The 3rdAnnual East
Coast Culinary & Cocktail Competition, which took place in Fujairah
on 9thJune, focused on the culinary highlights that the UAE’s East Coast
region has to offer its visitors. This year, in addition to three
hundred plus UAE hotel participants, the competition also included five
international teams, making it the first time that the competition
welcomed global participants.
The
competition, organized by the Emirates Culinary Guild and the World
Association of Chefs, attracted over one hundred senior chefs from
across the globe, fifty premium F&B suppliers as well as more than
two thousand visitors, many of whom were hoping to catch a glimpse of
their favourite celebrity chef in action.
The event organizers
were delighted with the wide array of top-notch culinary expertise,
which was showcased at the competition, spurring on the battle for both
individual and group trophies. The night, however, belonged to the
Miramar Al Aqah Beach Resort, who amassed a total of 3,076 points and
won a staggering 31 trophies, including the coveted Championship Trophy,
as well as 8 gold awards, 11 silver awards and 12 bronze awards.
The categories in
which the culinary teams from Miramar Al Aqah Beach Resort were
victorious included ‘Tapas, Finger Food & Canapés’, ‘Three Tier
Wedding Cake’, ‘Three Course Gourmet Arabic Dinner’ and ‘Pastry
Showpiece’, to name but a few. Other regional highlights included
victory for Media One Hotel, clinching the ‘Best Bartender’ award,
Sharjah Ladies Club winning the ‘Best in Pastry’ category whilst Best
Pastry Chef was awarded to Zabeel Palace Hospitality.
Ashraf Helmy – Area General Manager & Area Development Manager for Iberotel Miramar Al Aqah Beach Resort
added “ It is really an honor to host such a prestigious venue, I am so
proud that we in Iberotel Miramar have started such a great event and
now seeing it evolve every year attracting the attention of our
colleagues in the industry as well as the media and partners.”
“We are planning to
stretch next year event to a two-day culinary symposium so we can gather
more innovative chefs to present the latest techniques and culinary
concepts to their peers. That will give us more opportunity to include
more initiatives in the hospitality industry including environmental
undertakings and accomplishments as well as other light / fun
competitions to further strengthen the relations between the colleagues
across the competing hotels and add a relaxing and more joyfulness
atmosphere.”
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“We’re very happy for
our 03 rd overall & 01stever international culinary & cocktail
competition ends on 09thJune 2014 with very high note. The amount of
medal winners & learning curve that our young chef’s achieved was
over whelming. In the other hand we as a team very proud in Miramar to
handle this event as an individual establishment and looking forward
much bigger and better for next year. It’s our responsibility as main
organizer in this event to thank the Miramar Team led by our GM,
Emirates culinary guild senior management team led by chef Uwe Micheel,
All the sponsored suppliers, international teams, Judges & finally
the participants.” Commented K.A.C. Prasad, Executive Chef Miramar Al Aqah Beach Resort and VP ECG East Coast.
