Chefs

Aspiring Chefs Aged 11-16

Location: Nationwide
Duration: 10 Weeks

Read on for information about the exciting Young Chef Academy Courses and what they could offer to you or someone you know as well as how you could one day be in the competition to be crowned the new Future Chef!

Young Chef Academy information
FutureChef information

Young Chef Academy

What it is: An excellent 10 week program, typically running on Saturday mornings by professional chef lecturers offering young enthusiasts aged 11-16 a fantastic opportunity to learn at college and gain confidence and skills.
When: Various
Where: Nationwide How long: 10 Weeks, typically 3 hours on Saturday mornings
Who it’s for: Young enthusiastic 11-16 year olds interested in a career as a chef
Cost: £0 (where sponsored e.g. Compass Group) up to £125
What to bring: Just your enthusiasm

Full Course Information:
Supported and endorsed by Industry this is an excellent example of Industry and education collaborating to provide valuable skills for enthusiastic future talent.

Where do the courses take place?:
The Young Chef Academy courses take place all over the country. For a full listing of colleges in your area click here.

Learn how to prepare and cook the recipes for:

Pizza
Chelsea Buns
Cream Horns
Spicy Roast Chicken
Victoria Sandwich with Butter cream icing
Fresh Pasta
Risotto
Chicken Pie
Chicken Teriyaki
Noodles and Stir Fry
Flan Normande Sweet Pastry
Choux Pastry
Moka Gateau

In the final week students prepare a three course meal for family and friends to celebrate their Graduation with a celebrity chef.

Typical Program Content:

How to work safely and hygienically following the health and safety rules that apply to a kitchen environment
What constitutes hazards within a kitchen
Knife skills and safety rules
Personal Hygiene and protective clothing standards
Using basic Kitchen equipment safely and appropriately
Dietary and nutritional awareness for those who may have special dietary requirements
Identify the 5 main food groups

FutureChef

Are you aged 12 -16 and think you can cook?

Want to be a top chef in the future?

Then Future Chef is the competition for you. But this is so much more than a competition – entrants are assigned chef mentors who will help to develop you throughout your chef journey all the way to the final.

Last year there were over 7,000 entrants from 600 schools, so there’s lots of cooking to be done and with the final judged by some of the very best chefs in the industry you want it to be good.

Last year Brian Turner and Ainsley Harriott declared Luke Thomas Future Chef 2009 – he now has a promising future as a chef, assured by the industry leaders and super chefs who were involved.

Get on board – develop you skills further and give yourself the best future possible!

You never know, you could be the winner of FutureChef 2010!

Read about the 2010 FutureChef program below and then register to enter!

The 2010 Program:

Stage 1
School heats: June-October 2009

Students are challenged to prepare a hot dish with a 1 hour time limit and just £4 to spend on ingredients. The winner at the school stage goes on to represent their school at the Local Final stage. All judging is carried out by the school themselves.

Stage 2
Local Finals: November – December 2009

The school heat champions must serve up a main course and a dessert for 2 with a budget of just £6. The winner then goes on to flex their culinary muscle at the Regional Finals where they will get expert training from an industry chef. Springboard host the Local Finals and the competition is judged by industry chefs.

Stage 3
Regional Finals: January-February 2010

In the Regional Finals the budding chefs get to put their newfound skills and professional training to the test by preparing a main course and dessert for two with a bigger budget of £8. The Regional Finals are hosted by Springboard and the prize is a place in the National Finals.

Stage 4
The National Final: March 2010

The 12 winners from the Regional Finals go head to head and the FutureChef National Final in London. Chefs must prepare a two course meal using ingredients provided and to a 90 minute time limit.

The event is hosted by Wesminster Kingsway College and is judged by high profile and celebrity chefs.

Registration

To register your interest for your school to participate in the FutureChef course sign up here

To claim the impressive ‘FutureChef 2010’ title will take dedication and passion with fantastic culinary skills such as creativity, balance, composition and flavour.

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