On Wednesday 19 May, four pupils from Knox Academy each paired up with two Primary 6 pupils from Knox Academy’s cluster schools for the heat of the “Little and Large” cooking competition.

Contestants were required to make a pasta dish and a tasty Angel Delight crunch. The winners were Ben Nisbet from Knox, with Emily and Claire from Kings Meadow Primary School. They were then able to progress to the finals on Thursday 17 May where they faced teams from Ross High, Preston Lodge and Musselburgh Grammar.

In the final, the teams were given the choice of cooking dishes from China, India, Mexico or Italy and for desert, a chocolate pizza decorated with fruit. The Knox Academy and Kings Meadow Team decided they would choose the Indian plate. After chopping, stirring, burning, washing and serving up, it was time for the judging to begin.

The judges who had been monitoring our progress throughout the cooking time tasted our dishes. Once each dish had been sampled they gave us the results. Everyone was congratulated and told how well each team had done.

The winner was then announced: Knox Academy and Kings Meadow had been successful! They had won! The team were all very happy about their results. They received a trophy to keep for the year and a smaller plaque for the schools.

The competition had been so close. A judge later told us that if she had been served the winning dish in a restaurant, she would have been very pleased.

The event was an incredible success and everybody had fun cooking and creating.

Ben Nisbet 3G1 / (New) 4G1