joseph Kelly, 13 – William Howard School
- North Scotland – Hannah Hunter, 16 – Ardnamurchan High School
- London – Georgia Morgan, 16 – Abbey Manor College
- South East – Tom Hamblet, 15 – Tanbridge House School
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