A CHEF at a Michelin starred restaurant in Bray is down to the final six for the prestigious Roux Scholarship.
Oli Williamson, a chef at Heston Blumenthal's The Fat Duck served up a winning combination of hake, clams and leeks at the regional semis last month for judges Alain Roux, Michel Roux Jnr and Angela Hartnett.
The local chef now bids to win the scholarship, which includes £6,0000 and an all expenses paid placement in a three Michelin star restaurant anywhere in the world.
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Oli Williamson said: "This was my last chance to enter the competition because I’ve just turned 30.
"I’m super happy! I’ve got some work to do for the final, so it’s going to take some preparation to ger ready."
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The Roux Scholarship is the competition all serious young chefs want to win. It has been running more than 30 years and is judged by Michel Roux Jnr (BBC Saturday Kitchen, Kitchen Impossible, Masterchef), Brian Turner CBE (BBC's Ready, Steady, Cook) and James Martin (BBC Saturday Kitchen, This Morning and Saturday Morning with James Martin) among many other Michelin-starred chefs.
The National Final is in London on Monday, October 25.
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