It has been a difficult task however we have finally managed to whittle down all the nominees to just nine finalists, who will battle it out in the final on the 26th March at the University of West London. They will have just one and a half hours to produce a meal worthy of our incredible judging panel. The winner will be awarded £250 voucher for kitchen equipment alongside a week's work experience at Michelin starred The Ledbury, while second and third place will receive vouchers for £125 and £75, respectively.
The 9 fantastic finalists are:
Elizabeth Crocker (North Hertfordshire College)
Iwona Czerniak (Bournville College)
Shane Davies (Gower College)
Stephanie Chou (Bedford College)
Dawn Thomson (West College of Scotland)
Stephen Lucas (Mid Kent College)
Thomas Fallows (Accrington and Rossendale College)
Emma Walters (Hopwood Hall College)
Tom Hayes (University of West London)
The judging panel, which includes Lee Maycock, Brett Graham and Mike Robinson, are greatly anticipating the final and are looking forward to seeing what game specialities these future chefs can produce.