1998
17 Feb	Application form sent in
3 Mar	Selected for regional cook-off
28 Mar	Final practice before cook-off
29 Mar	Georgina's 5th birthday party
	I almost didn't make the cookoff - read about it here
30 March	Somerset College of Technology, Taunton - Regional non-televised cook-off
July	Filming starts at Maidstone Studios in Kent
16 July	First round - Red kitchen Judges were: Peter Gordon and Murray Walker Other competitors were: Shekha Varma and Mark Hatenboer
24 July	Semi-Final - Yellow kitchen Judges were: Michel Roux and  Competitors were: Margo Keating and Vanessa Guiver
28 July	The Final - Blue kitchen Judges were: Gordon Ramsay and Patrick Litchfield Competitors were: Larry McGarry and Janine Lishman-Peat Jayne & Georgina were there for support
20 Dec	Jan BBC Good Food Magazine MasterChef  Sourdough Cake recipe
1999
7 Jan	MasterChef Best of British Cooking book released
17 Jan	BBC1 @ 4:25 First Round Viv, Andy, Annie, David, Jayne & Georgina
18 Jan	Martin Blunos (Lettonie) at Waterstones
13 Feb	Cooked first round pudding at Green Street Seafood cafe
27 Feb	Helped out in The Sugar Club restaurant with Peter Gordon
7 Mar	BBC1 @ 4:25 Semi-Final Brenda, Jayne & Georgina
	Start work at Logica UK
28 Mar	The Final on the television - BBC1 @ 4:25 Had a Big party - 40 people, 4 televisions!
29 Mar	BBC West come around and filmed me in the kitchen.  Shown on local news that evening
	Local press
8 Apr	Small appearance on BBC Points of View
9 Apr	Dining Under the Stars, Bath - Lettonie, The Priory, Holmwood Park
1 May	First visit to Trianco Redfyre
7 May	Auction of promises
27 May	Green Park Brasserie, Bath - cooked final menu - 70 people
2 June	Hazelwood Castle, Tadcaster, Yorkshire - part of prize.  Lunch (40 people) and Dinner (80)
7 June	Jayne's birthday dinner at Green Street Seafood Cafe - 18 people
12 June	Cooked 'Auction of Promises' dinner
6 July	Louis Jadot gourmet evening at Harveys restaurant Bristol. The chef was Daniel Galmiche - one of the judges at the cookoff.
11 July	Bristol 2 Bridges Food festival
1 August	Final of Junior MasterChef -won by Dominique Fraser from Kent.
7 August	Ragley Hall Fireworks and Laser concert - kind invitation from Simon Evetts of Hatch Mansfield & Taittanger Champagne.
13 August	Michael Paul came and took photographs for NZ House & Garden magazine. Helen, Jonathon, Sheena & Tim came around to try out a couple of the dishes for the St Catherines Court evening.  We had: Braised shoulder of lamb with pumpkin & sage rissotto, grilled courgettes and lamb jus Hot chocolate & beetroot pudding. The verdict - excellent!  And we found out about Jonathon's addiction to liquorice?!
end of August	La Cacciata, Orvieto, Umbria, Italy - Cooking school with Alastair Little.  One of my prizes.  The week is provided by Tasting Places
11th September	St Catherine's Charity Dinner Concert Dinner and piano concert with Nicola & Alexandra Bibby.  I did the cooking for 110 people (with lots of help of course).  It was held at St Catherines Court (Jane Seymour's house near Bath) and was in aid of the Meningitis Research Foundation. Altogether we raised about £3500 !! Here's the menu
16th September	New Build Show - Alexandra Palace London - showing off the Nobel 2000 cooker
October issue	NZ House and Gardens article
13th October	Prix Pierre Taittinger cooking competition - London
14th October	NZ Evening at Burlington hotel in Birmingham, with Esk Valley Wines.  Here's the menu.
29th October	Visit to Charlie Trotters restaurant - Chicago.  We stayed at The Homewood Suites Hotel which was brillant.
31st October	My birthday!!
26th November	Mum & Dad arrive from New Zealand
4th December	BBC Masterchef filming of biography for Masterchef 2000 And the kitchen was finished with 15 mins to spare!!
Early December	Millenium Menu for Bristol Evening Post
31st December	A great party at Annie & David's.
2000
2nd February	Masterchef 2000 - Special 10th Birthday Competition.
23rd February	Childs Gastromonic Dinner at Harveys restaurant in Bristol.  I'll be cooking my peanut butter mousse.CANCELLED
4th March	Childrens Cooking Party for Joanna, at our place.
4th March	Dinner for Royal High School raffle winner
end of August	La Cacciata, Orvieto, Umbria, Italy - Cooking school with Alastair Little.  One of my prizes.  The week is provided by Tasting Places
11th September	St Catherine's Charity Dinner Concert - Piano concert with Nicola & Alexandra Bibby.  I'm doing the cooking for 100 people (with lots of help of course).  It is to be held at St Catherines Court (Jane Seymour's house near Bath) and is in aid of the Meningitis Research Foundation. The menu will be: Filo vegetable roll with fresh tomato sauce and basil oil ooo Braised shoulder of lamb with pumpkin and sage risotto, grilled courgettes & lamb jus or Roast cod with mustard mash, spinach and roasted field mushrooms. ooo Almond cake with plum compote. Liquorice and pear gateaux Pinenut and praline tart Hot chocolate and beetroot pudding Spiced rhubarb jelly with fried ginger Apple charlotte with apple crisps.
16th September	New Build Show - Alexandra Palace London - showing off the Nobel 2000 cooker