Wokstar

Wokstar is a UK skills competition for food education students to showcase top notch food preparation & cookery skills. Brought to you by The Lu Ban Foundation

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Our Wokstar Champion is Jean Claudine Villanueva of Middlesborough College! And an award of Highly Commended Wokstar goes to Lauren Firth of Trafford College. The ladies win £3000 and £1500 respectively on top of the accolades. Congratulations! You're both Wokstars

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Our guest judges are busy interviewing the Wokstar 2022 finalists...... not long now until we hear who is Woktstar 2022 champion!

@paulkalleegrove @Rina_Sowler Leigh Harmes, @JasonIMatCG Wendy Johnston of @LJMU

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In today's Wokstar final @lubanliverpool we have finalists from @hopwoodhall @KendalCollege @TraffordCollege @TamesideCollege, Middlesborough College and Coleg Cambria. Which student will be our £3000 winner?....

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The Wokstars final is well underway now @lubanliverpool. Who will win the £3000 cash prize out of our 6 finalists?.....

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Wokstars Heat 6 @TamesideCollege

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Wokstars Heat 5 @TraffordCollege

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Heat 4 at Middlesborough College

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Heat 3 @KendalCollege

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Heat 2 was at @hopwoodhall 🥢❤️

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Some of the action from Heat 1 @colegcambria ❤️

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The final of Wokstar takes place tomorrow, Friday 17th June at @lubanliverpool
We can't wait to see the students and special guest judges @paulkalleegrove, Wendy Johnston @LJMU, Leigh Harmes, @JasonIMatCG, @Rina_Sowler 🥢❤️

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Student chefs to do battle in Liverpool this Friday to find Wokstar final winner.

Six catering #students from across England and Wales will go head-to-head at Lu Ban Liverpool to win the first Wokstar title and a £3,000 cash prize.

News:
https://t.co/rWXDz4bDOL

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And it begins! Chair of Judges Mike Jennings is overseeing today's 1st heat at @colegcambria & can't wait to see what the students can do.
Fellow Judges Andy Woods and Paul Smith want to see creativity, great flavours and imagination in the dishes.

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All enquiries to [email protected]

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Coinciding with Tianjin's Vocational Skills Week, the Wokstar final will be broadcast live in China, where the students' skills will be put to the ultimate test in front of the judging panel and TV cameras.

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About Wokstar 2022
60 students from 6 colleges will compete in this year's competition.
Heat winners from each category will take part in the final on 17th June at Lu Ban Restaurant, each accompanied by their tutor.

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The judging panel:
- Mike Mounfield, Lu Ban director, co-author of Cherry Blossom cookbook and 30 years' experience in hospitality and food education.
- Dave J Critchley, executive head chef director at Lu Ban Restaurant and author of Cherry Blossom cookbook.

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The judging panel:
- Mike Jennings, expert judge, working on most recently The MYBA Chartered Super Yacht cookery competition in Barcelona. Mike set up The Hospitality Hut consultancy to support the hospitality sector with support in training, development and concept design.

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Mike Jennings, chair of judges and accomplished Michelin trained chef with 25 years' experience, is travelling the country this week to oversee the judging and is looking forward to finding the best of students' skills.

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With students vying for the 2022 top award of Most Outstanding Chef and prize money of £3000, they will battle it out amongst their peers with 6 college heats for best hot dish, cold dish & dessert, & winners of each category will make it through to the final on 17/6/22