Javea Grapevine Issue 181 - LARGE FONT EDITION | Page 12

Yana Antipova won the first ever cooking contest for children of Jávea - "Mercatchef Junior". Nuria Salvador & Maria Mateo completed the winners’ podium Mercatchef Junior Finals On Saturday the 19th all of the Municipal Mercat de Xàbia welcomed the end of the first competition of the children's event "Mercatchef Junior". The nine girls selected courses every weekend, develop ing them within the Market Hall facilities to participate in this final. Supervised by Chef Nazario Cano (El Rodat), the final challenged competitors to reinterpret traditional muffins. The winning proposal was from Yana Antipova, closely followed by Nuria Salvador and Maria Mateo. Prizes are vouchers of 50, 30 and 15 euros redeemable for shopping in the Mercat. Attending the final with the public were the mayor, José Chulvi, Mercat Councillor Tere Bisquert and the guest chefs from the previous events, Alberto Ferruz (Bon Amb), Juan Vicente Mas (Different) and David Ariza (Free Land Cook).