Young Chef

The Rotary Young Chef Competition is a well-established and successful competition organised and promoted by Rotary International in Great Britain & Ireland (RotaryGBI), and generously sponsored by Filippo Berio.  Rotary in Cumbria and Lancashire has had two national winners in the past three years both enjoying Italian restaurant experiences as part of their prize.

The Competition aims to encourage young people to:

• Learn how to cook a healthy meal
• Develop food presentation skills
• Consider food hygiene issues
• Develop organisational and planning skills
• Develop an ability to cope in a demanding situation.

The Competition is open to all schools and college communities and those who are home educated, along with any other young peoples’ community organisations, for example, community RotaKids, community Interact, Scout Groups, Girl Guides etc. Students in part-time (day release) education are not eligible to participate.

The ‘Task’ is to prepare in 2 hours, a three course healthy meal comprising starter, main course and dessert for 2 people at a cost of up to £18 which is also funded by sponsoring Rotary Clubs. A reminder that there is a £15.00 entry fee per competitor into the District Final.

Key dates

• Dec 2024 : Clubs hold heats to identify District Finalists
• 10th Jan 2025: Date by which all Entries must be forwarded to the District Organiser/s
• 13th  Feb 2025 : Cumbria and Lancashire District Final, The Lakes School, Troutbeck Bridge, Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 1HW
• Young Chef Competition Northern England Final on Saturday 8th March 2025, at 10.00am to 3.00pm, to be held at Carlisle College, 
• 29th March 2025: Rotary GB&I Grand Final Venue TBA

For further details contact your local Rotary Club or Rotary Youth Lead in Cumbria & Lancashire Anthony Chick using the Contact Form below.

Rotary Clubs can download Information Packs, posters and logos by logging into the RotaryGBI website using their personal My Rotary account.