Top apprentice wins cook-off

An apprentice at a Umina restaurant has won the First Year Apprentice Division of the Leo Gerrett Memorial Cook Off at Ourimbah TAFE Campus on Monday, November 26.

Ruth Dalton, who works at Acquavista Restaurant, cooked a rack of lamb dish and a dessert of choux pastry swans.

The following day, at a ceremony in the Hunter Valley, she won the 2012 Outstanding Apprentice Award from the Hunter Chef's Association and TAFE NSW.

The winner was determined in an interview where the candidates were questioned on their ambitions and passion for their profession.

Email, 29 Nov 2012

Lindy Wilson, Acquavista Restaurant