Last Friday saw the annual finale of the ESF Chef competition, where all the winners from all the ESF schools come together to compete for the title. This year the competitors were given the brief to “Plan, prepare and make a technically challenging, 2 course meal (main course & dessert) that reflects the theme “sustain” and would be suitable to serve at a new, International style HK restaurant that wishes to showcase locally sourced ingredients.”

Representing Island school in the juniors, were Andrea and Yu, who worked together to make their two course meal of free range chicken with homemade pesto and tomatoes and Chocolate fondant with mint chocolate ice cream.

The students collaborated really well together , but were beaten by two boys from West island.

Jennifer represented Island school in the Seniors, after winning every round of the island school heats. She decided to make her take on a Vegan Edible Garden and Chocolate and cherry dessert, served ina  white chocolate dome coloured blue and green to represent the earth. Both dishes showed fantastic creativity and presentation and was a rerally interesting interpretation of the brief

I was a really close competition and the judges deliberated for a long time, but the Senior winner was Summ,er from Discovery College, who made a belly pork dish and poached pear with chilli chocolate sauce

many thanks to Magic Season Organics that donated a lot of the vegetables that students used. This is a an organic vegetable box delivery company recently set up in Hong Kong by ex-Island school students. You can find out more about their company here https://magicseasonorganics.com/pages/our-story

Alos a big thank you to Island School PTA and Masterful Ltd, who arranged the prizes.