Chef of the Year
The Ultimate Cookery Contest
Forrest Place came alive in September with 23 of Western Australia’s top chefs showcasing the distinct culinary skills to battle it out for the converted WA Chef of the Year title.
Stephen Clarke of Clarkes of North Beach took out the 2009 WA Chef of the Year title for the third year running. With tough competition in this year’s finals, Stephen had to be in top form to beat five of WA’s other top chefs.
2nd Place Costa Simatos from The University Club of Western Australia
3rd Place Wendelin Ulrich from Perth Convention Exhibition Centre
4th Place Jason Smith from West Coast TAFE
5th Place Pierre Truffet from Joondalup Resort
6th Place Sean Marco from (A)Lure Burswood
Each Chef had one hour to design a 3 ¾ hours to prepare and produce a three-course meal after receiving their black box containing great WA produce, which was judged by a professional panel of culinary professionals. The Chef of the Year is dictated by rules and judging criteria as specified by the World Association of Chef Societies (WACS) and the Australian Culinary Federation (ACF) WA, who take great care in ensuring that the judging criteria conforms to International standards and practices.
The judges who are all WACS and ACF accredited, were carefully selected to give a balance of modern and traditional cuisine. This year saw long time industry professionals make difficult decisions. The panel of four judges for each day were of the highest quality, renowned for their own skill and personal flair with food. Patrick O’Brien, Director of West Coast Academy of Hospitality and Tourism Personal Service and Retail was the 2009 Chair of Judging and Australia’s 2009 Chef of the Year Justin North dedicated his time to fly over from Sydney and be involved in the final decision.
The six chefs who competed in the Grand Final were among the best chef’s in WA, so it was only expected that these chef’s created some incredible dishes.
Chef of the year Corporate Partners:
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 Department of Health |
 Perth Market/ Fresh Ideas |
 Australian Pork |
 Linley Valley |
 City of Perth |
