Price prevails at BM’s Hungry Chef comp

Dan Price, a chef de partie for BM, has won the contract caterer’s second Hungry Chef competition, which was open to chefs from any rank across the business. It was launched in 2023 to provide a stepping stone to BM’s other chef competitions, as well as wider industry national and international ones.

Instead of being multi-stage, which can require chefs to take extensive time out of work, the entire event took place on one day at St Luke’s Community Centre near Old Street in London. BM chefs simply had to submit their name and place of work to enter, and all were invited to compete on the day, allowing them to gain competition experience.

The first stage saw the chefs undergo a skills test and negotiating a ‘mystery box’ filled with ingredients. The second involved the chefs cooking a pre-planned menu using either an aged pork chop, whole duck or Cornish plaice.

'He worked smart'
Daryll Young, BM head of chef development and innovation and competition judge, said: “The standard of everyone's food was brilliant and confirmation of why we wanted to run this competition. The reason Dan’s food stood out was that his dishes worked particularly well together and he worked smart. But most of all, everything on the plate had real thought put into it and tasted amazing.”

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