On your marks, get set, cook!
10 July
2008
Fancy putting your culinary skills to the
test? Do you reckon you can rustle up an exemplary healthy dish in
under 30 minutes with the help of a professional chef and have it
judged by an unforgiving audience? Well, this is your opportunity
to be in with a chance of competing in the ultimate Feel Good event
showdown that is On Your Marks, Get Set, Cook!
Ready Steady Cook’s Lesley Waters is looking
for people from across the borough to submit their favourite
healthy ingredients – where two chosen entrants will use these to
create inventive dishes live on stage at the Feel Good event on The
Butts, Rochdale, Saturday 26 July 2008 from 11am.
But you’d better hurry! The deadline to get
your entries to Rochdale Town Centre Management is Saturday 19 July
2008 at 5pm.
The winner of this competition will get to
cook alongside Lesley Waters in her team, and the runner-up will
battle it out with head chef Darren Marshall from the Beluga
Restaurant at the Broadfield Hotel in Rochdale. The competition
will be hosted by BBC Fusion chef Aazam Ahmad.
With the fate of both teams firmly in the
hands of the adjudicating audience, the entrant from the winning
team will be crowned the On Your Marks, Get Set, Cook! 2008 winner.
What’s more, they will also win a night’s stay for two in the
luxury four-poster suite at the Broadfield Hotel with full English
breakfast, plus enjoy a 7-course gourmet meal in the Beluga
Restaurant. The runner up will also receive a 7-course gourmet meal
for two with a complimentary bottle of wine at the Beluga
Restaurant.
Lesley says: “This is a fantastic opportunity
for keen chefs to put their cooking skills in the spotlight and
show the audience what they can rustle up in under 30 minutes using
nothing but healthy ingredients.
“Whether it’s Indian, Italian, English or
whatever, I’ll be looking for unique ingredients that will not only
whet my appetite but will tick the healthy eating box too! I wish
everyone entering the very best of luck.”
Rules for entering
- The total cost of ingredients must be no more
than £10 from any supermarket or convenience store. The winning
ingredients will be selected by Lesley Waters and be purchased by
Rochdale Town Centre Management from the Co-operative – a sponsor
of the Feel Good festival 2008.
- Entries from two individuals who reside in
the Heywood, Middleton, Pennines and Rochdale townships will be
selected by Lesley Waters to be cooked live on stage by the
successful entrants, with the assistance of Lesley Waters and
Darren Marshall, at the Feel Good event, Rochdale, on Saturday 26
July 2008.
- All entrants must ensure they are available
on Saturday 26 July 2008 and be willing to prepare and cook their
submitted ingredients under the supervision of Lesley Waters and
Darren Marshall. Both teams will be asked to stop cooking 30
minutes after the start. Team recipes will be judged by the
adjudicating audience.
- Ingredients must be submitted to Rochdale
Town Centre Management no later than 5.00pm on Saturday
19th July. All entries will then be passed
directly to Lesley Waters for deliberation. Entries can be
submitted either by post to Rochdale Town Centre Management,
1st Floor, 5 South Parade, Rochdale OL16 1LR, e-mail to
suzy@rochdaletcm.co.uk, or
telephone 01706 926676.
- The successful entrants will be contacted by
Rochdale Town Centre Management, and will be briefed ahead of the
aforementioned On Your Marks, Get Set, Cook! event.
- Entrants must be at least 18 and over on
Saturday 26 July 2008.
A sample 7-course gourmet menu can be found on
the Beluga Restaurant website at
www.belugarestaurant.co.uk. Alternatively, please call
01706 639000 for details.
For further information about the events
taking place at the Feel Good festival, please contact Suzy Woods
at Rochdale Town Centre Management on 01706 926676, or e-mail
suzy@rochdaletcm.co.uk.