Cafédirect are giving everyone in Britain a chance to try their hand at Food and Coffee Matching. It’s perfect for anyone addicted to the Great British Bake Off or who fancies their chances on Come Dine with Me.

You could win £500 to spend at the famous London cookery school L’atelier des Chefs, plus travel and a night’s accommodation in London for two. The winner’s recipe will also become part of a limited edition Coffee and Dessert Matching Cookbook.

I am very pleased to have been asked to be a judge for this exciting competition. I’m being joined by Andre, the Head Chef at L’atelier des Chefs and Thierry, Cafédirect’s own coffee expert.

Just as different wines have distinctive regional characteristics depending on elements such as the soil, climate and altitude, so the same is true for coffee grown in different locations across the world.  Wine is often matched with food by sommeliers to enhance the flavours of both – and Cafédirect is encouraging the public to explore coffee in the same way.

All you need to do to win is to submit an original dessert recipe to match with one of Cafédirect’s single origin coffees. To find out more, please click here and get your recipes in for a chance to win this fabulous prize!