Bolton chef lands semi-final place in prestigious cooking contest
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA young chef from Bolton has reached the semi-final of the coveted Roux Scholarship contest, which brings together some of the best emerging chefs in the whole of the UK.
26-year-old Adam Pitfield will be up against 15 other hopefuls at the semi-finals, which will be held in Birmingham next week, and where his work will be judged by iconic chefs including Alain Roux and Angela Harnett.
Should he win the contest, among the top prizes will be a three month placement - or ‘stage’, as it’s called in the cooking business - at any three Michelin Star restaurant in the world. “Obviously on the day there will be nerves, but it’s been quite exciting so far,” he told the M.E.N. “I’ve really enjoyed the whole process, and I’m now quite excited now to cook it for someone else and get their opinion on it.” Read more:The Manchester restaurant's that will never win a Michelin star Adam had to devise a detailed recipe using dover sole as his main ingredient, combined with brown shrimps and a style of pasta of their choice, along with costings for the recipe too.
His involved blitzing some of the sole into a mousseline, stuffed with some of the shrimps and tarragon, roasted and pickled cauliflower, and then combined with a tagliatelle pasta and a beurre blanc sauce.
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