Food Competition 2003
Corn Mill - Heats
Their best dish of the day was a citrus-marinated chicken breast with rice and roasted vegetables, This was tremendous on all counts, the only minor concern being the difficulty in maintaining consistency in reproduction. Marco and Jay had an unfortunate accident with their pud, which didn’t work out.
Starter:
Grilled goats cheese with salad and roasted vegetables
Excellent on all counts except the drizzled balsamic
Light Bite:
Crab and cod cakes with cucumber relish
Very tasty - portion and price meant it was caught a little between starter and light bite.
Main:
Citrus marinated chicken breast with rice and roasted vegetables
Tremendous on all counts. Only minor concern is consistency of reproduction.
Pudding:
Hot chocolate pudding with raspberry compote.
Very sadly didn't turn out.
Prepared by:
Marco Romero
Jay Freeborn
| Heats | Final | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| Black Jug | ||
| Old Harkers Arms | ||
| Hare | Hare | |
| Grosvenor Arms | Grosvenor Arms | Grosvenor Arms |
| Pant-yr-Ochain | Pant-yr-Ochain | |
| Armoury | ||
| Dysart Arms | ||
| Glasfryn | ||
| Cross Foxes | ||
| Corn Mill | ||
| Pen-y-Bryn |
The Challenge
Every pub must enter a starter, light bite, main course and pudding. The dishes need to be prepared, cooked and put together in the morning before judging at lunchtime.
In the first round, three or four pubs each day go up against each other. The winner overall on each day goes through to the final, which is held two weeks later.
Pub managers and senior chefs are encouraged to come along for the judging and to lend support at the tastings and see what their crews have done, but they can't make any alterations or comment until after the judging - or heckle the other pub teams.
The Criteria
Each dish will be judged under the following criteria; the written description of the dish; the style of the dish; presentation; taste and balance; value for money for the customer; gross profit to the pub; kitchen efficiency; likelihood of consistent reproduction; ease of service to the table.
Prizes
The winning team will enjoy the glory, the admiration and undoubtedly the accusations of bias and double-dealing from all their peers. They will also receive a trophy and probably a case or two of something quaffable to share amongst the team.