SEASIDE chefs in Dorset are being urged to take part in the new Seaside Chef of the Year Award which aims to put the winning resort on Britain’s culinary map.

The competition is open to any seaside chef, other than celebrity and TV chefs, and those working in restaurant or hotel chains who do not have control over their menus..

All an eatery or chef needs to do to enter, is to initially submit a menu, on paper, under three headings: First Fathom (starter); Full Tide (main course) and Ocean’s Heaven (dessert). The menu does not need to be based on seafood, but should have a distinctly local flavour. The menu submission should include details of how the dishes would be presented and priced and show a commitment to quality dining.

The eatery or chef submitting the entry, needs to write 200 words to say why they deserve the Seaside Chef of the Year title.

Entries need to be submitted to: Aspect Bar & Bistro ‘Seaside Chef of the Year’ Competition, c/o The Lothersdale Hotel, 320-323 Marine Road, Morecambe, LA4 5AA, by September 1. Two finalists will then be invited to a cook-off and gala dinner at Aspect in October 2015. The winner will be chosen, by a team of guest judges, on the night, after diners have been able to see and sample the dishes.