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Home » Neff Cookaholic Champion 2017!!!

29 August 2017

Neff Cookaholic Champion 2017!!!

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I did it! I nailed the title of NEFF Cookaholic Champion 2017!!!

Jane Sarchet Neff Cookaholic Champion 2017!!!

Oh. My. God. What a weekend! It was an insane rollercoaster of emotions, here’s some of my highlights :)

The Neff Cookaholics Stage at the Big Festival

It was a steaming hot day. The kind of day you want to be sat under a palm tree with your feet in the ocean whilst sipping a Margarita, rather then getting interviewed, filmed and photographed, then cooking on stage to the biggest audience of your life!

Hedgecomber looking terrified

The NEFF team looked after us like you wouldn’t believe. They were just lovely.

Jane Sarchet and Lynn Williams, senior home economist at Neff

Massive thanks to Lynn and Heather for helping me through the entire experience, and calming me down whenever nerves looked like they were taking over.

The lovely Neff team

The competition was really tough. The audience voted on our two dishes with a ridiculously even split, so it had to go to last years winner to make the final decision. Gulp.

Cooking on stage at the Big Feastival

Nicky (last years winner) chose mine! Yay! 

Nicky and Jane, Neff Cookaholic Champions 2016 and 2017!

As far as the prize goes, we win £10,000 worth of Neff appliances. Double gulp.

Jane Sarchet cooking on stage to win the Neff Cookaholic Championship

As awesome as the new kitchen is, by far the biggest win for me is in getting the opportunity to work closely with NEFF for the next 12 months. I can’t tell you how ridiculously excited I am about this! I really hope you’ll follow along on my NEFF adventure!

Jane (hedgecomber) Sarchet Neff Cookaholic Winner 2017, holding a bottle of champagne and winners plate

And now dear friends, I think I need a little lie down in a dark room!

Big, big love to everyone who tasted, critiqued, supported, cheered, voted and celebrated with me. But especially to Jonny who regularly does all of the above, and keeps my feet on the ground however crazy the world gets around me <3 

Janie x

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  1. Lucy says

    29 August 2017 at 11:41 am

    Congratulations Janey very well deserved! What did you make? Looks like a fab day

    Reply
    • Jane Sarchet says

      29 August 2017 at 11:43 am

      Thanks so much Lucy!
      The brief was a one pot pasta dish that wasn’t Italian inspired, so I went for an Asian Duck Pappardelle :)

      Reply
      • Lucy says

        29 August 2017 at 12:37 pm

        Yum sounds delish!!

  2. Ross W. Everitt says

    29 August 2017 at 12:17 pm

    GG Janey. Well deserved. :o)

    Reply
    • Jane Sarchet says

      29 August 2017 at 12:32 pm

      Cheers Ross!

      Reply
  3. Kavey says

    29 August 2017 at 1:54 pm

    Such FANTASTIC news, a great achievement!!

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    • Jane Sarchet says

      30 August 2017 at 1:27 pm

      Thanks so much Kavey :)

      Reply
  4. glamorous glutton says

    29 August 2017 at 10:42 pm

    I’m so delighted for you, congratulations. GG

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    • Jane Sarchet says

      30 August 2017 at 1:28 pm

      Thank you GG! <3

      Reply
  5. Nicky Corbishley says

    1 September 2017 at 11:49 pm

    I bet you’re still smiling now :-) A fantastic day, and totally well deserved! You were awesome Jane xx

    Reply
  6. Vohn's Vittles says

    2 October 2017 at 10:38 pm

    Yay! Go you Janie! Wonderfully well done and well deserved. What an exciting year you have ahead of you! xx

    Reply
    • Jane Sarchet says

      4 October 2017 at 8:38 am

      Oh bless you Vohn, thank you so much! It is going to be an exciting year for sure!
      Jane x

      Reply

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