“This year’s Zest Quest Asia competition was really a level up from previous years. The quality of what the students were cooking this year just blew me away. I think Zest Quest Asia goes from strength to strength and in the future, I would really like to see even more challengers, especially from provincial colleges, take part. We’ve got the sponsorship and support for them. There’s absolutely no reason why they should not get involved.”

“Once again Tilda is delighted to have sponsored this fantastic initiative. We’re looking forward to working with some of the competing colleges and experiencing first-hand the talent and passion for Asian cuisine that these young chefs have demonstrated.”

“Zest Quest Asia has created hunger among so many young people in our university to explore Asian cuisine.”

“Being a Gold sponsor has presented us with many opportunities to work with the young, inspiring talent that this competition attracts and we very much look forward to doing more with them into the future.”

“It was a superb event from start to finish and we were extremely impressed with the enthusiasm of the students and the passion they demonstrated for learning. Roll on next year!”

“It’s awards like Zest Quest Asia that really do help to make you as students view British food and global cuisine as they all come together.  The teams that did very well did that extra bit of research, that extra deep dive into understanding Asian cuisines and why they work and have so much depth in them.  We now look at food on a global scale and Asian cookery is now recognised as some of the greatest and finest cooking in the world.”