Lexington lauds BakeStar and BariStar winners
They saw six bakers and six baristas battling it out in two parallel competitions.
Lexington recently hosted its BakeStar and BariStar event, which saw six bakers and six baristas battling it out in two parallel competitions. Tim Fisher, pastry chef from Lexington’s Subsea 7 contract, won the former, while Samantha Polmear, barista from Lexington’s Schroders contract, claimed the latter.
BakeStar, in its inaugural year, and BariStar, in its 10th year, were co-hosted to raise the profile of the contract caterer’s baking talent and enhance the guest experience combining bakery and patisserie with coffee. Aligning with UK Coffee Week, the event also raised funds for Project Waterfall, supporting clean water for coffee-growing communities.
They will both be rolled out
Fisher’s award-winning creation was a sweet pastry tartlet with layers of British apple, cobnut dacquoise, vanilla cream, caramel and cobnut brittle. Polmear’s coffee, meanwhile, was a banana bread latte crafted with steamed Minor Figures oat milk. They will both be rolled out across the caterer’s client sites.
Matt Wood, managing director of Lexington Catering, said: “We are so proud of the talent we have at Lexington and the amazing achievements of our winners, Tim and Samantha. Their award wins are testament to their incredible expertise and baking and barista skills, as well as the delicious creations they craft for our clients and customers. All of our contestants were fantastic and the bar was certainly set high.”
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