Dorset teenager crowned Rotary Young Chef 2009
Talented Hailey Vickers from Charlton Down proved she could stand the heat in the kitchen when she beat off stiff culinary competition to win the grand final of the 2009 Rotary Young Chef.
Sixteen year old Hailey, who goes to The Thomas Hardye School in Dorchester, wowed judges with her tasty three course meal of pan-seared scallops on a bed of spring pea risotto to start with, followed by lamb roulade served with olive oil mashed potato, confit tomato and mushroom with char-grilled asparagus and rosemary flavoured jus, and finished off with natural yogurt pannacotta served on a bed of rhubarb and ginger compote and light rhubarb consomme for dessert.
