Jan Žídek, a student from the Gastronomy and Services Secondary School in Liberec, under the guidance of the head chef of the Clarion Grandhotel Zlatý Lev, Robert Sklenář, won the gold medal in the biggest culinary competition in Slovakia, “Žilinská gastronomická jeseň”. As the only representatives from the Czech Republic, they won the Junior category, in which they presented a venison sirloin steak with fresh raspberry sauce and roast pumpkin, chestnuts and walnuts.
