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| Sunday, 4 December 2005 |
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Culinary Arts 2005: Sri Lanka's biggest food and hotel show by Ranga Chandrarathne
Sri Lanka's most prestigious and sought after catering and hotel industry exhibition " Culinary Arts -2005 " was held from November 26 to 28 at the Sirimavo Bandaranaike Exhibition and Convention Centre. The grand exhibition organised by the Chef Guilds of Sri Lanka was held as the 11th biennial event and provided an excellent platform for those in the Sri Lankan hospitality industry to display their talents. The exhibition consisted of various culinary competitions organised to enhance skills among the participants. Beginning The Chef Guilds of Sri Lanka which started the event in 1988 with only 150 participants has now become the "Flagship event" of Sri Lankan food and hotel scene with over 1250 entries and 950 chefs competing for Gold, Silver and Bronze medals. The Chef Guilds of Sri Lanka is also a member of the World Association of Cooks Societies, a professional body representing 72 countries and about 8 million chefs worldwide. John Keells Holdings Food and Beverage Section is the DIAMOND SPONSOR of the event. Optimistic
Chairman of the Chef Guilds of Sri Lanka, Gerald Mendis, speaking at the opening of the exhibition said that he was optimistic of winning the bid to host the World Association of Cooks Societies (WACS) World Congress in Sri Lanka in the year 2010. The World Congress would bring approximately 600 chefs from 65 countries. The exhibition consists of various culinary competitions and in Culinary Art 2003, a new category " Live, Hot Cooking " was introduced and it has become so popular that it spread to more categories. The various culinary competitions that were being conducted under different categories were judged by a panel of international judges who themselves have made a mark in the international arena. Peter Knipp, Bernd Michael Uber, Fredrick Oh and Marcopbruchweiler are some of the judges. Founder Chef Neil, who was the then Executive Chef at Hotel Hilton in Colombo in 1988 founded the Chef Guild of Sri Lanka which organised the exhibition. At the Culinary Arts Exhibition, competitors are able to achieve culinary excellence in terms of nutritional awareness, while keeping a high degree of quality, creativity and excellent presentation. |
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