COMMIS chef Madeline Glenn, of Caringbah, is a competitive force in the kitchen.
Glenn, 20, recently took out second place at the NSW 2014 Nestle Golden Chef's Hat Award.
She represented William Blue College of Hospitality as part of a two-person team in the longest-running culinary competition in Australia.
"We had to cook a three-course meal, with four covers of each meal and had a list of ingredients to base the menu off," Miss Glenn said.
She served pan-roasted quail for entree, slow-cooked lamb shoulder with green bean puree for main and desert was a lime and yoghurt spiced panna cotta.
Miss Glenn works at Giro Osteria, Cronulla.