LifeStyle FOOD Channel Australian Regional Culinary Competition
The quest is on again to find Australia's top culinary talent, with entries now open for the 2010 LifeStyle FOOD Channel Australian Regional Culinary Competition
Founded in 1997, this is the only competition of its kind, aiming to recognise, develop and promote professional cookery by attracting teams from all over Australia. Held as a major part of Tasting Australia the event offers chefs and apprentices a chance to compete against each other under the watchful eyes of some of our greatest chefs, restaurateurs and wine experts, who make up our panel of judges.LifeStyle FOOD Channel is again naming rights sponsor of this prestigious competition. Their support of this event since 1999 has been instrumental to its continuing success.
2010 will see the competition taking a new direction with up to 32 teams battling it out to create three-course meals using regional protein items, produce from the Adelaide Central Market, general kitchen food items provided by Regency International Centre and a selection of mystery ingredients that will be revealed to the competitors shortly before the competition starts.
Culinary professionals are invited to battle for the top culinary honours including:
Gold Award Best Region
A 12-day culinary tour through one of the last remaining kingdoms in the world, Cambodia. Your host for this culinary tour will be well known Chef and Western Australian food ambassador Don Hancey. Don captained the winning team from Margaret River at the
inaugural Australian Regional Culinary Competition in 1997. He is an aficionado of the culinary magic of Cambodia. Highlights include a sunset champagne Mekong River cruise, a traditional Khmer cooking class, shopping at the Russian Markets, visits to exotic spice and food markets, and tastings of the fabled Cambodian green peppercorns, classed as the finest in the world.
The fabulous Temples of Angkor Wat will be explored, along with the Royal Palace, National Museum, and a climb to the top of Wat Phnom Temple. There will be plenty of free time to explore the many wonderful French colonial bars and restaurants that line the banks of the mighty Mekong River. The team will also be welcomed to dine and share hospitality knowledge at the Paul Dubrule Hotel School in Siem Reap, a contemporary college that welcomes Western influences as an adjunct to their hospitality training. In Phnom Penh the team will prepare a cocktail style event, Taste of Australia featuring a wide array of premium Australian regional foods and wines.
Silver Award Best Region
All-Clad is pleased to support the 2010 LifeStyle FOOD Channel Australian Regional Culinary Competition and to honour the Bronze Winning Team. All-Clad will offer each of the three team members, a cookware package from the All-Clad Stainless Collection, including a 12 frypan, 20cm saucepan and Dutch oven, valued at $940 per prize pack.
Bronze Award Best Region
The Bronze prize is a collection of fine wine from the Cellars of Grant Burge Wines. It includes the limited release sparkling Blanc de Noirs, the Decanter Wine Magazine gold medal winning fortified wine along with premium wines from Grants Wines of Distinction range Filsell Shiraz, The Holy Trinity Grenache, Shiraz and Mourvedre, Balthasar Shiraz Viognier and the newly released Corryton Park Cabernet Sauvignon. There are a few surprises in your dozen as well.
Best Apprentice
The winner of the award for best apprentice - sponsored by Luke Mangan and Glass Brasserie at the Sydney Hilton Hotel - will have the unique opportunity of working with Luke Mangan and his exceptional brigade at the renowned Glass Brasserie, gaining an invaluable insight into the skills, flair and technique required to execute the menus for which they are famed. The winning apprentice will then experience the other side as a diner in the restaurant and see how all the elements come together to create a unique and memorable dining experience.
Also up for the taking are awards for Best Entree, Best Main Course and Best Dessert.
The awards will be judged by an esteemed panel of judges including Ben O'Donoghue; David Sly; Heidi Van Gerwen; John Lethlean; Kate Lamont; Pete Evans; Rob Broadfield; Simon Bryant; Stuart Walsh; Mark McNamara; Matthew Evans; Don Hancey; Tony Tan; Chris Jarmer and Frank Camorra.
The competition will take place at Adelaide's TAFE SA Regency International Centre for Hospitality, Tourism and Food Studies on Saturday 1 May 2010, with awards presented that evening at a gala dinner held at the Intercontinental Adelaide.
Entries close on 31 March, 2010, or once a maximum 32 entries have been received. There is no fee to enter the competition.
To enter your team download the entry form now. Please return completed forms to Annunziata Thompson via fax (08) 8463 4718 or email scanned copies to annunziata.thompson@tourism.sa.com
To read more about the competition download the full event brochure or contact Annunziata Thompson on 08 8463 4698 or annunziata.thompson@tourism.sa.com
