Discover what will be cooked up at the final of School Chef of the Year 2022

Who has made the final of LACA School Chef of the Year 2022?

ollowing the regional heats over the last few months, the LACA School Food Chef of the Year national final will take place on Wednesday 6th and Thursday 7th July 2022 alongside the LACA Main Event at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole. The 2022 winner will be revealed on the evening of Thursday 7th July at the LACA Awards for Excellence dinner. Bisto is proud to support this competition and we have really enjoyed helping to judge the heats.

Below you will find details of each of the finalists and the dishes they will be serving up.

East of England

Jackie Sweeney, Hewett Academy, Vertas Group Ltd
Sweet chilli glazed spiral dog
Paprika Quorn Chicken with timbale of orzo
Roasted pineapple with coconut crumbled rice pudding

London

Raheem Morgan, Torridon Primary School, Chartwells Lewisham
Loaded Quorn corn savoury waffle
Caribbean Curried Quorn, confetti rice, steamed greens, raw slaw, coconut bread and mango salsa
Sticky ginger and date cake, coconut rice pudding foam and spiced apple compote

Terry Howard, Monega Primary School, Radish All Good
Layered beef salad
Quorn Parmigiana with a twist
Lemon drizzle cake with a banana mousse cone

North East & Scotland

Victoria Clair, Crooksbarn Primary, Stockton Borough Council
Meaty Quorn, Goats Cheese and Beetroot Roll
Herby Quorn and Spinach Tortellini
Rhubarb & Raspberry Crumble with Custard

North West

Rose Simpson, Morecambe Bay Community Primary School, Lancashire County Council
Vegan Hash Wrap
Quorn beef pieces and vegetable teriyaki noodles
Trifle Twist

South East

Wendy Lohse, Shalfleet C of E Primary School, Chartwells IOW
Quick Quorn Cakes
Balinese Quorn Satay with yellow rice and green beans
Chewy Gooey Ginger Ice Cream Sandwiches

Arkadiusz Aoun Kosiacki, Bilingual Primary School, Impact Food Group
Ham & cheese shortcrust pinwheel
Baked sausage croquette
Chocolate & banana mousse

South West

Tasha Watts, Crispin Academy
Spicy wrap
Thai Style Quorn fish cakes with pineapple fried rice
Banoffee pudding

Wales

Clair Edwards, Rhiw Syr Dafydd primary school, Caerphilly CBC
Sticky Quorn Sausage skewers
Loaded Chapati bread served with garlic and coriander cauliflower rice
Delicious strawberry and lime delight

West Midlands

Lee Taylor, John Gulson Primary School, Academy, part of Atalian Servest
Aloo Chaat Masala wit cooked roti chips
Keema cottage pie with chana masala, Indian picked slaw and sour cream & mint dip
Indian spiced apple crumble with mango ice cream and fruit coulis

Yorkshire and Humberside

Tom Armstrong, Shelley College, Mellors Catering Services
Tandoori Quorn & Onion Bhaji
Indian spiced Quorn Cottage Pie
Coconut milk panna cotta

James Brown, Queen Ethelburga’s College
Crispy Quorn roll with soy dipping sauce
Katskewer Curry
Bananas and custard

We will be covering the cook-off as the action happens on our social media channels so make sure you are following @PremierFoods_FS on Twitter and Instagram and look out for the hashtag #SCOTY