For ambitious chefs redefining what English food means today, we're delighted to offer a rare opportunity to gain national recognition and showcase the future of English cuisine through seasonality, provenance and creativity.
We Are Looking For England's Next Great Chefs
We are thrilled to launch Taste of England, a new campaign dedicated to discovering the country’s next great culinary talents. We’ve invited England’s most ambitious chefs to create bespoke menus that redefine modern English food through seasonality and provenance.
Entries will be judged by a panel of industry experts and journalists, who will select three winners, announced at an event at our Chapel Down winery estate this June.
The three winning chefs will have their menus brought to life through a series of high-profile consumer events across the summer, including chef takeovers at The Swan, our on-site, two AA Rosette restaurant. The winners will also receive a £3,000 cash prize and feature in a national PR and marketing campaign, with further opportunities to cook at key events throughout the season.
The competition forms part of a wider gastronomy focus for us this summer. We're thrilled to partner with three of the UK’s leading food festivals, Pub in the Park, Sound Bites Festival and Big Feastival, alongside Royal Ascot, the world’s most Michelin-starred sporting event, the Top 50 Gastropub Awards, and a series of collaborations with leading restaurants across the UK.
Liam Newton, Chapel Down’s Chief Marketing Officer, added: “At Chapel Down, we have always believed that great wine and great food are intrinsically linked through a shared sense of place. English cuisine is undergoing a real shift, with a new generation of chefs championing seasonal produce and redefining what modern English cooking looks like. ‘Taste of England’ is about giving those chefs a platform, while also showcasing the versatility of English sparkling wine as a natural partner to contemporary British dishes.”
