Joe Cotton crowned South West Professional Chef of the Year

South West Professional Chef of the Year

The prestigious ‘South West Chef of the Year’ competition has crowned our Sous Chef Joe Cotton their South West Professional Chef of the Year and we couldn’t be prouder.

The competition was founded by renowned chef Michael Caines MBE DL. The winners were announced at a glittering awards ceremony at Exeter Golf and Country Club on 25th October which provided some light in what has been a challenging time for the industry.

The competition was established 19 years ago and is the only culinary competition in the UK that recognises professional chefs, student chefs, junior cooks and home cooks. It is widely regarded as one of the UK’s leading culinary competitions.

Finalists were asked to prepare a three-course menu (starter, main and dessert) using a seletion of compulsory protein ingredients and a mystery box of ingredients presented 30 minutes before the competition began which included partridge, Dover sole, clams and mussels.

Joe’s Menu

Starter: Partridge, parsnip and mushroom fricassé
Main: Dover Sole, potato and celeriac
Dessert: Sablé, poached pear and vanilla

Find out more about our team of chefs on our Meet The Team page.