A CHEF used the skills he has learnt at Dedham’s Le Talbooth restaurant when he cooked for TV chefs Michel Roux Junior and James Martin.

Dave Wall, 28, senior sous chef at Le Talbooth, reached the semi-final of Roux Scholarship competition.

Before the competition, he was set the challenge of creating a meal using a saddle of venison, which he then had to cook on the day.

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