Shand named National Chef of the Year
The Craft Guild of Chefs’ culinary title is often regarded as being the toughest to win in the UK.
Orry Shand from Entier has been named National Chef of the Year. The Craft Guild of Chefs’ culinary title is often regarded as being the toughest to win in the UK.
Ten talented chefs battled it out to serve up three dishes that would impress some of the biggest stars of the culinary world. Shand secured the top spot with his menu of turbot from the North Sea with smoky Orkney scallop for starter, lumina lamb for main course and a celebration of Manjari Valrhona with influences from Asia for dessert.
'A fantastic ambassador'
Matt Abé, chef patron for Restaurant Gordon Ramsay, said: “This year I increased the cooking time from two to three hours, and I feel this has made a huge difference to the quality of dishes that the chefs have put out there. They have had more time to relax, prep and showcase impressive culinary techniques which has resulted in some amazing food.
“Orry has completely set a new level for this competition. He was outstanding and I know he will be a fantastic ambassador for both this competition and the industry.”
Competition director David Mulcahy of Sodexo UK and Ireland added: “Seeing the focus, dedication and skill from the 10 chefs in the kitchen was incredibly inspiring to watch. Congratulations to Orry who is a very worthy winner.”
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