We were there to see a panel of the UK and Ireland’s leading chefs – who hold five Michelin stars between them – name George the best emerging chef talent from the UK and Ireland.
While George cooked for the judging panel of Claude Bosi of Hibiscus (London), Ollie Dabbous of Dabbous (London), JP McMahon of Cava Bodega (Galway) and Ross Lewis of Chapter One (Dublin) we got to eat a version of his dish cooked by the Waitrose cookery school pupils. It was by far my favourite dish and I imagine the judges’ genuine version was even better
George Kataras now faces the ultimate test in Milan, where Claude Bosi will guide him through the intricate process of perfecting his signature dish for a panel of judges at the Milan final that reads like a who’s who of contemporary gastronomy: David Higgs, Carlo Cracco, Gaggan Anand, Elena Arzak, Mauro Colagreco, Wylie Dufresne and Roberta Sudbrack.