YNCOTY finalists revealed
It will take place on 8th October.
The list of finalists who will contest the 2024 Young National Chef of the Year (YNCOTY) competition, which will take place on 8th October, has been revealed. It includes Nathan Cooper, senior chef de partie at Goldman Sachs for BaxterStorey, who was the highest achiever in both the Graduate Awards and the kitchen category of the Royal Academy of Culinary Arts Annual Awards for Excellence.
At the YNCOTY cook-off, competitors will be given two hours to create a three-course meal. For the main course, they will have to create a dish using fresh Norwegian halibut served with a Douceur de France butter-based sauce which is suitable for a pescatarian guest.
'A fantastic platform'
David Mulcahy, competition director and food innovation and sustainability director for Sodexo UK and Ireland, said: “The competition will provide a fantastic platform for the finalists to raise their profiles and put their skills to the test. These chefs are the ones to watch and, having seen their menus, I know the future of the industry is in great hands.”
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