Rotary Young Chef Competition

On Wednesday 18th November, Henry from Year 8 represented Townsend School in the Rotary Young Chef competition, hosted at The Stables Restaurant at Oaklands College.

Below is Henry’s written experience of the event: On Wednesday, I participated in a Rotary Club Young Chefs competition, thanks to the brilliant suggestion of Mrs Johnson. To sum up my experience, it was fun and stressful when I was cooking and terrifying when we were waiting for the judges to decide on who won. Sadly, I did not make it to the podium but I was awarded a certificate which was presented to me by the Mayor of St Albans. I made salmon á la pesto, with couscous, pomegranate seeds and baby spinach, served with a side of samphire, for my main course (which turned out amazingly) and then for my dessert I made an apricot sponge with custard (which unfortunately didn’t turn out so amazingly).

The competition was held in the kitchens at Stables restaurant at Oaklands College, and it was an exciting experience to work in a professional kitchen. While I loved the whole evening, the worst bit was definitely having to do all the washing up afterwards… Overall, though, I just can’t wait for next year’s competition. Finally, a big thank you to Mrs Johnson for helping me through the entire experience.

Mrs J Johnson
Food Technology Teacher