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NESPRESSO PROFESSIONAL PRESENTS THE CHEF ACADEMY COMPETITION*

Our six finalists have now been chosen. They will battle it out by cooking their best sustainable recipes for our panel of judges at the final on the 3rd of October where wel will crown the winner. Thank you to everyone who entered for the great submissions.

Following the success of our Chef Edition Video Series , we are looking for ways to innovate the future of the HORECA industry, and how quality coffee can coincide with this.

Join us as we launch our first Chef Academy competition, opening doors and conversations between the chefs of the future and Nespresso Professional Chef judges, including Chef Sally Abé,Chef Andy Beynon and Michael Wignall and more.

Submit an idea for a dish to earn a spot in the top entrants, before 6 chef finalists are selected by a judging panel. The final will be held on 3rd October 2022, in London, UK. Entries closed on 18th September 2022.

COMPETITION ENTRY TASK

Chefs are to submit a creative and innovative dish under the theme of ‘Food Sustainability and the Future’ via the submission form.

With an eye on the future, we’re looking at food sustainability and championing the creativity of chefs in bringing delicious taste and innovative solutions in the form of sustainable dishes. Whether it’s working with organic or local produce, exploring the possibilities of vegan ingredients, or diving into the rediscovered practice of foraging to source nature’s most natural ingredients, we love how chefs today are leading the way in using food as a force for good, AND this is what we want to see in the competition’s entry submissions.

Chefs are to include the recipe and method of their chosen dish and consider which Nespresso Professional Origins coffee pairs best with their sustainable dish, based on the coffee’s established tasting notes found here (please use the Nespresso Origins coffees only)

FINALIST PRIZES

THIRD PLACE


ONE ZENIUS MACHINE + ONE YEAR’S SUPPLY OF NESPRESSO COFFEE

SECOND PLACE


ONE MENTORING SESSION WITH TOP NESPRESSO CHEF

A VERTUO NEXT MACHINE

NESPRESSO GOODIES (INCL. NESPRESSO REVEAL - RIEDEL GLASSES)

ONE ZENIUS MACHINE + ONE YEAR’S SUPPLY OF NESPRESSO COFFEE

WINNER


GBP 5000

ONE NESPRESSO TRIP TO COUNTRY OF ORIGIN

THREE MENTORING SESSION WITH 3 x TOP NESPRESSO CHEFS

VERTUO NEXT MACHINE

NESPRESSO GOODIES ((INCL. NESPRESSO REVEAL - RIEDEL GLASSES)

ONE ZENIUS MACHINE + ONE YEAR’S SUPPLY OF NESPRESSO COFFEE

The winner takes home a £5000 cash prize and receives the opportunity of a lifetime to travel to a coffee coutry of origin, like Colombia or Kenya. This winning chef also receives a Nespresso Professional Momento & Milk machine for their restaurant, a Zenius machine with 1 year’s supply of Nespresso Professional coffee, 3 one-to-one mentoring sessions with Nespresso Professional Chefs Sally Abé, Emily Roux and Adam Handling, a Vertuo Next machine, plus a bundle of Nespresso goodies.
All six chefs finalists will receive a free Nespresso Professional Zenius machine and one years’ supply of Nespresso Professional Origins coffee pods (equates to 1800 pods).

INTRODUCING OUR PANEL OF JUDGES

Sally Abé

Consultant Chef
Conrad London St James

Photo Credit: Food story Media Ltd

Andy Beynon

Chef Patron and Owner Behind Restaurant

Anton Manganaro

Executive Chef BAFTA

Photo Credit: Beth Evans

Michael Wignall

Chef Patron The Angel at Hetton

Terms and Conidtions

Abridged Terms and Conditions we have extended the entry phase of the promotion: The competition is open to qualifying UK, 18+ professional chefs only. Internet access and registration required by no later than 23:59 on 18.09.22 via the official website only. Participants must obtain their employers permission to take part. See Nespresso Legal Information | Nespresso Professional for further details and full terms and conditions.