Federation of Chefs Scotland

Forth Valley College to Fly the Flag for Scotland in the USA

Judges

Neil Adams Maor International, and Wendy Morrison Steelite Internationa with Joe Queen and Andrew Fairlie

Forth Valley College students Vicky Haston and Carol Harkins have been selected to represent Scotland in Grand Rapids Michigan USA in October to compete for the Nations Cup.

The Federation of Chefs Scotland recently held the Scottish Final at Adam Smith College to select a College to represent Scotland. Six colleges competed in the presence of a panel of judges chaired by FCS President Joe Queen, Andrew Fairlie, Scottish Chef of the Year, Pamela Fowlis and Scottish Culinary Team Managers, Kevin MacGillivray and Ian MacDonald. In addition to the cooking competition all students were interviewed by the judges with Vicky Haston and Carol Harkins and tutor Scott Dougall being selected to fly the flag for Scotland in competition with Colleges from USA, Canada, Central and South America and the Caribbean.

The winning dishes from Vicky and Carol were

Warm Honey and Sesame Crusted Quail Breast in a Coriander and Ginger Dressing. Seared Brill with Peas a la Francais and Langoustine Tempura

and

Poached stuffed duck breast, summer bean cassoulet, Celeriac puree, duck leg and fois gras croquette, apple relish and maple glazed sweet potato fondant

The national dish entered is

Home Cured Salmon, Creamed Leeks, Arran Mustard & Ayrshire Smoked Bacon with Beetroot Syrup

In the USA Vicky and Carol will compete over 3 days with the final day Gala Dinner for 150 guests.

Scott Dougall Chef tutor said ‘We feel very proud to be representing Scotland especially as we were competing against such a strong field of Scottish Colleges and we are grateful to the Federation of Chefs Scotland and the sponsors for giving us this opportunity’.

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Main

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Nations cup judging

Judges - Joe Queen, FCS President, Pamela Fowlis, Scottish Chef of the Year, and Andrew Fairlie.

The Nations Cup

The Nations Cup team is sponsored by Major International Ltd, Buccleuch Foods and Steelite International. All competing colleges will receive an educational day with Buccleuch Foods with the winning College receiving presentation tableware from Steelite International. All costs for the trip are being met by the sponsors and Grand Rapids Community College, Michigan, USA.