Premium foodservice supplier, Coup de pates, is launching a nationwide competition offering young chefs the chance to win an all-expenses-paid trip to its exclusive Paris development kitchens and have a hand in creating a brand new product for the UK foodservice market.
Launching on the 9th October 2015, Chefs at Play is open to working and aspiring chefs aged between 16 and 25 and will see one lucky winner jetting off to Paris accompanied by Coup de pates Chef Ambassador, James Tanner and Young Chef Ambassador, Thomas Leatherbarrow.
How to enter
Entering couldn’t be easier, all young chefs need to do is go to the Chefs at Play website before midnight on 16th November, select one of eight Coup de pates frozen semi-prepared products as a base, before adding their choice of ingredients to create a new sweet/savoury canape or reception product.
If their entry is deemed strong enough, Coup de pates will send them the semi-prepared product for real, asking them to make and photograph the dish, proving they have the presentation skills as well as the talent to innovate.
Five finalists will then be chosen, with their dishes being recreated and judged by a panel of leading lights including James Tanner (above) and Thomas Leatherbarrow. From there, only one young chef will get to accompany the pair to Paris for the development session of a lifetime.
Giving talent the opportunity to flourish
Head of Marketing and Product Development for Coup de pates, Mariam French, comments:“We’re all about seeing young talent given the opportunities to flourish which is why we’re so excited to launch Chefs at Play. From the perspective of a chef, the prize doesn’t get much better – create, innovate, and not only will you get to learn from some of the very best in the business – both French and English – but you’ll have a hand in developing a brand new product for the UK. I urge young chefs, working or aspiring, that think they have what it takes to enter now!”
Young Chef Ambassador, Thomas Leatherbarrow (at work above), himself an award-winning young pastry chef and someone who has felt the bright spotlight of competition many times, features in the Chefs at Play launch video, which can be viewed at the Chefs at Play website. He comments: “I’m delighted to be a part of this competition which will help inspire young chefs to get their thinking caps on, do something a bit different and show us just how creative they can be. From my own perspective, I look forward to seeing, tasting and judging the creations. Young chefs! I know you won’t let us down!”
Enter the competition now click here