16/07/2025
Shaun West, Chef Manager from Kingfisher Court was our 2025 Chef of the Year winner. He won with a menu of:
Pan fried mushrooms, madeira garlic cream on homemade toasted bread for starters
Pan fried chicken breast, red wine bacon & mushroom sauce, garlic & thyme roasted baby potatoes, sauteed green beans, roasted carrots for the main meal
White chocolate & raspberry cheesecake with raspberry coulis and a white choc & raspberry shard with burnt white choc crumb.
Shaun was delighted to win, saying:
"Winning the Chef of the Year competition means a lot to me. Lots of hard work and thought went into my menu, and itβs been both a high pressure and enjoyable experience being involved in the competition. Iβm very proud of challenging myself and pushing myself outside of my comfort zone."
A massive congratulations to Shaun and all the chefs who competed this year. Also a massive well done to Catering Apprentice Logan Shamim Ahmed of Anchor - Madeleine House who won our Catering Challenge π
https://www.anchor.org.uk/news-events-blogs/news/announcing-our-2025-chef-year
https://www.anchor.org.uk/news-events-blogs/news/announcing-our-2025-chef-year