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Regional chef finalists - North The competition will take place at Darlington College, on Wednesday, 8 September with the four most successful candidates going forward to compete in the national final

Cooks passionate for pastry must visit the Jus-Rol Professional website and sign up now to be entered into a free prize draw to win a personalised chef's jacket. Successful panellists will be involved

Walker joins from Nutricia where he held the position of general manager, France.

MasterChef 2005 winner Thomasina Miers is one of the many chefs to take centre stage in the Rangemaster cookery theatre in Victoria Square.

The restaurant group, which is reported to have an annual turnover of £20 million and operates in over 100 locations throughout the UK, began trading in January 2008.

The new venues, which are due to open in September, promise to offer "a contemporary edge to the iconic Brutalist venue" and so encourage more people to visit The Barbican.

The agreement comes after an already successful partnership between the "world's third largest single sporting event" and RTH, following its delivery of the award-winning official travel and hospitali

The entrants were asked to create a dish for one of three categories: a sandwich, main course or dessert.

Caines will be the guest speaker at the event which starts at 5.30pm. The programme is designed to address the gender imbalance amongst chefs.

Seafish is particularly interested in applications for grants that cover seafood marketing and consumer communication, or that promote the nutritional benefits of seafood.