Island Life Magazine Ltd August/September 2015 | Page 116

FOOD

Champions of the 2015 Create & Cook competition, Tessa Crosbie and Jessica Case from Christ the King
College on the Isle of Wight, with their winning dishes inspired by Island produce.

Award winners
2 years running

Isle of Wight retains fit2cook trophy as young cooks become 2015 champions!

T

essa Crosbie and Jessica Case,
pupils at Christ the King College in
Cowes, have won the 2015 Create
& Cook Competition, retaining the award
on the Isle of Wight for the second year
running.
The 14 year old duo fought off stiff
opposition from their Hampshire and
Sussex rivals at the cookery competition
final, held at Newlyns Cookery School
near Hook in Hampshire (25 June).
The Create & Cook Competition, which
is run by fit2cook food education and
sponsored by The Southern Co-operative,
celebrates local food and nurtures
young talent. Winners Tessa and Jessica
were praised by the judges for their
technically challenging menu and their
comprehensive use of local produce. The
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girls win £1000 for their food technology
department and the fit2cook trophy,
retaining it on the Island after last year’s
competition was won by Joe Doncaster
and Alice Hyde from Sandown Bay
Academy.
Tessa and Jessica’s winning menu