The Great Northern Cook Off is a unique and exciting addition to corporate entertaining and creative business development.

If you are looking to build relationships internally or forge a closer relationship with potential or existing clients - whilst enjoying yourselves – then The Great Northern Cook Off is something you should get involved in!

Whether your cooking skills start and end with sloshing some milk onto your morning cereal, or you fancy yourself is a bit of a Raymond Blanc prodigy, then this competition really is aimed at you!

Piccadilly’s ABode Manchester is involved in the GNCO, with Piccadilly Champion Michael Caines MBE returning to chair the judging panel for the competition. He said; “It’s great to be involved with the GNCO again for a third year, both personally and as part of ABode Manchester and Chester. I am looking forward to seeing the teams battle it out once again. There have been some strong competitors over the past two years and I know this year will be just as good.”

You, or your colleagues, could be the proud winners of the Scourer Pad Award (for the most burnt dish!), the Smooth Operator Award (for the most laidback chef of the competition) or the Maestro Award  (for the best chef of the competition).

Plan of action:

W/c 7th September 2009: Master Classes with Chef Mentors
Teams will be invited to the restaurants of their chef mentors for master classes in skill training and cooking techniques.
 
W/C 14th September 2009:
Round one commences.
 
5th October 2009:
Round two: The semi-finals.
 
6th October 2009: The finalists’ dinner:
Michelin-Starred chef Michael Caines MBE will be hosting a private dinner for teams that have reached the finals.

10th November 2009:
The finals will take place in the morning.
A Gala Dinner follows that evening where the award winners will be announced

Full details of the 2009 Great Northern Cook Off can be found at www.thegreatnortherncookoff.co.uk or to discuss your entry or sponsorship with a human being, please  contact  Fiona Morris on 07785-930039 or Jacqueline Hughes-Lundy on 07753-881455