A student from Westminster Kingsway college in London has been crowned 'Philadelphia Young Chef of the Year 2011', following a hard fought cook off.

Nuannapa Ratanakitsunthorn faced stiff competition from Nicole Waefler, Zoe Lewis and Danny Hoang, but her imaginative dish of breaded lemon sole stuffed with Philadelphia, pea & mint puree and roasted parsley Jersey Royal potatoes, mixed spring vegetables and a Philadelphia clam sauce beat a ravioli, salmon mousse and wild garlic quiche to the prize. The competition was judged by Mike Allen, senior instructor for craft skills in the armed forces; Martin Bates, CEO of the Craft Guild of Chefs; professional chef and writer, Sophie Wright; and Melissa Neild, Brand Manager Philadelphia Away From Home.

Nuannapa scooped a £500 cash prize, with Nicole, Zoe and Danny winning cash prizes of £200. All the finalists received a Philadelphia chef's jacket, and will see their recipes published at www.philadelphia.co.uk/professional and on leaflets in Philadelphia 1.65kg packs. They also earned a year's free membership to the Craft Guild of Chefs. Nuannapa's college, Westminster Kingsway College, London will receive £1,000 worth of Continental Chef Supplies vouchers to put towards equipment of their choice.

Kraft Foods teamed up with the Craft Guild of Chefs, Sophie Wright and City & Guilds to develop the competition, which aimed to reward the innovation and creativity of talented trainee chefs in full time education aged 17-23. The four finalists were selected from entrants who uploaded recipe ideas to the website in the first round of the competition.