This year, the winning team will get a masterclass with the first ever Masterchef: The Professionals winner Derek Johnstone to further refine their skills as well as receiving a Nespresso M100 coffee machine for their college.

Last year, the winning team from Edinburgh College, Milton Campus, each received an invite to Scottish Chefs’ 30th anniversary celebration lunch and were presented with a Nespresso M100 coffee machine for their college.

To enter the competition, teams must be made up of three students, all in full time catering and hospitality college courses, and submit an afternoon tea selection with savouries and Nespresso pastries.

Six teams will then make the final which will be held at Edinburgh College Milton Campus, where teams will be given two hours to produce their afternoon tea selection for a judging panel including Joe Queen, chair of The Scottish Chefs Culinary Committee, Kevin MacGillivray, International World Chefs accredited judge, and Donna Dowson, head of sales UK, Nespresso.

Queen said: “We are absolutely delighted to once again partner up with Nespresso on this competition and help ignite the imagination of students to develop new ideas and combinations, with an afternoon tea to complement Nespresso’s coffees. For anyone looking to pursue a career in hospitality, the competition offers a great chance to showcase talent, so I would encourage all aspiring to chefs to enter.”

To register your interest in entering the challenge please email Joe Queen at [email protected]. The closing date for entries is Friday 26th September. Entries will be paper judged and then six teams will make the final which will be held at Milton College, Edinburgh on Monday 27th October.