Culinary Art 2013 from Aug. 2-5

By Mahes Perera

Sri Lanka's foremost food and hospitality trade show for 2013, Culinary Art 2013 will be held at the BMICH Exhibition Centre from August 2-5. The Chefs Guild of Lanka will present the 15th edition of Culinary Art.

The event has gained recognition as “the premier meeting place for industry professionals which showcases products and services that range from raw materials to finished food products and equipment”.

The Chairman of the Chefs Guild of Sri Lanka, Gerard Mendis said that the show would be the biggest culinary show in Asia. Today Sri Lankans as culinary chefs have not only done well for themselves but also made Sri Lanka proud. Today's chefs are icons who take on the challenge of taking Sri Lankan cuisine to the international arena.

The Culinary Art show with its many diverse competition categories carries more than 30 trophies and there will be around 2,000 partipants. Over 32 judges have been invited for this year's show. Culinary Art 2013 will include hotels, hotel schools, restaurants, clubs, catering establishments, the Security Forces and independent candidates. This year the Guild has opened its doors to an apprentice competition, which will permit students or apprentices who are 25 years and below as at July 30 to participate.

In view of the Culinary Olympics in 2016, two new categories have been included and these are a vegetarian three-course menu and Tapas Fingerfood and Buffet Platter.