Thursday, July 24, 2008
The Football Culinary Challenge
UK football arenas are aiming to create spectacles on the plate, as well as the pitch, and are vying for a coveted trophy this autumn.
The Football Culinary Challenge pits hospitality chefs from different clubs against each at a final at the Birmingham NEC in January, giving the winner the accolade of best cook on the terraces.
But the contest more than just an excuse for culinary puns from the commentators.
It's as serious as any football rivalry, with hospitality chefs competing as fervently as if they were going for FA Cup glory itself.
The best chefs from the FA's Football League teams will enter the contest of ten clubs, all sporting their team colours, and will be challenged to prepare a three-course Michelin-star style feast fit for the FA chairman in only 75 minutes.
The contest is symbolic of how food at football grounds has gone gourmet ... it's a far shot from the soggy-bottom pies of old
The Football Culinary Challenge pits hospitality chefs from different clubs against each at a final at the Birmingham NEC in January, giving the winner the accolade of best cook on the terraces.
But the contest more than just an excuse for culinary puns from the commentators.
It's as serious as any football rivalry, with hospitality chefs competing as fervently as if they were going for FA Cup glory itself.
The best chefs from the FA's Football League teams will enter the contest of ten clubs, all sporting their team colours, and will be challenged to prepare a three-course Michelin-star style feast fit for the FA chairman in only 75 minutes.
The contest is symbolic of how food at football grounds has gone gourmet ... it's a far shot from the soggy-bottom pies of old
