YOUNG chefs were given the chance to cook for guests at a charity event.

Pupils from the Greater Brighton Metropolitan College (Met), in Pelham Street, went head to head in a MasterChef-style cook-off and served up food for 130 guests.

Student head chefs Saffron Penny and Ryan Stimpson and sous chefs Jodie Payne and Marcus Barnes created some culinary magic with a six-course menu focusing on seasonal and affordable produce.

They were assisted in their efforts by chef tutor Quentin Smith-Weston from Met and mentored by head chef at the Hilton Brighton Metropole Kurt Cutajar.

This was all part of a fundraising evening in which more than £3,000 raised for Brighton charity the Starr Trust.

The winners were Saffron, who works at the Windsor Hotel in East Worthing, and sous chef Jodie Payne from the Hilton.

Saffron said: “I’ve loved being a student at Met, the course has really helped me to see how catering would work and find my path in the business. Doing this charity event has helped give me much more insight into how functions work and how to manage a team.

“My dream now would be to head up a team in a big London restaurant.”

Nicole Carman from the Starr Trust said the money raised this year was the most in the event’s history.