Chefs plan feast fit for a prince
It sounds like the start of a bad joke: seven chefs walk into a kitchen.
But next month seven of WA's top chefs will be sharing a kitchen and cooking for royalty when Prince Edward comes to town.
If the prospect is daunting for the cooking heavyweights they showed no sign of it speaking to _The West Australian _ at Crown Perth, where the Duke of Edinburgh fundraising dinner, dubbed Kings of the Kitchen, will be held on November 6.
"It's more scary cooking for your mum and dad," Stephen Clarke, of Clarke's of North Beach, said. "You never want to mess it up with mum and dad, do you?
"You go to cook for the old man and he sits there watching you and he's so proud of you that you try not to mess anything up but your brother says, 'You've burnt those potatoes, it's not as good as grandma's' - you know what I mean?
"It doesn't matter who's out there, it's a guest and you always want to do the best you can."
The $700-a-head, black-tie event will feature a seven-course degustation menu matched to WA wines, with each chef in charge of a different course.
Chris Taylor, of Fraser's Restaurant, said there was no clash of egos.
"We're all here for the same reason, we're not precious," he said. "So everyone helps everyone."
Leeuwin Estate's Dany Angove agreed. "I think we've all worked together before, so we know how each other rolls and we help each other out and hopefully have a good night," he said.
The dinner will raise money for disadvantaged young people to take part in the Duke of Edinburgh award, of which the royal family are patrons.
The other chefs are Sean Marco (Crown Perth), Leif Huru (Nobu Perth), Scott Brannigan (Balthazar Restaurant & Bar) and Hadleigh Troy (Restaurant Amuse).
