Community Chef opens

The **Nestlé GOLDEN CHEF’S HAT AWARD **is the only national chef competition dedicated to the development of apprentice and junior chefs that tests culinary cooking skills at a regional level, right through to the ultimate test; a national finals cook - off. This year, the two young chefs named the National Winners will receive a career changing, international travel experience prize trip, worth $15,000, to further their culinary advancement.At the national cook-offs, to be held in Melbourne this September, all finalists have the opportunity to win medals for achievement to recognised standards in entrée, main and dessert course categories.The **Nestlé GOLDEN CHEF’S HAT AWARD **is the longest running chef’s competition in Australia with the first event held in 1966. It has been solely sponsored by Nestlé since 1986 and is Australia’s only national junior culinary competition.