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Western Australia clean up at Australian Culinary Federation Fonterra Foodservice National Apprentice Competition Final

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Australia, 28th November 2016

The Australian Culinary Federation Fonterra Foodservice National Apprentice Competition Final was held at South Western Sydney Campbelltown Campus on Wednesday 26th October. Apprentices from all Australian States & Territories arrived Monday & hit the ground running on Tuesday morning when it was off to the Sydney markets at 4.30am to purchase their ingredients for the competition. With products sponsored from Fonterra, Bidvest, Nestle Professional & Krio Krush combined with their purchases the teams spent the afternoon preparing for the competition & tweaking the final details of their menus. They have come together for a week of camaraderie, networking & education including, touring The Southern highlands & culminating in a Gala Dinner at The Campbelltown Catholic Club Thursday evening. The awards were presented at the beginning of the evening prior to being treated to an exceptional meal prepared by Chef Paul Rifkin & his team.

Western Australian apprentices cleaned up at the awards night taking out top honour’s in all 4 categories Culinary Student, 2nd Year Apprentice Chef, 3rd/4th Year Apprentice Chef & 1st Year Apprentice Chef taking home trophies & prizes valued at $1000 including a stick blender from Robot coupe & Knives from Furi & autographed cook books from Australian Chefs. First time competitor Nicola Warren from South Australia prepared the best omelette on the day. 1st Year Apprentice Kok Wei Lee from Crown Perth was named Champion Apprentice of the Year taking home a R211 Ultra sponsored by Robot Coupe

The National Apprentice Competition is a culmination of many apprentice competitions being held throughout the year in each state and territory and includes training chefs in each year of apprenticeship and a culinary students section. The best apprentice from each apprentice year and culinary student section from each state and territory are brought together to compete and decide the overall winners. The numbers of competitors, training schools, culinary educators that the NAC touches is staggering, with in excess of 4,000 culinary students and teachers, each with links to industry resulting in exposure to over 10,000 chefs throughout Australia.

Culinary Students

Quyen Trinh Victoria Silver
Tai Eun Kim Western Australia Silver
Manh Hung Nguyen South Australia Bronze
Sung Ha Chul Queensland Bronze
Wing Yam Kam Northern Teritory Bronze
Abigail Anakjames New South Wales Bronze

2nd Year Apprentice Chefs

Emma Moignard Victoria Silver
Luke Bathis Western Australia Silver
Alisha Shurville South Australia Silver
Maria Hoad Northern Territory Bronze
Sam Peart Tasmania Bronze
Dominic Della Ricca New South Wales Silver

1st Year Apprentice Chefs

Fraser Ford Victoria Silver
Kok Wei Lee Western Australia Silver
Nicola Warren South Australia Silver
Alec Stemmler Queensland Silver
William Wilkes Northern Territory Silver
Monique Okladnikov New South Wales Bronze

3rd/4th Year Appretice Chefs

Miriam Zahinda Victoria Bronze
Hayden Bilton Western Australia Silver
Nattawut Khunsombat South Australia Silver
Bernadette Gill Queensland Silver
Kelsea House Tasmania Silver

For more information please contact Deb Foreman [email protected] Photos at www.austculinary.com.au.

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