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Enter the Unleash your imagination competition

School chefs and care home teams have an opportunity to take part in a new round of ‘Unleash Your Imagination’, a Premier Foods competition designed to spark fun and adventure through two of its dessert brands, McDougalls Jelly and Angel Delight.

Congratulations to the LACA School Chef of the Year regional finalists

LACA has named the 37 school chefs who made it through to the School Chef of the Year (SCOTY) regional finals, which are taking place in March, April and May.

LACA opens entries to 2025 Finishing Touches

Finishing Touches, a culinary salon organised by LACA in association with the Craft Guild of Chefs, has opened for entries. The competition is scheduled to take place at the 2025 LACA Main Event and is once again sponsored by McDougalls.

Five Valentine’s recipes to help you share the love

Valentine’s Day is one of the biggest dining occasions of the year, making it the perfect opportunity for chefs to impress guests with dishes that are both indulgent and effortless.

Five vegan recipes for chefs to try this January

Our chefs have created a range of vegan recipes to help inspire chefs in all sectors and you can filter by 'suitable for' to find these in our recipe bank.

A culinary journey to Venice for the LACA School Chef of the Year winner and judges

Last month, the winner and judges of the LACA School Chef of the Year (SCOTY) competition embarked on a 72-hour trip to Venice, courtesy of Unox. This included our senior culinary lead, Louise Wagstaffe, who heads up the judging panel for the competition, with Bisto being the headline sponsor.

2025 SCOTY competition rules and entry criteria revealed

LACA has released the School Chef of the Year rules and entry criteria for the 2025 edition of the competition, which is sponsored by Bisto.

Looking back on LACA School Chef of the Year 2024

Congratulations to Jennifer Brown who was the winner of the LACA School Chef of the Year (SCOTY) competition, which is sponsored by Bisto.

Meet School Chef of the Year finalist, Aron Jordan

In the East of England heat Aron Jordan from Doucecroft School served up a potato gnocchi with mushrooms, spinach, parmesan and tarragon with a berry ripple cheesecake for dessert.

Meet School Chef of the Year finalist, Paul Harris

In the South West heat of LACA School Chef of the Year, Paul Harris from Cleverchefs served up a miso and honey chicken with vegetable okonomiyaki and pickled carrot and coriander with a mango delice for dessert.

Meet the School Chef of the Year finalist, Paul Hardy

In the North West heat of LACA School Chef of the Year, Paul Hardy from Taporley High School and Midshire Signature Services served up a Catalan roasted chicken and red pepper paella followed by Mississippi raspberry mud cake.

Meet School Chef of the Year finalist, Mark Kent

In the South East heat of LACA School Chef of the Year, Mark Kent from Norton Knatchbull, Impact Food Group impressed the judges with his vegetable wellington, creamed potato, roasted carrots followed by a glazed pear conde, blackberry gel.