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Classic skills, international flavours

When it comes to a cooking career, the world’s flavours are there for the taking, providing inspiration and creativity, new ingredients to try and fascinating techniques to experiment with, and which will help your own style blossom.

The skills you need to become a Roux Scholar

Do you know how to prepare a ‘ballotine’ or make a ‘mousseline’? If so, then you could be in with a chance of winning the Roux Scholarship.

Being a finalist is valuable too!

Acclaimed chefs Nathan Outlaw and Bryn Williams both competed in the Roux Scholarship finals in the early and mid-2000s and – despite not winning – found that being part of The Roux Scholarship has been of great benefit to their careers.

Top tips

How do you get your entry noticed? Read our top tips for helping your recipe stand out so that the judges want to see and taste it!