“INCREDIBLY complex and varied” meals were produced during Parkside School’s heat of the Future Chef competition.
Nine students took part in the Cullingworth’s school’s heat, with Chloe Allatt and Jake Taglioni winning through to the local final month (December) at Leeds City College.
The school’ s food technician, Sarah Osgerby, said: “The maturity, variety and complexity of the dishes produced were astounding. The smells wafting down the corridor distracted the staff in school from their marking and lesson planning.
“The judging was very difficult – some members of staff had to go back and try extra helpings several times before they could decide!”
Dishes included Gressingham duck served with flambéed passion fruit, crushed potatoes and green beans, and Chinese five spice crusted steak with beetroot puree and leeks.
There was also spicy salmon, served with noodles with tender stem broccoli; mango-glazed chicken with mustard and chive mash; home-made Quiche Lorraine; lemon salmon and homemade noodles; baked tortilla with homemade sausage and vegetables; and gammon, egg and chips.
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