Food Competition 2003
Grosvenor Arms - Heats
www.grosvenorarms-aldford.co.uk
The Grosvenor’s main course of braised ribeye of beef with mustard mash and air dried ham was their outstanding dish on the day. It had excellent flavour – although it was suggested that the steak might have been braised rather than cooked to order, to ease service issues.
Starter:
Smoked trout with potato pancake and chive butter sauce
Liked this especially and throughout everything was good except the efficiency.
Light Bite:
Chicken and red pepper ciabatta with dolcelatte cheese
Very tasty, very good looking.
Main:
Braised ribeye of beef with mustard mash and air dried ham
Excellent flavour - steak could have been braised rather than cooked to order.
Pudding:
Banana rice pudding.
Perfect if you like rice pudding and bananas - texture and flavour great.
Prepared by:
Laura Jones
Mike Hines
| 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.