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16 Dairy Planet Fonterra Foodservices AUS-TAFE The National Final of Australia’s largest Apprentice Chefs competition was held in October, at Canberra Institute of TAFE. Gary Patterson, Jung Moon Chang, Peter Wright. The judging process underway. A delicious dish prepared by an apprentice chef. Following Regional and State Finals, the 38 top Apprentices and Commercial Cookery trainees qualified to compete for the trophy of National Champion. Colin Wilson, a 2nd year apprentice chef from Chateau Yering in Victorias’ Yarra Valley, was crowned the overall winner of the ‘Ernst Schwab Perpetual Trophy’, named after the founder of the competition. Competitors from all eight states and territories challenged each other for the three individual section trophies. Colin Wilson, winner of Section 2, won the National Trophy by a fraction of a percentage point. The atmosphere was electric and all competitors enjoyed themselves immensely; the second and first year entrants looking forward to enter the competition next year. Ernst Schwab, founder and chairman of the competition, declared the competition the most successful so far. He congratulated the host institute, CIT Canberra, for their effort. “The Tourism & Hospitality staff and students put on a faultless show” he said. At the awards presentation, Ernst expressed his gratitude and a special thank you to the four sponsors: Fonterra Foodservices, the major sponsor, and Simplot Australia, Unilever Australia and Moffat Equipment. Special Thanks The following people must be thanked for their efforts as state team managers. ACT: Tony Mudge, Canberra Institute. NSW: Scott Wilson, Sydney Institute, Ultimo. NT: Antonio Tjung, Charles Darwin University, Darwin. QLD: Darren Sandrini, Sunshine Coast Institute, Mooloolaba. SA: Darren White, Regency International, Adelaide. TAS: Peter Henderson Tasmanian Skills Institute, Hobart. VIC: Jacqueline Bates, University, Melbourne. WA: Kathryn Tindal-Davies, South West Regional TAFE, Bunbury. Overall winner Colin Wilson. Winner of an eight day trip to Singapore. Colin will be staying at a 5-Star Hotel and visit ‘FoodAsia’ Exhibition, including one of the worlds largest cooking competitions. Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 1st Year Apprentice Cooks & Certificate II in Commercial Cookery 2nd Year Apprentice Cooks 3rd Year Apprentice Cooks & Certificate III in Commerical Cookery Trophy Winners Jung Moon Chang Box Hill TAFE Colin Wilson Holmesglen TAFE, Melbourne Zoe Hibbert Central Gippsland TAFE, Moe Gold Medal Winners Jung Moon Chang Elise Roncari Colin Wilson Elizabeth Payne Zoe Hibbert Silver Medal Winners Ashleigh Collins Caitlin Egan Cameran Kossack Bradley Newman Jacob Baker William Jolley Adi Rejieli James Zoe McIver Gittima Sasela Mikaela Carruthers-Hogg Gurpinder Singh Andrew Smyth Dylan Crismani Elouise Sidebottom Bronze Medal Winners Emma Bonython Young Jin Lee Edward Noble Bhavani Ranganathan Amy Goldstraw Ben Nutting Matthew Barwick Jing Liu Haleigh Cox Nietta Lynch Jessica Klobucar Jason Germono Kacey Riley
17 Dairy Planet Culinary Trophy 2009 ACT team NSW team NT team QLD team This year AUS-TAFE expanded nationally and 29 TAFE Institutes from all eight states & territories were involved. 38 Finalists were selected from over 1000 trainees. SA team Competitors travelled from every corner of the country, from Hobart to Darwin and Townsville to Bunbury. VIC team They won a total of 5 Gold, 14 Silver and 13 Bronze medals. Former Fitter and Turner Wins First Second year apprentice chef, Colin Wilson of Chateau Yering in the Yarra Valley, Victoria has won the national final of the 2009 Fonterra Foodservices AUS-TAFE Culinary Challenge. From a pool of around 1000 apprentice chefs from all over Australia, Colin competed against 35 finalists in Canberra on 15 October, receiving the highest overall score for his Boudin a la Richelieu with butter poached chicken breast, pea puree, potato foam and baby vegetables. Colin, a former fitter and turner by trade for more than 15 years, said winning the Fonterra Foodservices AUS-TAFE Culinary Challenge trophy was very encouraging, giving him a great deal of confidence as he continues with his apprenticeship. “When I started I knew very little about food other than the enjoyment I got out of eating it,” said Colin. “It was quite a career change moving from fitting and turning to food, but I think I’ve been able to use some of the skills I learned in my previous trade like attention to detail and discipline – and you need plenty of both to be good with food. “I’ve learnt a huge amount about food over the past 16 months of my apprenticeship, and want to continue expanding my knowledge, and one day, I hope to open my own family-run restaurant,” he said. In addition to his gold medal, Colin also receives a wild card entry into the 2010 Fonterra Foodservices Proud to be a Chef competition. Fonterra Foodservices Proud to be a Chef is designed to publicly recognise and reward the dedication and commitment of Australian apprentice chefs, giving 30 lucky third or fourth year apprentices the opportunity to participate in two days of master classes conducted by top Australian and international chefs, produce experts and sommeliers. This year’s line up includes celebrity chef Eric Teo, from Mandarin Oriental, Singapore; Melbourne’s Shane Delia, owner of iconic Maha Bar and Grill; and Peter Howard, one of Australia’s most recognised food and wine experts. Of his opportunity to take part in Fonterra Foodservices Proud to be a Chef next year, Colin said “It will be a great opportunity for me and I’m going to take as much experience away from the master classes as possible.”
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