Our Chef of the Year dinner chef for the 2017 dinner was of course Steve Liebeskind, the winner of the 2016 award. He was assisted by Paul Irwin in the kitchen with Graham Fear and Paul Gibson also contributing. Cheeses by James Healey and of course coffee by Spencer Ferrier and Paul Ferman as Winemaster.

In the absence of the Foodmaster and President, our VP, Peter Kelso took control of the evening.

Above you will see the full menu for the dinner and indeed it was one that should not have been missed.

This was certainly a dinner not to be forgotten. From the three canapés to begin and an exquisite lightly smoked salmon in broth, followed by the beautifully prepared duck confit. The meal was a treat.

Many of us were aghast at the amount of time that those in the kitchen put into preparing this meal. The praise heaped on Steve and his assistants was indeed very genuine.

And finally, the winners were:

Chef of The Year - jointly Steve Liebeskind and Graham Fear

Alexiou seafood award: Steve Liebeskind

Well done.