Nestle Toque d'Or announces chef mentors

12th April 2010

TOQUE D’OR NURTURES BRITISH TALENT

Chef Mentors Announced

Nestlé Toque d’Or®, the UK’s premier student catering competition – announces the six professional Chef mentors that have been enlisted to help five college teams raise the bar at this year’s Grand Final.

Following the regional heats that took place across the length and breadth of the country, the six Chef mentors are confirmed as Phil Fanning (Head Chef of Paris House), Simon Hulstone (Head Chef of The Elephant brasserie), Andreas Antona (Owner and Chef of Simpsons Restaurant), Will Holland (Head Chef of La Bécasse), and last but not least Alan Murchison and Chris Horridge (10 in 8 Fine Dining Group).

• Alan Murchison / Chris Horridge – York College
• Andreas Antona – Simpsons – Birmingham College
• Phil Fanning – Paris House – West Anglia College
• Simon Hulstone – The Elephant – Petroc (North Devon) College
• Will Holland – La Becasse – Warrington College

Neil Stephens, Managing Director at Nestlé Professional®, said: “To gather together such a superior mentoring panel is testament to the success of the Nestlé Toque d’Or® competition and with this year’s high calibre mentors now on board we are looking to the students to make the ‘21st Birthday Year’ the best cook off yet.”

Mentors will advise their grand finalist college over the next three months ensuring they are fully prepared to serve 100 covers at the BBC Summer Good Food Show in June.

To book your seats at the Grand Final, please visit: www.bbcgoodfoodshowsummer.com 

For more information on the competition please visit:
www.nestleprofessional.com and click on the Nestlé Toque d’Or® link.

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For further information contact Lindsay McAloon or Caroline Hole Jones at Splash Communications
Tel: 01225 318 000 or email: lmcaloon@splashcommunications.com

Notes to editor
Following the paper entries submitted in January, the regional heats took part in February and saw Warrington, Blackpool, Wirral Metropolitan, City of Bath College, North Devon (Petroc), University College Birmingham, Towers Sixth Form College, South Kent College, York College, and West Anglia compete where each college prepared a “conference room style” menu for the judging panel.