Young Scottish Seafood Chef 2010

The Young Scottish Seafood Chef of the year is Nico Simeone from Number One at the Balmoral Hotel, Edinburugh.  In an exciting cook off Nico  beat five other finalists to claim this years title.

Nico’s menu was a mouth-watering seafood delight,  featuring Gigha Halibut for the main:

Ceviche of mackerel, avocado puree and langoustine beignet

Halibut with soft parmesan polenta, fricassee of asparagus, peas and morel, soft boiled quail’s egg and crisp Serrano ham

Sarah Holmyard, Seafood Scotland Marketing Executive, said the competition had generated considerable interest from chefs in colleges, hotels and restaurants throughout the country.  “It is part of a wider package of measures designed to encourage greater consumption of Scottish seafood, and working with young chefs is an effective way to do that,” she said.   “We are delighted to welcome Nico Simeone as our new Seafood Chef of the Year and look forward to working with him over the coming months to promote sustainable Scottish seafood,” she said.