One of 12 finalists in the national Springboard Futurechef competition, Matilda Spink enjoyed a night in a top London hotel before cooking a meal for 17 of the Uks most talented chefs, including her idol, Bake Off: The Professionals Judge and international pastry consultant Cherish Finden. Matilda had just two hours in which to fillet a fish and produce four plates of cured and torched mackerel fillets with watercress mayonnaise, potato and butternut fondants, charred shallots and rainbow chard followed by her own take on rhubarb and custard.