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overall top chef Tuax Bao Truong |
chefs scoop chinese cooking awards
CHEFS battled it out on Tuesday in a closely fought Chinese culinary cook-off at Westminster Kingsway College.
More than 400 spectators attended Westminster Council’s annual Masterchef competition in the college’s Victoria campus.
Entries had just 90 minutes to cook their dishes and were marked on their skill, creativity, originality and standards of food hygiene.
Tuax Bao Truong, from the Royal China Club in Baker Street, scooped first prize to be crowned Chinese Masterschef 2007. It was the second time in two years that Mr Truong won the title.
TV cookery star Nancy Lam and Michelin-star chef Paul Merrett were part of the judging panel.
Ms Lam said: “The standard of cooking is always very high and it helps promote Chinese food and culture.”
The winning chef was judged on an abalone starter, a duck dish, a lobster dish, a rice dish and a vegetable dish. After scooping the £1,000 prize first prize and winner’s trophy, Mr Troung said: “I am very happy to have won this competition.”
Second prize of £500 went to Cheuk Wan Chow from China Tang at the Dorchester Hotel in Park Lane. De De Ly from the Mandarin Kitchen in Queensway won the third prize of £250.
Pei Fen Tong, from China Tang from the Dorchester Hotel, was crowned the best dim sum chef while David Hutchinson from Westminster Kingsway Catering College and Samir Almesseh from The School of Asian and Oriental Studies were joint winners in the student competition.
There are 125 Chinese restaurants in Westminster. |
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