Culinary Competitions & Awards
With Dez Turland now as our Group Development Chef, Brend Hotel Chefs have been extremely busy within the culinary competition circle, with chefs competing in competitions across the country.With expert mentoring from Dez, our highly skilled chefs have been given the opportunity to showcase their talents on the national stage at some of the most prestigious events. Once again this has given Brend Hotels the chance to show the culinary industry the fantastic talent we have within our kitchens, as well as allowing the chefs to gain valuable experience from competing against some of the countries most acclaimed competition chefs.
Recent Competitions and Awards
2007
- March
- Brend Hotels win 1 Gold - 2 Silver & 3 Bronze Medals at Wessex Salon Culinaire
- October Dez Turland
- Group Development Chef Finalist in Craft Guild of Chefs Norwegian Seafood Challenge
- October James Dobson
- Royal Duchy Hotel Finalist in NZ/UK Link Foundation Competition
2008
- February
- Liam Malcolmson & James Dobson - Royal Duchy Hotel Brend Chefs of the Year
- September
- James Dobson - Royal Duchy Hotel Regional Finalist Young Chef of the Year
- October
- Sean Beckerleg - Royal Duchy Hotel Finalist in NZ/UK Link Foundation Competition
2009
- February
- Craig Edens & Nathan Tait - Carlyon Bay Hotel Brend Chefs of the Year
- March
- Craig Edens - Carlyon Bay Hotel Semi-Finalist Academy of Culinary Arts Awards of Excellence
- March
- Matthew Brend Regional Finalist in Springboards Future Chef
- September
- Sean Beckerleg - Royal Duchy Hotel Finalist in Craft Guild of Chefs Graduate Awards
- September
- Dez Turland & Brend Hotels Winner of best Mentors at Craft Guild of Chefs Graduate Awards
- October
- Tom Brown - Royal Duchy Hotel Finalist in NZ/UK Link foundation Competition
2010
- January
- Dez Turland - Group Development Chef Semi-Finalist in British Culinary Federation Chef of the Year
- February
- Sean Beckerleg - Royal Duchy Hotel Semi-Finalist in Academy of Culinary Arts Awards of Excellence
- March
- Dez Turland - Group Development Chef Finalist in British Culinary Federation Chef of the Year
- March
- Brend Hotels Chef of the Year
Gold - Craig Edens & Chris Rundle - Carlyon Bay Hotel
Silver - Pete Woolacott & Marie Mullins - Barnstaple Hotel
Bronze - Gary Lidster & Tony Dyke - Devon Hotel