Carlisle College wins Toque d'Or challenge

The winning Carlisle team; Matthew Rayson, Nick Deeble, Alexandra Brown, Michael Betts, Anthony Gray and Julie Cormack, were presented with their award by David Field, managing director at Nestle Professional and renowned chef Anton Mosimann OBE, at the glittering ceremony held at The Dorchester Hotel, Park Lane last week (18 July). The winning dish featured Chilled Tomato Consomme with Seared Solway Salmon for starters, followed by a Marinated Fell-Bred Mutton Hotpot with Roast Spring Lamb Cutlet and Apricot Herb Glaze for the mains. These dishes were rounded off nicely with an Iced Vanilla and Damson Cranachan dessert, with Nescafe Coffee to finish. The team were awarded with a range of top prizes including a visit to the NEC to be part of the brigade that will serve up dishes to over 2,000 guests, attend a master class from Alan Murchison at hi restaurant L'Ortolan, and visit Mr Anton Mosimann at Mosimann's restaurant as his guests. The team were awarded with a range of top prizes including a visit to the NEC to be part of the brigade that will serve up dishes to over 2,000 guests, attend a master class from Alan Murchison at his restaurant L'Ortolan, and visit Mr Anton Mosimann at Mosimann's restaurant as his guests. Michael Betts, from the winning college, commented on their success: "We are delighted to have all our hard work recognised at such a competitive and hugely influential ceremony. We've all worked so hard to get where we are…it is a testament to the hard work of each and every individual." Hosted by Nestlé Professional, the students were given the task to create their own restaurant, serving 100 diners at their unique 'place to eat'. Martin Lines, marketing director at Nestlé Professional, went on to congratulate the other students that made it through to the grand finals: "All of the teams that have reached the final stage have shown an astonishingly high level of creativity and business sense and, with our help, are well on their way to becoming the chefs and food catering managers of tomorrow." Carlisle beat off stiff competition from the four other finalists; Glasgow Metropolitan College, North Devon College, North Warwickshire & Hinckley College, and South Kent College Folkestone College. Judging the competition were chefs Alan Murchsion, Roger Narbet, Geoff Ward, and Wayne Child. The finals kicked off at the BBC Good Food Show Summer last month.