It is getting hot in the kitchen for four students training hard for the Toque d'Or competition.
Student chefs studying at Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology in Tauranga are training for the upcoming competition - the most prestigious tertiary cooking contest in the country.
Aroha Fryer, Tarandeep Singh Deol, Sheyanne Collom (front of house) and Georgia Farmer (reserve) will be cooking up a storm through their mid-semester break to perfect the menu they hope will win them culinary gold when the competition is held in Auckland next month.
The rules of the competition state there must be a salmon entrée, lamb main and a dessert.
The team could not divulge too much about their menu, but team manager and chef tutor Shane Yardley said the students have looked to Japan for inspiration for their salmon dish, and to Turkey for their lamb dish.