The Sheffield College wins Zest Quest Asia
The Sheffield College has been named overall Zest Quest Asia champion for the third time in six years.
The Sheffield College has been named overall Zest Quest Asia champion for the third time in six years, with the winning team bound for Hong Kong, compliments of headline sponsor Lee Kum Kee. The announcement capped the culinary competition’s gala dinner and awards night, which was held at the Hilton London Wembley recently.
By triumphing in the thirteenth series of Zest Quest Asia, culinary students Destiny Breeze, Amos Peck and Luke Swift are emulating their predecessors who relished their first prize trips to the Philippines in 2022 and India in 2024. Andy Gabbitas, chef lecturer at The Sheffield College, will once again be accompanying the winning team.
'Practising for 160 hours'
“This team has been practising for 160 hours since October,” he said. “They have worked so hard and I am really over the moon. We are all so excited to go to Hong Kong.
“My message to future competitors of Zest Quest Asia is to please have a go, put your heart and soul into it and you’ll reap the rewards. It’s given me a great amount of satisfaction watching the young kids thrive. At our college now, every chef wants to enter Zest Quest Asia. It’s been brilliant.”
Cyrus Todiwala, co-founder of Zest Quest Asia, added: “Congratulations to all the teams who got as far as the finals and, of course, to The Sheffield College who are outstanding, well-deserved winners. I hope they will get as much as they can from their prize.”
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