Caledonian Club chef wins the League
The Caledonian Club in London's head chef has been crowned champion of the League of Club Chefs annual competition.
Paul Hodson won the final cook-off, in which the chefs were asked to make two dishes for a pub menu using host Shepherd Neame's 1698 Kentish Ale and Grant's Morella Cherry Brandy.
He served a posh Ploughman's with wholemeal bread starter and cherry bakewell tart and was judged winner by league president Don Irwin.
Runner up executive chef for the House of Lords Mark Thatcher cooked a roasted rump of Kentish salt marsh lamb and a hot chocolate soufflé pudding.
"It was a great honour to host such high calibre chefs at the brewery and watch them create delicious dishes using Shepherd Neame's 1698 Kentish Ale," said Shepherd Neame marketing manager Mark Miller.
"Both chefs were challenged to come up with dishes that could be used by pubs, so they might even appear on a Shepherd Neame menu."
