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Tilda is excited to announce that Compass Group UK & Ireland has won the Tilda Chef Team of the Year 2022 title for the second consecutive year.<\/strong><\/p>\n

At the Salon Culinaire live final at HRC (Hotel, Restaurant & Catering) and in conjunction with the Craft Guild of Chefs, Restaurants Associates \u2013 the premium hospitality arm of Compass Group UK & Ireland – scooped the iconic blue trophies and an all-expenses paid chef trip to Italy.<\/p>\n

The silver awarded team included Chefs Tarisa Reid and William May who impressed the judges with their Caribbean inspired menu that celebrated Carnival. The talented duo made Traditional \u2018Cook Up\u2019 Carnival Rice, for their main using Tilda Easy Cook Long Grain , beans as well as an assortment of meats. Cook Up is a popular dish that is sold by street vendors during the carnival festive period. For dessert, they made creamy Coconut Rice Pudding using Tilda Arborio rice, Mango Coulis, Cashew and Tilda Basmati & Wild Puff Rice Granola \u2013 inspired by the fruits, nuts and spices found in the Caribbean.<\/p>\n

The teams had just 45 minutes to prepare, cook and present a Festival of Flavour Menu that included four portions of a main course and a dessert using Tilda speciality rice. The 16 chefs pulled out all the stops to showcase their skills and created Tilda inspired recipes for Carnival, Diwali, Mardi Gras, Africa Day, Thai New Year, Easter and Christmas.<\/p>\n

The live final included guest judges Caf\u00e9 Spice Namaste Chef Patron Cyrus Todiwala; National Chef of the Year winners, Nick Smith and Steve Groves; Vice Chair of the Craft Guild of Chefs Mark Reynolds; Course Coordinator for the International Culinary Arts Diploma at Westminster Kingsway College – Miranda Godfrey; Graham Crump, Editor of the BCF News Magazine; Stuart Pate, Head Pastry Chef at The Seafood Restaurant in Padstow and representing Tilda Foodservice, Jo Witchell.<\/p>\n

Speaking about the winners, Jo Witchell, Commercial Foodservice Marketing Manager, Tilda UK says:<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was very special to have Tilda Chef Team of the Year back at HRC. Thank you to all our chefs who gave us an incredible live final, as well as the amazing crowd who came out to support them. Congratulations to Tarisa and William as this year\u2019s winning chef team, it was a very difficult decision for the judges, but their Carnival inspired menu really delivered in authenticity, taste and showcased the endless possibilities of Tilda rice \u2013 a very deserving winner!\u201d<\/p>\n

Along with Tilda\u2019s iconic blue trophy, the Compass Group UK & Ireland chefs will enjoy a once in a lifetime gastronomic trip to Italy, to visit the rice paddies and mills that produce Tilda\u2019s speciality rice and sample the very best of the local food and produce.<\/p>\n

Speaking after the final, \u00a0Tarisa Reid said;<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s amazing to win \u2013 I cried – I\u2019m so happy with the result. I\u2019m from the Caribbean and as Carnival is such a big festival, I chose dishes that I personally enjoy, I love \u2018Cook Up\u2019. For desserts we took fruits, nuts, spices and seeds from the Caribbean and created a pudding that really celebrated all these ingredients and made the most of Tilda rice. I\u2019ve competed in Tilda Chef Team of the Year before and so to come here and win with William means everything.\u201d<\/p>\n

Chef, William May added;<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re elated to have won and be going to Italy. Tarisa and I have been practising every evening, just practising and practising to get the recipes and timing right. We nailed it in the final practise and felt good coming into today. We used Tilda Arborio to create the rice pudding as it\u2019s so good and Basmati & Wild is the best rice to use for puff rice – it all came together and we won, we\u2019re so glad we entered.\u201d<\/p>\n

The runners up were Jordan Thomas and Krishan Makol from Lexington Catering (silver medal) and Marco Roxo and Ben Saggers from the House of Commons (Bronze) who each won a Tilda Rice hamper for their kitchen.<\/p>\n

The Tilda Chef Team of the Year competition aims to highlight just how versatile rice can be, helping chefs to cater for a wide range of food trends and diets \u2013 thanks to the grain\u2019s versatility and wide appeal.<\/p>\n

For more information on Tilda visit <\/strong>www.tildafoodservice.com<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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