The dreams of three young Victorian apprentice chefs have been realised as the winners were announced for the 2008 Thierry Marx Career Development Award at a luncheon at the Brasserrie by Philippe Mouchel today. This years winners are:
· Petros Dellidis - The Press Club,
· Natalie Watkins - Waddingtons at Kergunyah and
· Kate Niewenhuizen - Pettavel Winery and Restaurant Waurn Ponds.
Out of six finalists, Petros, Natalie and Kate have won a-once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to travel to France in early August for a months work experience at Thierry Marx’s Chateau Cordeillan-Bages in Bordeaux.
Apprentices will receive airfares, accommodation and assistance with incidental expenses while their employers will receive an allowance to offset additional staffing costs while the apprentices are in France
It was originally intended to send only two apprentices but the judges unanimously found that all three candidates were deserving of the honour, with all receiving the maximum scores in the judging process
