How to become a champion sustainable chef?

Previous winners and finalists have set the culinary bar extremely high, creating delicious and inspired dishes which also make a positive impact on the planet.

Last year the joint winners Chef Sharon McConnell, from Northern Ireland and Chef Ricardo Machado, from Brazil impressed the judges with their ingredient creativity. Sharon created a pistachio crusted celeriac steak and a vegan chocolate mousse with dates and nuts whilst Ricardo created a sautéed banana peel medallion with sweet potatoes and a banana and coconut mash.

During the high-pressure final of the challenge, the finalist chefs are on a tight schedule but both Sharon and Ricardo felt that their participation was a career turning point for them.

They both loved competing together with talented chefs from all over the world and learnt a huge amount from cooking alongside so many passionate and skilled chefs.

The challenge brought new perspective on day-to-day activities like preparing vegetables. Peeled skin, seeds and stems of vegetables which would previously have been discarded never looked the same again after the competition.