Mini master chef shows skill of young chefs
STRUBEN'S VALLEY – Charterhouse pupil wins annual Junior Super Chef Competition.
On one of the coldest days in Johannesburg, Hirsch’s Struben‘s Valley along with Defy hosted their annual Junior Super Chef Competition.
On 13 June children between the ages of eight and 13 years along with their parents, challenged the cold weather and skilfully prepared their various dishes with the mystery basket of ingredients supplied to them. Contestants were given an hour to prepare a main dish utilising the mystery basket ingredients using main colours red, green and yellow.
Four judges from the Chef Shool in Krugersdorp assisted with choosing the winning chef. Judging was based on the following elements: planning, organisation, clean up, variety, preparation, initiative and taste. The head judge mentioned that they used the same criteria as exams in the cooking school. There could be only one winner, that being eight-year-old Maxine Nicolls, a Charterhouse School pupil.
Her dad Mike Nicolls supported her on the night as her mother was home with her younger sibling. Maxine was very excited to win her very special prize, a Defy Stick blender.
Maxine went through to the finals at Hirsch’s Fourways on 17 June to vie for the overall title of Junior Master Chef 2016.
Details: Hirsch’s, 011 858 4600.
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