The Heinz Tomato Ketchup Cook-Off

Catering students who have the bottle are invited to enter a nationwide challenge to create a red hot menu for a professional kitchen using Heinz tomato ketchup as a key ingredient.

Heinz Foodservice has joined forces with the Craft Guild of Chefs and City & Guilds to present The Heinz Tomato Ketchup Cook-Off 2011, aimed at full-time catering students aged 17-23 in their second year of college or above.

To enter, contenders must create a recipe for both a starter and main course using Heinz tomato ketchup, one of which should be a classic with a twist and the other, an original and innovative contemporary dish, both of which must be good profit-makers (For more details click here)

From paper entries submitted, 10 finalists will be chosen and invited to a cook-off on Wednesday 13th January 2011 at The Sheffield College, where they have 1 hour 30 minutes to produce four covers of each course.

A panel of distinguished judges will choose The Heinz Tomato Ketchup Cook-Off champion, based on use of Heinz tomato ketchup, originality of recipe and practicality when reproduced in a commercial kitchen, presentation, culinary skills, working methods and overall balance.

As well as seeing their name in lights, the winner will receive £2000 cash and the coveted chance to compete in a high profile competition with the Craft Guild of Chefs. They will also receive a year’s free membership with the Guild.

Second and third place runners-up will each win £500 and £250 worth of Russums vouchers respectively and a year’s membership to the Craft Guild of Chefs. The college that submits the winning entry will receive £1,000 towards training facilities, whilst the lecturer of the winning student receives £100 of Russums vouchers.

Entries have now closed