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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.

Meet the School Chef of the Year finalist, Richard Hardy

In the North East & Scotland heat, Richard Hardy from St Robert of Newminster Catholic School & 6th Form College created a main course called 'East meets West'.

Meet School Chef of the Year finalist, Aaron Delaney

Winning in the West Midlands, Aaron Delaney from Fiveways King Edwards School (Sodexo) served up a coconut stuffed aubergine in sharwoods curry powder with coconut dahl & pineapple upside-down cake with pineapple, caramel and lemon curd custard.

Meet School Chef of the Year finalist, Kirsty McAndrew

Kirsty McAndrew was the winner of the Yorkshire and Humberside heat of School Chef of the Year.

Meet School Chef of the Year finalist, Katherine Ruffalls

Katherine Ruffalls from Pinner Park Primary School was the winner of the London heat of the LACA School Chef of the Year competition. She served up a vegan bean and sweet potato chilli served in a taco bowl and vegan/gluten free chocolate and avocado fudge brownie.

Meet School Chef of the Year finalist, Duygu Dee Karakus

Duygu Dee Karakus from Big Fresh Catering Company won the Welsh School Chef of the Year regional final after impressing the judges with her Mediterranean lasagne with crispy garlic bread and Turkish delight inspired carrot balls with Birds custard.

Meet the School Chef of the Year finalist, Garry Finan

In the East Midlands heat of LACA School Chef of the Year Garry Finan from Corby Business Academy was crowned the winner. He cooked up a menu of Asian soy and honey chicken skewers & citrus posset.

Twelve chefs confirmed for LACA School Chef of the Year final

LACA has revealed the names of the ten regional final winners as well as two wildcard entrants who will go onto compete in the final of the prestigious School Chef of the Year (SCOTY) competition, which is sponsored by Bisto.

From barbeques to brunch, how American cuisine is influencing British menus

For this month’s deep dive into food trends, we have been exploring American cuisine.

A true taste of British – how can chefs create memorable menus that entice diners?

Whilst global food influences play an important role in attracting a wide range of consumers into your pub or restaurant, the interest in, and demand for British cuisine, continues to rise.