A SCHOOL chef from Anglesey is to compete in a national competition in Birmingham next week.

Joanne Cox, from Ysgol Y Graig, wowed judges to become the School Chef of the Year (SCOTY) Welsh regional finalist, with a main course of Moroccan-infused ravioli and a knickerbocker glory dessert.

The ravioli was a winning combination of ravioli made with Moroccan apricot and chickpeas and a delicious spiced lentil sauce.

It was presented with a mixed herb couscous and coconut peshwari. 

She will now be up against three other finalists in Birmingham on July 5 and 6, with the winner to be confirmed at the end of the second day.

The school chefs had just 90 minutes in which to create four portions of their two-course menu.

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The competition is run by LACA, the School Food People and sponsored by Bisto, from Premier Foods, and attracts some of the best school chef talent from across the UK.

LACA was established in 1990 and is the leading professional body representing more than 1,000 members drawn from across the school food sector representing public sector and private contract caterers and suppliers to schools, academies, and MATs across the UK. 

The LACA School Chef of the Year (SCOTY) is now in its 29th year and has drawn national attention, with the annual winners often appearing on TV to show off their school cooking.