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• The contest will take place on Monday, January 16, 2023

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• The contest is open to all European hotelschools

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• Each school can register 2 senior year students (technical and vocational education).

• The participating student(s) have to be accompanied by a teacher of his/her/their school..

• You can register until January 03, 2023

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The competition consist of 4 events:

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a. ​Carving a "Saddle of lamb" 

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The cutting of the saddle of lamb will be judged on the classic cut

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 b. Filleting 2 small Dover soles

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c. Carving of Gandaham on a stand

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(1 plate with 4 thin & complete slices) additionally 1 apero plate for 2 persons with garnishes of your choice. These must be brought with you on the day of the contest

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Remarks 

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For this aperitif test, the carving technique is free, the quality of the tasting of this plate will be judged by the various juries

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. d.The cutting of a pineapple in "Piston" and the realization of a flambéing, with rum,4 slices, which will be placed on two plates (2x2 slices)

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Will also be available

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S2 sugar, oranges, lemons, butter and rum.

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The cutting technique is free , the end result will be assessed

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Planned timing for each test

 

Ganda ham, 8 minutes

Saddle of lamb: 8 minutes

Small Dover soles: 5 minutes

Pineapple: 20 minutes

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During the test, , the members of the jury will inform each candidate of the remaining time

If the allowed time is exceeded, the candidate will be eliminated for this test

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In addition to the technical skills, each candidate will also be evaluated on his/her work elegance, his/her tidiness at work, his/her stance at the service table as well as his/her speed. Each student will be questioned during the tests on his/her knowledge of the used ingredients

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The jury is hosted professionals and members of the specialized press chaired by

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 Mister Esteban Valle, director of the service in "Domaine de Chateauvieux" **by Satigny near  by Geneva and author of the book 

"Flambons, découpons, c'est servi "

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Decisions made by the jury are final

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In the event of a tie for the 2023 European Junior Slicer Prize, the candidate who has scored the best result for the saddle of lamb test will be declared the winner. In the event of a new tie, the time needed to carve the saddle of lamb will be decisive.

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The saddle of lamb will be exclusively carved using only 1 knife

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Every competing student will wear the service dresscode, WITHOUT a reference to or label from his/her school

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All carvings during the competition will be done with own personal knife/knives or the loaned knives from the company “Zwilling-Demeyere”

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