Recognising the skills and creativity of professional and student chefs and amateur and junior cooks and celebrating the South West's bounty of ingredients

Joined August 2012
๐Ÿด @SWChefComp of the Year Awards Dinner returns to Exeter this October! Hosted by @michaelcaines , with a four-course feast from the regionโ€™s top chefs ๐Ÿทโœจ Find out more ๐Ÿ‘‰ riseandshine.hale-events.com ๐Ÿ’Œ Subscribe for your South West food & hospitality good news fix!
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๐Ÿ”” Springboard FutureChef 2026 is open! Learn from top chefs, build real culinary skills & compete for a place at the National Final in London ๐Ÿ† Aspiring young chefs & teachers, donโ€™t miss this chance! ๐Ÿ‘‰ Sign up: loom.ly/54FyXkI #SpringboardFutureChef #CulinaryCareers
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Springboard FutureChef isnโ€™t just a competition - itโ€™s a launchpad for culinary careers! ๐Ÿš€ From school heats to Michelin-starred kitchens, it shapes the chefs of tomorrow. ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿฝ Stay tunedโ€ฆ FutureChef 2026 could be someoneโ€™s five-star start! #SpringboardFutureChef #Hospitality
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๐Ÿ”ฅ Calling all South West culinary stars! ๐Ÿ”ฅ Entries are OPEN for the prestigious @SWChefComp 2025 competition, co-founded by Michelin-starred chef @michaelcaines ! Don't miss out! Apply now & find details at โžก๏ธ riseandshine.hale-events.com
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Pleasure as always to support @swchefcomp , love welcoming all of the talented competitors @BTC_Coll . Honoured that @quantockbtc part of the judging team. Thank you to the super @quantockbtc Charlie and Tyler for be superstars today and helping everyone in the kitchen!
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Talented chefs and home cooks from the South West have been recognised in the @SWChefComp competition. Find out who the winners were at riseandshine.hale-events.com now. Subscribe to the newsletter to stay up to date with all the good news from the SW Hospitality scene.
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๐’๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐–๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐’๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ/๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ž ๐‚๐ก๐ž๐Ÿ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐˜๐ž๐š๐ซ โญ๏ธ Our award-winning hospitality team is celebrating again ๐Ÿ‘ Just months after winning a national award for training restaurants of the year, one of our exciting new #chefs, Toby, has been awarded the title of, South West Student /Apprentice of the Year. Collecting his award at a glitzy ceremony, among industry professionals, at the @SWChefComp awards, held @exetergcc, Toby said: "I genuinely couldnโ€™t have felt more supported by the college. The entire teamโ€™s generosity is unmatched. Winning the competition felt surreal. I was so caught up in the moment, I could hardly take it all in. Iโ€™m thrilled to have made my family and friends so proud." Our Level 2 full-time #ProfessionalCookery student works @ThePeterville in St Agnes and they were delighted when Toby also scooped the coveted culinary award for 'Best Showcase of Regional Ingredients. @michaelcaines #hospitality #Cornwall
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The boys are back in town!! Great to catch up with @macaines @nathanoutlaw @christanner07 @chefhaydock at the South West Chef of the Year 20th Anniversary dinner. Always an honour to be one of the judges for this event alongside these other talented chefs. @swchefcomp
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News News Newsโ€ฆโ€ฆ delighted to share that Aimee will be going into the FINAL of @SWChefComp George was not chosen after an amazing effort. So proud of both of them. Good luck Aimee!
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An absolute credit to @BTC_Coll today, representing the whole of @QuantockBTC with pride. Eagerly anticipating the results @SWChefComp no matter what the results from the judges we ๐Ÿซก you both!!
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Congratulations to our two Penrice superstar chefs, Freya and Sam!! Joint winners of the South West Chef of the Year (@SWChefComp) competition 2024!! ๐Ÿ†โค๏ธ #PenricePride #HospitalityAndCatering #StAustell #Cornwall
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SWChefComp retweeted
Kieran did @DHSBoys proud last week taking part in @SWChefComp Junior Chef of the Year. The competition was very close with a very high standard of cooking. Thank you to the organisers, well done Kieran. @Tasteofthewest
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Well done Kieren! @MissHunns
Devon Junior Chef 2024 is Tom @TrinitySeniorSc! Well done Tom & all competitors: - Archie - South Molton Community College - Freya @HonitonCC - Isla @OkehamptonCC - Jasper @WaveGlendinning - Jessica @TorquayGirls - Kadence @KingsSchoolOSM - Kieren @DHSBoys - Tom @TrinitySeniorSc
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Huge congratulations on your amazing performance Oliver, we couldn't be more proud of your efforts! ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿณ #ThisIsCourtFields2024
Today is Somerset Junior Chef of the Year @QuantockBTC at @BTC_Coll. Good luck to: - Amira @HolyroodAcademy - Henry @QueensTaunton - Jenson @ClevedonSchool - Joel @SidcotSchool - Kai - @MerchantsAc - Oliver @CourtFieldsSch - Tanaya - Westfield Academy - Theo - Westfield Academy
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Wow! What an achievement- Wiltshire Junior Chef of the year for a second time. Congratulations, James. @ExcaliburAT
Our first Junior Chef finalist is James @StJohnsMarlb, the new Wiltshire Junior Chef of the Year, for the second time! Well done to all competitors: - Benjamin @ApplefordSchool - Eva @sheldonschool - Lucas @RWBAcademy @RWBA_DT - Ruby @sheldonschool - Scarlett @sheldonschool
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SWChefComp retweeted
GO LUCAS!!!! ๐Ÿ€๐Ÿคž๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿณ Immensely proud of you for entering & hope you have a fantastic time! โœจ๐Ÿคฉโญ๏ธ
SW Junior Chef kicks off today at @WiltsColl. Good luck to: - Benjamin @ApplefordSchool - Eva @sheldonschoo - James @stjohnsmarlb - Lucas @RWBAcademy @RWBA_DT - Ruby @sheldonschool - Scarlett @sheldonschool ๐Ÿ“ธ Akshatha @southwiltsgram Wiltshire Junior Chef of the Year 2023
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Marking two decades of culinary excellence and innovation in the region, @SWChefComp has launched its 20th-anniversary edition. You can find out how to register at riseandshine.hale-events.com
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Meet our 1st Runner Up, Freya! ๐Ÿ† This was Freya's second year at the National Final, where she represented South West England ๐Ÿ‘ #FutureChef25Years #SpringboardFutureChef
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