The Gordon Ramsay Scholar Award is the chance of a lifetime for young professional chefs and college students to prove their worth in front of a host of Michelin starred chefs.

For the third year running The Gordon Ramsay Scholar Award will be taking place at the BBC Good Food Show Birmingham. Watch the heats play out live at the show from Wednesday to Friday, followed by the main event on Saturday - the final!

Some of the most talented chefs in the business, including Mark Askew and Angela Hartnett, will be doing the judging. They will also be on hand to answer your questions and sign copies of their latest books. There’ll also be cookery demonstrations and Gordon’s Gin tastings available for the audience.

And if you’re at the show on Sunday 30th November don’t miss the Gordon Ramsay will be hosting a session with the 2008 winner cooking live on stage.

This is a FREE event; places in the theatre are available on a first-come first-serve basis.

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If you are a budding chef and would like to apply to become the next Gordon Ramsay Scholar then please remember your application forms need to be returned by the closing date of 4th October 2008. Please note that the First 100 applications will receive a pair of standard entry tickets to the Birmingham show.