Silwood proves its training best!

SILWOOD wins 1st, 2nd & 3rd place in the 2011 Sunday Times Junior Chefs Competition Congratulations to 1st place Ash Heeger (graduate 2010), 2nd place Hloni Tlhapuletsa (graduate 2008) and 3rd place Nik Tonglet (current diploma student)
Silwood has also won the 2011 CITY AND GUILDS cookery school skills challenge, the 2010 SHOWCOOK Inter-school’s Competition and has won the 2008, 2009 & 2010 Sunday Times Student Challenges- proving SILWOOD training BEST. Well done to Stacey-Lee Chan, graduate of 2006 for winning the international Chaine des Rotisseurs Competition in Finland.

Sunday Times Junior Chefs Competition 2011

Silwood graduates take 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in Sunday Times Junior Chefs Competition. Well done to winner Ash Heeger (graduate 2010) now working at The Test Kitchen. 2nd place Hloni Tlhapuletsa (graduate 2009) now working at The Cellars Hohenort. Third place Nik Tonglet currently completing the Diploma course.

National Skills Challenge 2011

Silwood diploma students Marikje Duminy and Nik Tonglet won the national City and Guilds, inter cookery schools skills Challenge at Hostex.

Sunday Times Chef Challenge

Silwood certificate students Sara Lohmaier & Lauren Bolton won the national Sunday Times Chef Challenge.  Silwood has won all the Sunday Times Student challenges to date. Read More

Show Cook’s Inter-Cookery School Competition

Silwood diploma students James Gaag and Belinda Wichmann won the Show Cook competition organized by Annette Kesler. The 3 competing schools were Silwood, SA Chefs Academy and ICA. Read More


International Chaine des Rotissuers

Silwood graduate of 2006 Stacey-Lee Chan won the international Chaine des Rotissuers young chefs competition in Finland, proving herself “best young chef in the world”!Stacey was one of only 3 girls against 21 boys in this prestigious international competition. Germany came 2nd and Canada 3rd. Read More

Sunday Times Senior Chefs Competition

Silwood graduate of 2005, Jodi-Ann Pearton, won the Sunday Times Senior Chefs Competition. Read More about Jodi and www.fooddesign.co.za

The World Chocolate Masters in London

Ruth Hinks- graduate of 1993 and owner of Cocoa Black Chocolate and Patisserie School in Scotland, won 1st place for moulded chocolates, dipped chocolates, best desserts and best gateaux at the World Chocolate Masters in the London. 

The SA Olive Oil Awards

Certificate student, Marijke Duminy, won a gold medal for her olive oil, Andante, at the SA Olive Oil Award
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