Hotel's chefs two of the best

A luxury country house hotel near Bath is celebrating a doublesuccess after two of its chefs de partie won places in the final ofa national young chef competition. Mark Stinchcombe and MichaelTweedie, of Lucknam Park Hotel in Colerne, will battle it out to benamed Young Chef of the Year following regional finals at ThamesValley University They were two of four young culinary wizards fromthe chefs' section to make it through to the final round of thenational Young Chef, Young Waiter competition.

In a day-long competition, they prepared a chocolate mousse and awarm quail salad as a skills test, before cooking a chicken dish oftheir choice from a surprise basket of ingredients.

Following their success in the regional final, Mark and Michael,along with their fellow finalists, were awarded a three-day trip toChampagne, courtesy of Laurent-Perrier.

They will now compete in the national finals at WestminsterKingsway College in London on October 20.

Young Chef, Young Waiter is organised by The RestaurantAssociation and is a national competition for young people aged 25and under.