17th Mar 2011 - 00:00
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Simon Hulstone, Britain's candidate in this year's global culinary contest Bocuse d'Or, was this week appointed as a Scotch lamb ambassador by the contest's meat sponsors Quality Meat Scotland.
He will be among four ambassadors selected to represent Scotch beef and lamb throughout the UK and Europe.
The appointment was made in the presence of HRH The Princess Royal, president of the Scotch Beef Club and Master of the Worshipful Company of Butchers, who presented awards at the lunch held at Butchers Hall in the City of London, which included a demonstration of Scotch lamb butchery skills.
Hulstone received his ambassador's medal from Princess Anne, and Bocuse gold winner Rasmus Kofoed from Denmark and silver winner Tommy Myllymäki from Sweden who also attended the event were presented with a special plate to commemorate their success in the 2011 final.
Hulstone, one of Britain's top competition chefs, will be continuing the royal theme at his restaurant The Elephant in Torquay, with a tasting menu inspired by royal weddings dating back to Queen Victoria's marriage to Prince Albert in 1840 in celebration of Prince William's marriage to Kate Middleton on April 29.
He says: "The last four years have been all about Bocuse d'Or and while it was a fantastic experience I'm looking forward to getting creative with dishes on our restaurant menu. We have a great team here and some very loyal customers but we want to raise the bar further and appeal to those who haven't tried us before. Being a royalist, the wedding menu is something that I'm personally very excited about.
"In summer, Torbay really lives up to its English Riviera title and we're lucky to have one of the best views of the bay from our brasserie and restaurant. We have some interesting developments taking place on the seafront, which include culinary events at the local Geopark. Our aim for this year is to put Torquay on the culinary map."