Essential Cuisine Chefs Team Competition

24 - 26 January 2011, Birmingham’s NEC

The search is again on to find the UK cookery world’s perfect partners and deserving winners of this year’s Essential Cuisine Chefs Team award 2011.

To register a team in the competition, email essential@proactivecompetitions.co.uk

Details: www.essentialcuisine.com

The Student Chef Mutton Renaissance Challenge 2010 - Cook-off final

18th January 2011, Westminster Kingsway College, London

Student chefs who submit the best recipes for the Mutton Renaissance Challenge 2010 will be invited to attend this cook-off final.

Details: www.muttonrenaissance.org.uk/newsDetails…

North Warwickshire & Hinckley College Salon Culinaire

25th January 2011, North Warwickshire & Hinckley College, Hinckley Road, Nuneaton, CV11 6BH

Details: www.nwhc.ac.uk

Bocuse d'Or

25 - 26th January 2011, Sirha exhibition at Eurexpo, Lyon

The Bocuse d’Or is a biennial culinary competition established in 1987 by Paul Bocuse. 24 countries compete, 12 on day one and 12 on day two. With the help of a commis each chef must produce a fish dish and a meat dish, each with three garnishes, presented on silver flats to the jury of judges. The jury is made up of a representative from each competing country with Brian Turner, CBE, the UK juror.

Details: www.bocusedoruk.co.uk