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NEWCASTLE LIVE Friday 19th March 2021

Apprentice chef Matthew Mirosevich takes out 2020 Brett Graham Scholarship

Apprentice chef Matthew Mirosevich is bound for London after taking out top honours in the 2020 Brett Graham Scholarship.

Shortlisted from a group of seven apprentice chefs, Matthew was joined by fellow finalists Jayden Dann from EXP Restaurant and Samuel McKinnon from Muse Restaurant at a final cook-off showdown at Hamilton TAFE this week where the hopefuls were tasked with designing and cooking a menu based on ingredients selected by Brett Graham.

And in the end, it was Matthew’s entree of beetroot salad with a whipped onion, pancetta and fennel goat’s curd, a chicken ballotine main and prune and custard tart with cardamom and orange zest ice cream that won the judges hearts and palettes.

“It’s just amazing,” Matthew said of his win. “It’s just such a great foot in the door,” Matthew, who is currently learning his trade at The Signal Box said.

The scholarship, a collaboration between the Hunter TAFE Foundation and the Hunter Culinary Association is names after one of TAFE NSW’s most successful alumni and former Novocastrian Brett Graham.

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