Six young chefs currently undertaking a two-year apprenticeship at Archerfield, Dirleton, came away from the 34th Scottish Culinary Championships at the recent ScotHot with 12 medals.
The East Lothian apprentice chefs, some as young as 16 years old, competed in the Skills Arena at the food, drink, hospitality and tourism showcase at the SEC in Glasgow, and won the following medals: Kaylyn Macnab, Gold – Fish Preparation, Silver – Chicken Sauté; Elliot McGhee, Gold – Roll Design & Shaping, Bronze – Vegetable Preparation; Clelia Di Canto, Silver – Fish Preparation, Silver – Vegetable Preparation; Zack Robertson, Silver – Roll Design & Shaping, Silver – Chicken Sauté, Merit Award – Vegetable Preparation; Dante Di Canto, Bronze – Chicken Sauté, Bronze – Fish Preparation; and Stanislav Vasilev, Bronze – Fish Preparation, Bronze – Vegetable Preparation.
The Archerfield Young Chefs Certificate of Excellence Award is a two-year apprenticeship delivered by Chef Joe Queen, a well recognised figure within the industry, and who this week received the Peter Jukes Fellowship Award from The Master Chefs of Great Britain.
Archerfield is owned by Caledonian Heritable, which has a variety of venues within its portfolio, including the magnificent 17th century Archerfield House, two golf courses, the Callaway Centre of Excellence, award-winning Fletcher’s Cottage Spa, and the Waterfront Pavilion.
