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The overall winner of the annual Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year 2019 awards was Chinese photographer Jianhui Liao with this stunning shot, Cauldron Noodles. Taken in Shexian County, Hebei Province, it depicts an annual celebration in which locals don Qing Dynasty costume for a noontime feast. Liao’s picture earned him a £5,000 prize. This year, 9,000 images were entered from 77 countries in 26 categories. To see all the winners and to find out how to enter next year’s awards, visit pinkladyfoodphotographeroftheyear.com
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Want a career in food?
Le Cordon Bleu’s Julia Child Scholarship (worth over £40,000) is open to UK residents aged over 18 who have a vision for a unique food business. The prize is a place on Le Cordon Bleu’s 12-month Diplôme de Pâtisserie with Culinary Management, as well as a sought-after internship at the Savoy Hotel, a year’s accommodation in London, membership of the Federation of Small Businesses and lots more. Everything you need to kickstart a career in food. But hurry – entries close 16 June. Visit ukscholarship.cordonbleu.edu
IN THIS MONTH…
1742 Benjamin Franklin invented the Franklin Stove on 11 June. The metal-lined fireplace was designed to create lots of heat and little smoke. He chose not to patent the design so others could replicate it.