Food Competition 2003
Hare - Heats
Dean and Chris’s baked cod, vanilla shrimp butter and creamy polenta was superb on every level. It looked good, and tasted better.
Starter:
Ham, leek and mozzarella baked on wholemeal muffins
Excellent. Combination of salty flavours worked well.
Light Bite:
Braised Lincolnshire sausages, green lentils and parsnip crisps
Superb flavours, good presentation but could have had a fraction more colour.
Main:
Baked cod, vanilla shrimp butter and creamy polenta
Superb on every level. Looks good, tastes better.
Pudding:
Blueberry and sweet yoghurt mousse with coconut biscuits.
Excellent though mousse could have been cooler and blueberry sauce a little less sweet
Prepared by:
James Lelew
Phil Inskip
| 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.