Chef de Cuisine of Royal Canberra Golf Club has taken out The Unilever Food Solutions Chef of the Year award held at Foodservice Australia over three action-packed days of live, knockout competition in May.
Head judge John McFadden said the soring was incredibly tight, but Matt’s kitchen skills and organisation won the day, even though he competed in the second Semi Final and Grand Final back to back, each time producing his two dishes in just over an hour from a mystery box.
The Unilever Food Solutions Chef of the Year competition is one of the most rewarding in the country, with a total prize pool of $10,000. According to Weller, the most challenging aspects of the competition were first trying to come up with two great dishes in the 15 minute set up time from a box of mystery ingredients, then having to plan and execute it within the one-hour time slot, all while conducting himself in a clean and professional matter in front of a live audience.
