Charterstars Concept

This ground breaking compeTiTion is abouT

recognising your TalenT as a charTer yachT

chef. We undersTand iT’s a compeTiTive indusTry,

and your job encompasses some of The highesT

sTandards WiThin The culinary World. charTer

sTars gives you The opporTuniTy To demonsTraTe

and publicise your skills To boTh your yachT chef

peers and culinary professionals. This is your

chance To compeTe againsT The besT of The besT...

Take your passion and career To The nexT level!

Technical guideline to the competition

Welcome To charTer sTars!

o u r c o n c e p T

c o m p e T i T i o n s T r u c T u r e

T e a m m a n a g e m e n T

a p p l i c a T i o n p r o c e s s

c o m p e T i T i o n ’ s f i n a l e v e n T

j u d g e s a n d r u l e s

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m a s T e r p i e c e s .


competitionstrUctUre

15 CHEFS

charTer sTars are compeTiTion-judged aWards and you

musT be in a Team in order To compeTe. parTicipanTs can

eiTher build a Team Themselves, or They can be submiTTed

as a conTender by a sponsor. Teams belong To each

sponsor and you need To be submiTTed by Them in order To

compeTe, unless you build ThaT Team yourself. despiTe The

facT ThaT you Will be represenTing a sponsor or your oWn

esTablished Team, if you are aWarded WiTh a charTer sTar,

The sTar belongs To you, noT The sponsor or your yachT .

The basic principal behind The

compeTiTion is To aWard sTars for

your culinary creaTions. food

and cuisine are such an inTegral

parT To a charTer yachT, and leT’s

face iT, iT can eiTher make or break

The charTer.

“if guesTs love The food, Then chances are They’ll love The boaT and god forbid, vice-versa.”

sTage 1

each Team can submiT an unlimiTed number of chefs in The online

evenT. every chef needs To submiT aT leasT 1 phoTograph and 1

video in order To receive a public voTe. The 15 Top conTenders Will

proceed To The sTage 2.

The compeTiTion Will be held in 2 parTs. The firsT parT

is The online sTage Where chefs need To form Teams

WiTh Their sponsors in order To qualify. during This

sTage Their creaTions Will be voTed on by The public.

Those ThaT receive The mosT voTes qualify for sTage 2.

sTage 2

all remaining conTesTanTs Will compeTe againsT each oTher

in The cooking compeTiTion held during The forT lauderdale

boaT shoW 2012.


seeking sponsorship Will save you money in your admis-

sion fees and equipmenT cosTs, as Well as give you more

personal exposure and publiciTy. parTicipaTing under

an already recognised brand name, WheTher you’re rep-

resenTing a supplier or an agency, means ThaT you and

your skills are being endorsed by a sponsor.

crew agents, suppliers,

private investors

sponsor chefcharter chefs

an unlimited number of chefs compete for

sponsored teams

Team

What are the advantages for chefs competing as a

sponsored team ? ”“

TEAM RULES

- every Team represenTed needs To have a Team manager Who is needed To approve every Team applicaTion.

- only applicaTions ThaT are approved by The Team manager Will be permiT Ted To parTicipaTe in The Teams.

- We can only accepT paymenTs for Team submissions by The Team manager in order To process applicaTions.

- all fees due need To be paid by The Team manager WiThin 7 days of Their compeTiTor submission..

- all parTicipaTing chefs need To supply proof ThaT They have had a minimum of 2 seasons experience on charTer yachTs WiThin The lasT 4 years.

TEAM MANAGEMENT

projecT Teams Will be

esTablished eiTher Through

sponsorship or self submission.

each projecT Team can have

an unlimiTed amounT of

compeTiTors. While These

compeTiTors may represenT The

same sponsor and are projecT

Team members, They’ll be

compeTing as an individual, noT

collecTively as a Team. The more

chefs ThaT sponsors have in

Their Teams, The more chances

They have of Winning. much

like poker, in The charTersTars

compeTiTion iT is advanTageous

To spliT your cards, (in This case

your projecT Team), in order To

increase To your chances of

Winning. There is no resTricTion

on hoW many represenTaTives

from The same Team make iT To

The final round.

seeking sponsorship Will save you money in your

admission fees and equipmenT cosTs, as Well as give you

more personal exposure and publiciTy. parTicipaTing

under an already recognised brand name, WheTher

you’re represenTing a supplier or an agency, means ThaT

you and your skills are being endorsed by a sponsor.


APPLICATION PROCESS

applicaTions are accepTed from march The 19 Th unTil sepTember The

26Th 2012. afTer chefs have been accepTed and puT forWard by Their

sponsors, The applicanT is Then required To submiT aT leasT one pho-

To and one video of Their culinary Work. on The 26Th of sepTember

The public’s voTes on applicanTs’ phoTos and videos Will be counTed.

all voTes Will be published on The charTersTars WebsiTe and The

raW voTe counT Will be senT as monThly updaTe To all Team leaders.

These voTes Will decide Who makes iT inTo The final cook-off round.

voTing Will Take place on The charTersTars facebook page during The

firsT round of The evenT. every conTender is subjecT To a 500 euro

adminisTraTion fee during The firsT round of The compeTiTion.

every finalisT Will be subjecT To an adminisraTion fee of 1000 euros.

online qualify evenT

final cook off

upload of the sponsor’s logo and text to our facebook charterstars page. ✔ ✔

Web link to the chef’s personal webpage, facebook page and Twitter

link to the sponsors facebook and homepage on our charterstars facebook page

handling, storing, formatting and converting of all your submitted files so that they’re presentable for the competition on our ssl secured server.

Weekly list of participants on our facebook page and published on yacht-related facebook pages.

final results of the online qualifying event pub-lished both online and in one of the monthly edi-tions of the crew report.

chef’s personal profile page on The charterstars Website

sponsor’s profile page with dedicated advertisement space

upload of the sponsor’s logo to our charterstars homepage.

final results of the cook-off in one of the monthly editions of the crew report.

in most cases the sponsor will take care of the administrative fees in exchange for advertising and the promotion of their business. think about your supplier, crew agents, yacht or your own brand. for this relatively small investment, this high impact advertising has impressive gains. ”

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forT lauderdale

FINALCHEFS

COMPETITION

EVENT

Those contenders who make it through the facebook qualifying round will compete against the other remaining contenders during the fort lauderdale boat show held from the 26th until the 28th of october 2012. The chefwalk will provide all the facilities needed in order for competing chefs to prove their skills in a master chef-style cook-off!

forT lauderdale

EVENT SCHEDULE

The event will be held over 3 days with 5 contenders to compete each day. The chefs will be given their ingredients at the start of the day and each day’s ingredients will be the same for each chef.

COOKING TIME LIMITS FOR THE FINALS

- The ingredients will be submitted each morning with 15 minutes given to plan and write the menu

- preparation of the dishes will be allocated a 4 hour time limit in the morning

- dishes must be served within a certain amount of time. a 15 minute time frame will be allocated to plating each course.

GENERAL RULES FOR THE COOKING

COMPETITION

- competitors are allowed to bring basic equipment (non electric) to the event.

- no pre-prepared food items are permitted in the competition

KITCHEN EQUIPMENT

The following equipment will be provided by The chefwalk:

- mixing bowls and chopping boards - Thermo mix - low Temperature cooker - food processor - hand blender - induction stove Tops - convectional ovens with steamers - japanese knives from korin with a personal engraving of the chef’s name - customised nuuq chef jackets - all personal electric appliances are prohibited at the event.


Judges and Stars

our judges, consisting of three well-versed culinary professionals, will award stars once the cook-off is over. judges award stars individually and to as many chefs as they deem worthy, which means competing chefs have the potential to be awarded up to 3 charter stars each-one from each judge!

This competition will be held every year and is the ultimate opportunity to publicise and establish the culinary reputation of competing chefs and their sponsors.

The teams are able to advertise The charterstars online event on all electronic and print media of their choice.

sponsors and contenders have to get permission to advertise during the final cook-off round. This includes the displayed merchandise, which include chef uniforms and per-sonal equipment brought by the competitor for the event.

ADVERTISEMENT RULES

AND REGULATIONS

General Competition

Rules

companies can sponsor an unlimited amount of chefs

There is no limit on how many contenders can compete in the first round

The top 15 contenders will enter the final cook-off round.

all participating chefs must have signed up with epic food ltd in order to compete.

all competitors need to have a minimum of 2 seasons experience as charter yacht chefs, and this experience must have been accrued within the last 4 years.


epic food lTd

The bristol office

2 southfield road,

Westbury-on-Trym,

bristol,

bs9 3bh

united kingdom

ph. +00 19546290328

email: [email protected] www.thechefwalk.com

CHARTERSTARS IS A CONCEPT OF EPIC FOOD LTD

our company registration number is 7392024 and registered in england and Wales.

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