Finalists announced for the 2016 British BBQ Battle
R H Hall, the organisers of the annual British BBQ Battle to be held at Blenheim Palace in June have announced the finalists for the competition, who include:
Leisure & Contract Caterers:
• Logan Lloyd - BaxterStorey
Pubs, Bars & Restaurants:
•Phillip Hunt - Marston's Inns & Taverns
•Dave Alebon - Stonegate
Universities:
•Ash Spencer - Westminster Kingsway College
•Martin Wheeler - University of Reading
Hotels:
•Gerald Quadros - The Lensbury, Teddington
•Martin Baker - Ston Easton Park, Bath
The final will take place on 15 June and will require all finalists to create their final dishes within a one hour time frame on the day.
The chefs will be cooking their dishes on Crown Verity BBQ's supplied by UK exclusive distributor R H Hall with judges Ben Bartlett, president of the British BBQ Association; Bill Verity, president of Crown Verity; Gareth Finney, the 2015 BBQ Battle Champion and Jim Eaves of the British Culinary Foundation.
All competing finalists will receive a Sharp Commercial Microwave, Smeg Mixer, Simply Stainless Professional Chef's table and British BBQ Battle chef's whites. The overall winner will also walk away with a top of the range Crown Verity BBQ and accessories pack, plus £100 One4All vouchers.
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