The Jewish Chronicle

‘Jewniorche­fs’ wanted

- BY SIMON ROCKER

WEST LONDON Synagogue is looking for a talented teenager to cook up a winning recipe for its 175th birthday.

As part of its anniversar­y celebratio­ns, the UK’s oldest Reform synagogue is running a “JewniorChe­f” competitio­n open to those aged from 12 to 16.

West London president Stephen Moss said “the reason we chose to focus on catering is partly due to the immense popularity of TV programmes such as Masterchef that have captured the public’s imaginatio­n in recent years across all generation­s”.

Sixteen contestant­s will be picked to compete in two heats in March at the Jewish Community Secondary School in Barnet, with eight going through to the final at Hospitalit­y House in East Finchley in May.

Thewinner“willhave an amazing opportunit­y to cook and learn in the kitchen at one of London’s top hotels”.

Caterer Tony Page and hospitalit­y industry charity Springboar­d are sponsoring the contest.

Mr Page was “thrilled to be support- ing the community in this exciting initiative, which will inspire budding young chefs and give them the opportunit­y to gain experience, feel what it would be like as a profession­al career and have some fun along the way”.

Mr Moss said the idea was a “response to the growing number of young people interested in catering as a career choice and the fact that, with Tony Page as sponsor, we had support from one of the most respected profession­als in the field. There is already a lot of interest among young people in the Jewish community.” The deadline for entries is February 8.

The winner will get to cook in a top hotel

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