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The Culinary Association of Wales has launched the Green Chef Challenge, a brand new competition to find the best green chef team in the UK.
The final of the Green Chef Challenge, sponsored by Compass Cymru, will be held at the Welsh International Culinary Championships (WICC), which will take place between 22 and 24 January at the International Convention Centre Wales, Newport.
Open to all UK-based chefs, the competition is for teams of two, comprising a senior chef and a commis chef under the age of 25. They will be challenged to create a three course, predominantly vegetable-based menu for six guests in three hours.
The courses include a taco-style starter using pointed cabbage, chickpeas and thyme; a main course using potatoes, wild mushrooms and leek; and a dessert using pears, lemon verbena and white chocolate.
The final will be held on the third day of the WICC, 24 January, and finalists will be chosen from the menus they submit with their application form.
Arwyn Watkins OBE, president of the CAW, said: “We have decided to introduce the Green Chef Challenge competition because of the growing demand for vegetable-based meals across the UK.
“This will be an opportunity for talented young chefs across the UK to showcase their skills and creativity in developing flavour-packed dishes for a three course menu at Wales’ premier hospitality event.”
