The annual competition celebrates the next generation of culinary talent with three rounds of cooking competitions, culminating with a live-action finale at the Hospitality Show in Birmingham in 2017.

The competition will see the inspiring chefs battle it out for a chance to win the title and an all-expenses paid trip to Avery Island, Louisiana where TABASCO® Sauce has been made for nearly 150 years.  Additionally, Whitbread, the UK’s largest hospitality company, will consider putting the winning dish on their menu.

The full list of finalists is as follows:

• Jazmine Wallace, South Downs College
• Lewis Jordan Frederick, Westminster Kingsway College
• Joseph Berney, Westminster Kingsway College
• Bradley Travers, Guernsey College
• Liam Torode, Guernsey College
• Alex Yates, Westminster Kingsway College
• Damien Batchelor, West Kent College
• Davina Jackson-Keen, Westminster Kingsway College