Food Competition 2004
Glasfryn - Heats
The dish of the day cooked up by Lee and Nino from Glasfryn was the hearty Prawn and chicken 'Jambalaya' - a main course that, with a little enhancement, would definitely sit well on the Pub's menu.
Starter:
Feta cheese, Parma ham and onion 'pasties' with tomatoes and herbs
Good overall taste and flavour, but short on filling - perhaps if it should have been one big pasty, to change proportion of filling to pastry.
Light Bite:
Grilled black pudding, goats cheese and apple with mustard cream
Tasty but not big enough for a light bite.
Main:
Prawn and chicken 'Jambalaya'
A really good dish with full flavour but needed something fresh/ light to add variety and make it into more of a main course.
Pudding:
Choux pastry and cinnamon fritters with chocolate sauce
Good idea but would have really benefited from some clotted cream or ice cream to balance out the dish.
Prepared by:
Lee Antrobus, Nino Molica-Franco
| Heats | Final | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| Black Jug | ||
| Old Harkers Arms | ||
| Hare | ||
| Grosvenor Arms | Grosvenor Arms | |
| Pant-yr-Ochain | Pant-yr-Ochain | Pant-yr-Ochain |
| Armoury | ||
| Dysart Arms | ||
| Glasfryn | ||
| Cross Foxes | ||
| Corn Mill | 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.