2015 Olive it! catering competition

The Olive it! catering competition aims to raise awareness of one of the most highly celebrated Mediterranean foods – the humble table olive. Partnering with Spanish chef Omar Allibhoy, the competition seeks to unearth culinary talent by challenging students to create a three-course menu, with each dish incorporating green or black olives as principal ingredients.

Our eight student finalists competed in our live final at the Good Housekeeping Institute on 27^th May 2015:

– Kieran McGarrigle
– Adele Lassu
– Patrick Cummins
– Linzi Birrell
– Anna Johnston
– Louis Robert Chrisholm
– Lee Hall
– James McGrath

The lucky winner of the Olive it! competition on the evening was Kieran McGarrigle from Westminster Kingsway College, who will receive an all-inclusive gastronomic weekend for two in Spain worth £4,000, as well as £400 worth of chef’s professional equipment of their choice. In addition to this, he will also soon be enjoying a priceless experience of a one-week placement at Omar Allibhoy’s award winning restaurant Tapas Revolution.

In joint second place from Colchester Institute, was James McGrath, 17, and Louis Chisholm, 17, in Colchester.