The Scottish team took the top spot for its consistent performance during the four-day grand final against teams from Ayrshire – Ayr Campus, Bradford College, City of Liverpool College, Gloucestershire College – 5 Acres Campus, and Westminster Kingsway College.

In the final all the teams had to undertake a number of challenges that included working across three La Tasca sites to learn more about casual dining and taking on the running of Alan Murchison’s Michelin-starred restaurant L’Ortalan.

Chair of judges James Tanner said the Glasgow team won because they were consistent throughout the competition.

Team member Munro said that winning was “absolutely incredible”: “Because we all got on so well, it didn’t feel like a competition.”

As well as the Toque d’Or trophy, the winning team – Nikola Plhakova, Aoife Munro and Murray McDavid – along with its chef lecturer Gary Maclean wins a chance to go to the world’s most prestigious global culinary competition, Bocuse d’Or, in Lyon in January 2015.