Pictured above: Warwick Conferences chef Pete Fry

Coventry based, Warwick Conferences chef, Pete Fry has been awarded with a silver Copper Skillet award from the IACC (International Association of Conference Centres). The awards recognize the talent and imagination of chefs from across the IACC community.

The annual competition aims to find the best chef from its members, with the winners in each participating country battling it out to become the overall Copper Skillet Award winner, the best chef in the IACC.

Following a preliminary round where Pete was required to submit a written menu with photographs, he was chosen as one of eight finalists to take part in a 'cook off'. During this final round each chef was asked to create a single dish from a mystery basket of ingredients which included fresh produce, grains and three protein ingredients.

The eight finalists were allowed 15 minutes to develop the menu for the judges, with just 30 minutes to cook the dish. For Pete's menu, he produced cajun blackened monkfish, puy lentils topped with wild mushroom, chorizo and tomato ragout which saw him awarded with a silver medal.

Graham Crump, Group Executive Chef at Warwick Conferences comments: "It's fantastic to see Pete awarded with a silver Copper Skillet award; for our chefs to receive the recognition they deserve is very gratifying indeed. At Warwick we pride ourselves on the catering offered to students and delegates alike, and our dedication to producing imaginative and excellent cuisine."

IACC is a not-for-profit facilities based organization whose mission is to assist members in providing the most productive meeting facilities around the world. Their facilities represent the highest quality venues available to meeting professionals on a global basis.