Oxford Saïd's Commis Chef Asia Michelis has won the overall award in the city's Junior Chef of the Year Awards for her exceptional cooking skills.
Asia, 27, works for BaxterStorey catering team at Oxford Saïd's Park End Street campus where she cooks for students, faculty and professional service colleagues.
Organised by The City of Oxford Guild of Chefs, the competition saw professional judges mark chefs in kitchen performance and taste across meat, fish, vegetables, and plant-based canapes catagories. All dishes had to be designed and created from scratch while observing sustainable and environmental impacts.
Commenting on how it felt to win, Asia said: 'I couldn't believe it, I worked so hard for this competition, and I felt so proud of myself for what I achieved, all the hard work has paid off. The competition was not easy and it was a very special moment for me.'