Winner of the Scottish Food Scholarship 2007 goes off to the snow with Première Neige

After a whirling year, the young and enthusiastic winner of the Scottish Food Scholarship 2007 Liam Mckenna is off to France from Sunday 10th of February to Saturday 16th of February to claim one of his prizes of a week’s training and accommodation at the French ski resort of Sainte Foy with luxury ski holiday provider Première Neige.

Throughout 2007, Liam has been demonstrating at events such as Taste of Edinburgh with Antony Worral Thompson, Jean-Christophe Novelli, Shirley Spears and Martin Wishart and at Scottish Food Fortnight. Now it is time to broaden his horizons and demonstrate his cooking skills in the country famous for its gastronomy.

Other prizes included an internship at Michelin-starred Restaurant Martin Wishart and a three day tourist pass to Edinburgh visitor attractions with two nights’ accommodation at an Edinburgh hotel from main sponsor Edinburgh Inspiring Cuisine; a meat master-class with Quality Meat Scotland and various product prizes from Graham’s The Family Dairy, All Clad, Bragard, Catering in Scotland and Villeroy & Boch.

This year’s top prizes include a trip to Luxembourg with Villeroy & Boch, an internship at Andrew Fairlie at Gleneagles and Restaurant Martin Wishart, a trip to Terra Madre in Turin with Slow Food, and the opportunities to cook on board of The Flying Scotsman and at The Taste Festival 2008.

The main sponsor of the Scottish Food Scholarship 2008 is Edinburgh Inspiring Cuisine, a body established by the City of Edinburgh Council and Scottish Enterprise Edinburgh and Lothian to promote Edinburgh’s restaurants and local food and drink producers in a bid to attract new visitors to the city. The winner of the Scholarship will be required to create a recipe inspired by the capital, ‘Edinburgh’s Signature Dish’, which will be included on different menus around the city over the course of the year, including Restaurant Martin Wishart’s lunch menu.

Offering a wide range of luxury chalets in the beautiful French ski resort of Sainte Foy, luxury ski holiday provider Première Neige provide precisely the right combination of outdoors excitement with indoor comfort.

Often referred to as the “Jewel in the Crown” of the French Alps, the resort of Sainte Foy is situated beneath the towering Mount Pourri, and above the Tarentaise Valley, providing fantastic ski slopes and breathtaking views. Sainte Foy is within a 20 minute drive of well know resorts Tigne, Val D’Isere, Les Arcs.

With a wide range of accommodation, Première Neige provides facilities to suit families and couples as well as large or small groups. The resort offers accommodation ranging from self catered apartments to luxury 5 star catered chalets.