

MASTERCHEF THE PROFESSIONALS 2016 WINNER SERIES
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MASTERCHEF THE PROFESSIONALS 2016 WINNER FULL

Beautiful flavours, gorgeous presentation and a chef that just doesn't stop pushing." Judge Monica said: "She was only 22 when she first entered this kitchen and she's only just turned 25 but look at her style of cooking now. I feel like I have finally got to the point in my career where I can finally just step back a bit and just try and enjoy my work a bit more rather than just stress out and panic about things." ‘But not just that, it’s a bit of closure for myself. "‘It means a lot to me to have been able to win, just because I felt like because I hadn’t won the first time I felt like I had so much more to prove. Winning dessert by Louisa Ellis (Image: BBC) The chef, who switched to a Heat at Home menu this year after private events were cancelled by the pandemic, said winning had boosted her confidence. It just goes to show if you take extra risks, sometimes it pays off and it's definitely 100 percent worth it." Louisa, who told Nottinghamshire Live it was even more nerve-wracking returning to the MasterChef kitchen a second time around, said: "I can't believe I've even got everything on a plate in time, let alone coming away from this as a winner, which is completely overwhelming. Louisa beat Danny Parker, a finalist in the 2014 series, 2009 finalist Marianne Lumb and 2018 semi-finalist William Chilila in the competition. Louisa Ellis' main course of wagyu beef (Image: BBC)Īn Asian-inspired menu of of wagyu beef, spiced shrimp emulsion, tempura enoki mushrooms and schezuan spiced potato, followed by lime yogurt mousse with a mango and yuzu centre, lemon granita, compressed mango and pineapple and ginger crumb were hailed "two brilliant plates of food" and the main course was the dish of the day for Wareing.
