Many congratualtions to Hrishikesh Desai of Lucknam Park, who is our new Scholar. His fellow finalists included two past finalists and two finalists working with Roux Scholar.
Roux Scholar Simon Hulstone represented the UK in the world-famous biannual Bocuse d'Or taking place in Lyon earlier this year. He is to recreate the menu he cooked for the competition at a luncheon for HRH Princess Anne
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The 2009 Roux Scholarship has now closed.
2009 FINALS VIDEO
Hrishikesh Desai, a 29 year old chef known to his friends as Richi, who works at Lucknam Park in Wiltshire, became the 2009 Roux Scholar at a glittering awards ceremony on 6th April. Click here for the full 2009 Awards video.
The 2009 Roux Scholarship has now closed and our winner is Hrishikesh Desai. Last year's winner Daniel Cox thoroughly enjoyed his stage at the legendary Can Fabes and Michel Roux recently visited him there with Caterer & Hotelkeeper, who wrote about it in the 8 January issue. The 2009 Regional finals took place on March 5 and list of National Finalists can be found here. The finals took place on April 6.
The scholarship is in its 26th year, and is widely acknowledged as the top UK competition for young chefs. Becoming a Roux Scholar is undoubtedly considered the ultimate pinnacle, and many chefs aspire to join this elite band.
Many past Roux Scholars have won great accolades, and the competition has established an enviable framework for encouraging talent and helping chefs to achieve their full potential. Our scholarship has been emulated, but never equalled. It is still unique, not only for the training opportunity offered, but the fact that the Scholar joins this very exclusive club. Find out more...
represented the UK in the world-famous biannual Bocuse d'Or taking place in Lyon earlier this year. He is to recreate the menu he cooked for the competition at a luncheon for HRH Princess Anne