insideKENT Magazine Issue 24 - March 2014 | Page 67

FOOD+DRINK

YOUNG COOK OF
THE YEAR

2014

IF YOU KNOW A YOUNG PERSON WHO LOVES COOKING, NOW IS THEIR CHANCE TO SHOW
OFF THEIR CULINARY SKILLS IN THE GUILD OF FOOD WRITERS' ANNUAL COOK IT COMPETITION.
NOT ONLY COULD THEY WOW THE JUDGES IN AN EXCITING COOK-OFF HELD AT THE
ELECTROLUX TRAINING ACADEMY IN LUTON, THERE'S ALSO A CHANCE TO WIN LOTS OF
WONDERFUL PRIZES, INCLUDING A FAMILY HOLIDAY.
Ben Acott, 13,
from
Hampshire,
the 2013
winner in the
10-13 years
age group

Ben Acott’s dessert: sweet pasta
with an apricot cream filling

Ben Acott’s main course: Ben’s fish ‘n' friends

Zach Field, 15,
from Wiltshire,
the 2013
winner in the
14-16 years age
group

Zach Field’s main course: poached Asian chicken
with nori, a ginger and garlic dipping sauce and
sesame sautéed pak choi

Zach Field’s dessert: bourbon vanilla
and white chocolate panna cotta with
honeycomb and star anise marinated cherries

P H O T O S

To enter the Cook It competition, the Guild of
Food Writers is asking 10-16 year olds to create
a celebratory two-course meal to impress their
friends and family.
"We are looking for a main meal and a dessert,"
explains Jayne Cross of Cook It, "that not only
look and taste delicious, but are all your own
work and show impressive skill in the kitchen."
There are two age groups (10-13 years and 1416 years as of 31 August 2014), with the winner
in each category eligible for the first prize of a
four-night family break at Tredinney Farm in
Cornwall.

The Guild
of Food Writers

B Y

D A V I D

H A R R I S O N

Six talented finalists will be invited to recreate
their winning recipes on 17th June 2014 in front
of this year's judges – cookery writers Sam Stern
and Felicity Cloake, and food writer and TV
consultant Justine Pattison.
If you need inspiration, check out the Cook It
2013 YouTube video which shows last year's
cook-off final at the academy.
For full details and how to enter the competition,
download an entry form from www.gfw.co.uk.
The deadline for entries is Friday 4th April 2014.

The Guild of Food Writers, the professional association of food writers and broadcasters
in the UK, has over 430 authors, columnists, freelance journalists and broadcasters
amongst its members. You can follow the Guild on Twitter at @guildfoodwriter.

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