The 2012 Roux Scholarship contest opens for entries

Entrants must be in full time employment as a chef in the UK and be aged between 22 and 30. They are expected to submit a recipe to serve four people using: two spring chicken of 400 grams each and 300 grams veal heart sweetbreads, accompanied by two garnishes, one of which must be cauliflower and the other using a green vegetable of choice. The dish should also be accompanied by a sauce. Full details and application form are available on the website www.rouxscholarship.co.uk Alain Roux said: "Michel Jr. and I chose these ingredients because of the versatile way in which they can be prepared. Spring chicken can either be a very simple or very complex dish giving the entrants plenty of scope to show us their skill and knowledge. "The ingredients are affordable and probably something that most people cook with at home. We added the veal heart sweetbreads as a bit of luxury. Itʼs not an every day ingredient so again there is the potential for our entrants to impress the judges." The regional finals will be held on Thursday 8th March 2012 in both Birmingham and London. Judges include Michel and Albert Roux and their sons Alain and Michel Jnr, Brian Turner, Gary Rhodes, Andrew Fairlie, David Nicholls; they will be joined again this year by James Martin from the popular BBC show, Saturday Kitchen. The winner will win a three-month stage at a three Michelin starred restaurant anywhere in the world, all expenses paid.