Catherine listens during a cooking workshop at the Institut de tourisme et d'hotellerie du Quebec in Montreal. Picture: AP Source: AFP
The Duchess of Cambridge draws applause at the food cooking demonstration in Montreal. Picture: AP Source: AP
The Duchess of Cambridge awaits Quebec Premier Jean Charest's verdict on her hors d'oeuvres. Picture: AP Source: AP
NOBODY'S souffle rises higher than a future king's.
Trying to show otherwise is a royal blue, as Quebec's premier - who has a reputation as a dab kitchen hand - found out.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, on their first official tour in Canada, joined a cookery demonstration at Montreal's Institut de Tourisme et d'Hotellerie du Quebec.
After donning personalised chef's whites - one of a dizzying array of five outfits the duchess wore in 24 hours - the couple spent 40 minutes whipping up recipes.
For Prince William, the main task was proving he was a better cook than his host, Premier Jean Charest.
Mr Charest produced the first lobster souffl aac, which was brought forward for display with a flourish by the duchess.
Two minutes later, the prince brought his souffl aac up, removed the premier's and said: "Much better! This one is mine."
It was, he said, "a souffl aac-off", teasing his rival: "If you could rise to the challenge, that would be great."
Mr Charest appeared despondent.
The prince engaged in more light-hearted clowning, pretending to pinch strawberries and insisting on dipping a spoon into a vat of melted chocolate for a taste.
"Do we eat as we go? I'm quite hungry," he said.
The duchess seemed to take it more seriously.
Student Theresa Rindress, 23, said: "She was fantastic. She was very competent with the knife.
"I asked her if she liked to cook at home. She said she likes to cook, but does not do fancy things."
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