Tuesday 18th December Mearns Castle were lucky enough to host the East/Renfrewshire Local Finals for illustrious the Future Chef competition run across the UK by Springboard.

Rebecca in S4 was our school entrant having previously won our school heat and since working alongside Red Onion Chef Patron John Quigley in the build-up, Rebecca produced two knock out dishes to win beating some tough, tough competition from other local schools.

Well done Rebecca.

For a bit of background on the competition, the brief was 2 main courses and 2 deserts in 90 minutes with a budget of £7.
Rebecca made a chicken and leek stuffed ballotine with crushed potatoes, carrot puree, tender stem broccoli with chicken and lime sauce for main course and apple puff pastry roses with caramel sauce for desert.

Now Rebecca will progress on to the West and Central Regional Finals held at Glasgow City College in February to represent the local authority. With an increased budget of £10 next round, stay tuned to see what magnificent ideas Rebecca can conjure up.