A CATERING lecturer from Sarnau is judging the final of a popular S4C cookery programme.

Huw Morgan, who works at Coleg Ceredigion, will have the final say in the final of Pwy ‘di Bos y Gegin? tomorrow (17 July).

Two teams - the Harries family from the Pontypridd area and the Llaeth a Llechi (Milk and Slate) family from Anglesey and Deiniolen – are competing for the prize: a break in Barcelona, one of Europe’s culinary capitals.

“It’s been quite a journey, but I’ve really enjoyed it,” said Huw, 37.

“It’s been great fun being with the contestants but there has been some stress along the way too.

“The two teams in the final deserve to be there: they work well as teams and understand what good cooking means.”

The final takes a twist with the two captains working in the restaurant of the world-famous hotel Portmeirion during a busy lunchtime service.

The two teams then go on to cook the final three-course meal at Llandrillo College, Rhos-on-Sea, when the adjudicators are joined by Portmeirion head chef Mark Threadgill and other surprise adjudicators.

Together they will decide which boss is the culinary biz.

Huw previously adjudicated on the S4C celebrity cooking series Pryd o Sêr.

“I am used to judging people’s meals here at the college, it’s all part of my work,” he said.

“This was somewhat different and I was lucky enough to have such a top fellow judge in Bethan Stevens, co-owner of the Michelin-starred Menai Bridge restaurant Sosban & The Old Butchers.”

For 10 years, Huw worked in the kitchen of the Urdd camp in Llangrannog, serving up meals for scores of hungry children.

Huw, who has also worked at the Emlyn Arms, Cheltenham horse races and the Penbontbren restaurant, added: “I have seen a great improvement in general in the quality of served food over the years.

“More and more establishments are using quality local produce, especially Welsh lamb and beef, and that makes a huge difference.”

Pwy ‘di Bos y Gegin?! is screened on S4C at 8pm tomorrow (17 July).