Finalists revealed for seventh StrEATfood Awards
Two of last year’s winners will be defending their titles at our annual street food soiree.
The 16 truly talented contract catering chefs who have made the finals of our 2024 StrEATfood Awards can now be revealed. As usual, a huge number of hopefuls submitted their signature street food dishes before they were whittled down to this shortlist:
Angel Hill – Matt Chapman – Smoked rum and guava glazed pork belly arepa
Aramark – Stuart Fildes – Los Vietnamitos
Artizian – Tom Ravensdale – Crispy Lebanese arayes
BaxterStorey – Janice Edwards – Boston jerk chicken wings
Blue Apple – Garry Turnbull – Confit chicken bao buns
BM Caterers – Umasankari Kuppuswamy – Ice cream burger
Compass – Avraj Chaggar – Mini samosa chaat
Fooditude – Michael Broad – Crispy coconut fish
Gather and Gather – Antony Webb – Funky filled doughnuts
Genuine Dining Co – Kameca Gayle – Beef pad Thai fries
Lexington – Ace Pitogo – Lechon badboy pandesal with torun
OCS – Andre Alto – Longganisa rice burger
Restaurant Associates – Ben Sheeran – Crispy pudding takoyaki
Thomas Franks – Louis Hines – Braised cheery bourbon BBQ brisket
TNS – Rachael Hibbert – Bee my crepe
Wilson Vale – Ollie Cairns-Baker – Loaded potato rosti
The seventh annual event will see them compete in a series of culinary challenges. They will battle it out for the prized Street Food Dish of the Year title by recreating their signature dishes for our panel of expert judges. They will also compete in a Technical round, using products supplied on the day, as well as a Meat-free round sponsored by Tofoo.
'It’s been amazing, just fantastic'
The line-up includes two winners from last year, Matt Chapman and Kameca Gayle. The latter, who won Street Food Dish of the Year, told us: “It’s the first time I’ve been in a professional competition, and it’s been amazing, just fantastic. The food that everyone has put out has been so impressive and so well put together… I can’t believe I won.
“It was very friendly, everyone was nice and after you’d finished the other finalists were all asking about your dishes. There was a great atmosphere.
“It didn’t really come to life for me until all my colleagues were screaming in my ear! Just saying that we did it and we won… it was amazing.”
The event will be held at Big Penny Social in north London on 8th October. If you would like to be there or require more info, please go to streatfoodawards.co.uk.
The 2024 StrEATfood Awards sponsors are Britvic, Conglom, Major and Tofoo.
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