Rebecca Mandall of Monks Walk School Welwyn Garden City will represent Region 3 (D1080, 1130, 1240 and 1260) at this year's Rotary Young Chef National final after she won the Regional final held at West Suffolk College Bury St Edmonds on March 14th.

Rebecca cooked Smoked salmon confit with cucumber carpaccio, creme fraiche with pea shoots and caviar, Herb crusted lamb cavolonero and mashed swede and Mini Dessert Assortment and wowed the three judges.

Rebecca won against one other from D1260 (Emma Gregory of Aylesbury High School), Lydia Eagle (East Bergholt High School Suffolk) and Joshua Green (Thomas Clarkson Community College) from D1080, April Partridge (Heathcote School & Science College) and Fatima Olyabek (Connnaught School for Girls) from D1130 and Donnie Rhys Cabrera (St Benedicts College Colchester) and Hannah Rummkey (The Plume School Maldon from D1240.

Rebecca is pictured receiving her prize from the Mayor of St. Edmundsbury, Councillor Robert Cockle.

The event was organized by Bill Redmayne, Youth Opportunities Chair of District 1080.

The National final takes place at North Hertfordshire College Hitchin on Saturday 2nd May.  The winner of the National Final will travel to Italy with one parent to witness the olive harvest courtesy of Fillipo Berio.