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ECG Newsletter
Issue 0509 June 10, 2009
Events & Happenings
-Cooking with Honey Workshop July 4 & 5 at the Radisson BLU Hotel sponsored
by the U.S. Honey Federation. There are only 15 slots for each day so register soon.
-ECG Monthly Meeting June 14
th 2009 at Emirates Flight Catering.
July 5th
2009 Any volunteers for hosting this one?
-WACS Congress 2010 34th
WACS Congress Santiago, Chile January 24-28, 2010.
Registration is now open; please contact ECG if you are interested in attending.
-Omani Chefs held their first competition on the 19th
of May, with eight teams
competing Black Box Style, a very high standard was achieved.
Peter Helmsman and Uwe Micheel with Omani Chefs and Organizers
ECG Welcomes New Members
Chef Ramon Salto as Senior Member
Royal Culimer as Corporate Member
Jeroen Tollenaar, General Manager of Royal Culimer
Upcoming Competitions
-Unilever Chef of the Year 2009 Entry deadline was June 1, open to all Senior
Chefs; it will involve preparation of a three course menu cook off, preliminaries will be
within the region, with the winner going to the finals being held in South Africa on
September 11, 2009.
- Female Chef of the Year is a dedicated annual contest for female chefs in the
Middle East. This competition, the first of its kind in the region, is an initiative by Nestlé
Professional to provide a culinary platform for female chefs to practice and prepare
themselves for competitions such as Menus of the Masters and Salon Culinaire.
FCY has received recognition and regional acclaim for the opportunities it provides and
many chefs agree that this contest is instrumental in bringing all the up and coming
talents to the forefront. According to Chef Pamela Gould: “Female chefs are sometimes
shy to participate in large competitions, so it’s a great platform for them to practice and
once they see the results and rewards they will feel comfortable in future shows.”
This year’s competition will be held at ICCA Satwa Dubai, on the 4th
of August 2009.
Interested participants should send their contact details to Nestlé Professional Advisory
Chef Zain Sidhu. [email protected].
-MLA Black Box Culinary Challenge Searching for a Venue
-WACS Global Chef July 29th
in South Africa, Chef Juraj Kalna of The Edge DIFC
will be representing.*Apologies to Juraj for getting the spelling of his surname in the last issue wrong.
-Salon Culinaire 2010 February 21-24, 2010
-UAE National Culinary Team “ECG Tracking New Horizons – Road to Erfurt,
Culinary Olympics 2012”. Your ideas and support are needed.
Junior Chef News & Activities
-Mastering the Art of Aspic Work There are plans to have an aspic work course
held in the period leading up to the JCY competition.
-JCY ’09 Have you registered yet?? If you haven’t be sure to as there are only
limited spaces left. Middle East Junior Chef of the Year competition will take place this
summer from July 8th
till 14th
and will be held at new Oasis Center on Shk. Zayed Road.
Appreciation to Radisson Blu, City Season, Moevenpick Bur Dubai, Le Meridien Mina
Seyahi and Coral Boutique Apartments for sponsoring accommodation of our visiting
judges of JCY’09
For any queries, suggestions or ideas on Junior Chef Topics please
contact:
Marcus Greggs
VP Junior Events & Junior Membership
Michel Miraton
VP Junior Development
Saudi Success
The first TOP CHEF Event and Salon Culinaire organized by the Saudi
Arabian Chefs Association was well received with 178 Participants representing 32
nationalities from Hotels, Restaurants, Coffee Shops, Caterings, Airline Catering,
Chocolate Manufacturers and Sandwich making establishments taking part.
The five day show covered 21 categories with 118 medals being awarded: 20 Gold, 44
Silver and 54 Bronze with Merit Certificates for all participants.
Additionally there were 4 special Trophies awarded for:
Decorative Showpiece:
Mrs. Kyung Ran Yi, Voila Chocolate Company
Three Course Menu:
Mr. Islam Mohd. Salan (Individual)
Live Cooking:
Mr. Pravash Kar, Saudia Catering
Best overall Hotel:
Habitat Hotel Jeddah
A special thanks to all the judges that came in from all over the world:
Markus Iten President Egyptian Chefs Association
Uwe Micheel President Emirates Chef Guild
Garth Shnier South African Chefs Association, WACS Representative
Tarek Ibrahim Egypt/USA Culinary Advisor MLA Australian Meet
George Germann Switzerland, Watani Saudi Arabia
Zain Zidhu Culinary Advisor Nestle Middle East
The whole event was organized by the Saudi Arabian Chefs Association, under the
patronage of the WACS, by SARCA President Yasser B. Jad and the SARCA National
Coach and Master Chef Thomas A. Gugler.
Congratulations to: Senior ECG Member Chef Mohamed Abdelsalam, Pastry Chef
of the Le Meridian Madina Saudi Arabia on his medals won at the competition held in
Jeddah.
Have you visited our website yet?? www.emiratesculinaryguild.net
*If you wish to include anything in the ECG newsletter please email your submission,
with “Newsletter” in the subject heading, to: [email protected]
