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so therefor think logical, sustainable, ACC: What’s your favourite takeaway  Compete on MasterChef
We talk to and focus on one great vegetable and or comfort food? Professionals or equivalent.

enhance that around a fantastic piece of JD: Comfort food will always be a great  Become a Personal House Chef for
Cpl Jaden Dunn Meat/ Poultry or Fish. burger or an amazing curry.  Become an instructor for the CC1 –
Head of British Forces.
I have always believed as a chef the
ACC: What do your future plans and
about competing style and flavour profiles must be your ambitions entail? Chef Class One course and enhance
own creation.
the Skill set for the wider chef
JD: I have always had a clear plan over
community.
in the Ex JOINT ACC: What is your favourite the next years and my aim is to:  Front Cover of the Sustainer
 Win Armed forces Chef of the Year
ingredient to create with?
Magazine.
CATERER 2023, JD: Mushrooms are such an amazing  Write a cookbook to raise money  Continue to drive, grow, and learn
product and now being utilized across
for PTSD Vets and the Burnt Chef
to better my knowledge and skill set.
Project for Mental Health in the
the globe for medical research, waste
his career and solutions and amazing health benefits, I Industry.  Most of all, my biggest ambition is
to one day have my own Restaurant.
believe they are so versatile and can be
what he wants paired with plant based or meat. There are Want to Own a Piece of
more variety of mushrooms than meat.
to achieve next ACC: What would you be doing if you ACC History?
weren’t a chef?
JD: Thinking about becoming a chef
– my involvement of food is so strong The ACC Association has a number of ACC Silver pieces for sale, each of the
from my partner’s German heritage items were purchased by ACC Officers and presented to the Officers’ mess
food being a massive subject to my fam- when the Corps still had its own mess in St Omer Barracks.
ily chef background it would be hard not Each of the items listed has been appraised and valued by a silver expert and
to be involved in food. as such, each of the items comes with a reserve price. Should the item not meet its
reserve price then the item will be sold to realise its silver value.
ACC: What is your favourite dish to
Exercise JOINT CATERER 2023 caught up with Jaden prior to the com- ACC: Who has been your biggest cook at home? All monies raised will go to the RLC Trust and utilised to support/fund
took place over two days at the Public petition and asked him to tell us a little influence to get you to where you JD: I love Italian food especially work- Association activity.

Sector Catering Expo between the bit about yourself, including where you are today? ing with fresh pasta and pizza dough. How to apply/bid. Please engage direct with the Association Secretary
31st October and 1st November 2023. are today, professionally, and what got JD: My partner has continuously sup- (Secretary@ACCAssociation.org) with your offer for the item in question, noting
ACC: When are you happiest?
The competition attracted hundreds of you here? ported and encouraged me to progress, that the minimum offer accepted is that of the Reserve Price. The highest offer
JD: Chilled music and being behind a
chefs from across the forces (Army, Air and my catering has been influenced from wins the bid, should there be the same offer for a given article then the first offer
JD: I joined the army at the age of 16 stove creating new dishes.
Force and Royal Navy) many of whom where we have lived with the military. will be selected (first come, first served).
coming from a family of chefs that have
were competing and supporting their ACC: How long have you been ACC: When you’re not in the kitchen Items for Sale:
served across the Tri Services. Passing
colleagues. The competition showcased competing and what successes have where can you be found and do you
out of ATR Winchester in 2010, I Serial Item Description Offer Photo
the skills of chefs at the highest level, you had? have any hobbies?
was posted to Germany – Bergen- 1* Engraved Sterling Indala Man design created for ACC £150 each
demonstrating the role military cater- JD: I first started in 2016 where my luck JD: When I’m not in the kitchen you’ll
Belsen. I have served around the world Silver Goblet 315 Officers HQ Mess for purchase and
ers play in the delivery of an effective was not on my side. I competed on open often see me with my head in a cook-
while also having the privilege to have grams. Engraved gifting by members. Note that each
armed force, with competition catego- Junior Lamb, and came 14 out of 14 book, sketching dishes or at a local food
worked with a number of key figures Queens Crown & ACC goblet has a name engraved: Capt C
ries including live, front of house, buffet, Competing! After this failure I knew I market tasting food or foraging out
in the Hospitality Fine Dining Sector. Cipher below Waterhouse Retd, Maj RG Allen; Capt
display and field. Chairman of Judges wanted to be better and be amongst the in landscapes with my four-year-old
To note, I worked at a number of UK’s WR Piper MBE.; Capt RS Lawrence;
Shaun Collins-Lindsay said: “This year’s topped ranked chefs. I emailed Marcus daughter to incorporate into new dishes. Lt Gen J D McLaughlin, Maj DE Grilley
top Michelin Star Chefs, including
competition has been exceptional with some Wearing Team asking for a work place-
Marcus Wearing at the Berkley Hotel
excellent dishes being produced and some  ment under the support of my BCWO 2* Engraved Sterling As above. Presented by: In Memory £200 each
in London 2 for 3 months and with
exceptional static entries more than we  and received a positive response. I spent Silver Goblet 230 of Capt C Waterhouse; Lt Gen John D
Shay Cooper at the Goring hotel 1 for grams. Engraved McLaughlin US Army Retd; Maj (Retd)
have seen in the past.” over a year away, on and off, honing my
over 3 months. I hope this experience Queens Crown & ACC RG Allen: Maj DE Crilly TD; Capt RS
For the first time, the Army Catering culinary skills.
helps me develop and influence cater- Cipher below Lawrence; Capt WR Piper MBE.
Corps Association were proud sponsors With the fire in my belly, I come
ing at unit level for the junior caterers
of the Senior Chef of the Year compe- back to competing, achieving silver and
so they can continue their growth and
tition at Ex JOINT CATERER 2023. golds, and finally selection for the British 3* Sterling Silver Goblet Only 1 available. Engraved square £300
development.
As an Association we recognise what it Army Culinary Arts Team Management 450 grams base "Presented by Sir Guy Bracewell-
takes for chefs to compete against each ACC: What or who inspired you to / Mentors. I have since been selected as Smith MBE" in 1968. Queens Crown
other in a live class and to be able to join the Army and become a chef? a mentor to up and coming Army chefs. ACC Capbadge 1968
transfer those skills in delivering great JD: I first Joined the Army Cadets at the
ACC: What were the most important
food to Service Personnel. age of 12 where the excitement of being
considerations when crafting your
Representing the Army in the away from home and learning new skills 4* Engraved Sterling Only 1 available. Engraved round £300
menu for the competition?
Senior Chef of the Year this year was in my life had captivated me. Later, Silver Goblet 380 Base "Presented by Major Tony
JD: Seasonality always drives me as a
Cpl Jaden Dunn from the Food Service I was encouraged to take on this path as Rosette" in 1968. Queens Crown ACC
chef – mother nature gives me a selec- grams
Training Wing (FSTW), Defence a career in the Army, as a chef, by a role Capbadge 1968
tion of ingredients to use over the year
School of Logistics, Worthy Down. We model who was an ex-chef himself.
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