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Congratulations to apprentice chef Elycia, who won the plant-based category in the Oxford Junior Chef of the Year 2023 canapé competition at the annual Guild of Chefs Banquet at Keble ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ last month. 

Elycia has been consistently achieving accolades over the last year and was presented with her award by 3-Michelin-star chef Pierre Koffmann. She wrote a little about her experience for us:  

‘I was tasked with making 40 canapes in 2 hours (10 plant based, 10 vegetarian, 10 meat, 10 fish) and to make it harder they gave us a set ingredient list that we could not deviate from. The challenge definitely pushed my skills and knowledge but I loved every minute of it! I entered this competition to challenge myself and to get to know more people in the industry – I definitely feel like I achieved that.

In the end, I managed to win Oxford Junior Chef of the Year 2023 Plant-based category and was awarded with the special prize of dinner for two at Le Manoir aux Quat Saisons. I definitely couldn’t have this without all the support around me.’