The students were treated to a full tasting menu, which featured smoked eel, veal sweetbread, wild mushroom fricassee and a garden quiche. The team also experienced a behind the scenes tour of how the kitchen runs where they met head chef John Freeman and his team. 

The restaurant visit gave the students a ‘taste’ of what a future career in the industry could look like. They were accompanied by vice president of the Craft Guild of Chefs and chairman of judges at the Country Range Student Chef Challenge Chris Basten. 

They also received a signed copy of Sat’s latest book ‘Too Many Chiefs Only One Indian’. Bains began his culinary career at Derby College before winning the Roux Scholarship in 1999. 

Basten said: “The City of Glasgow College team were deserving winners of the 2018/19 Country Range Student Chef Challenge so it was fantastic they got to enjoy a meal from one of the country’s top chefs and see how a Michelin starred kitchen runs as part of their prize. 

“Hopefully it will spur the three chefs on to further culinary greatness and entice other students who are thinking of entering this year’s Challenge to submit their team entry before the deadline.” 

This year’s Country Range Student Chef Challenge had its deadline extended until 18 December 2019. To enter a student team for this year’s competition, visit: http://www.countryrangestudentchef.co.uk/.