Best Young Chef award open for entries

The hunt is on young chefs, and the prizes are lush. Applications for the Josephine Pignolet Best Young Chef award have opened.

Send a CV and a one-page essay titled ''My philosophy on food'' to: The Josephine Pignolet Award: PO BOX 406, Woollahra, NSW, 1350, no later than May 3.

Prizes include a return overseas airfare, Shun knives valued at $3000, and cash donations from industry suppliers and chefs in excess of $16,000.