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ready for the :
Marco Pierre White cook-off challenge
The godfather of modern cooking, three Michelin star celebrity chef
and Judge of MasterChef Australia, Marco Pierre White will be in Sri
Lanka from January 18 to 31, courtesy Cinnamon Hotels & Resorts in
collaboration with the British High Commission. He is being flown
courtesy SriLankan Airlines.
To coincide with his visit, Cinnamon Hotels & Resorts, together with
HSBC and Knorr Sri Lanka will be organising a 'cook-off' challenge
giving amateur chefs and culinary enthusiasts the opportunity to
participate in a MasterChef style competition, and put their culinary
skills to the test. The premise is simple - participants need to
construct their very own British dish, be it a starter, main or
dessertand stand a chance to spend an entire afternoon cooking for Marco
Pierre White as he judges the best dishes.
As such, culinary enthusiasts are encouraged to get into the kitchen
and start cooking (preferably while shooting a video of the process) and
posta picture with the recipe or a 2-3 minute video on the Cinnamon
Marco Pierre White event's Facebook page on or before the January 14
2016.
While photos of the finished dish and recipe are also accepted,
videos will certainly stand a better chance of being selected for the
next round. The entries will then be judged by a panel consisting of the
Sector Head of Cinnamon's city hotels, along with the executive chefs of
Cinnamon Grand Colombo, Cinnamon resorts, HSBC, SriLankan Airlines and
Knorr Sri Lanka who will go on to shortlist up to twelve semi-finalists
for the next round.
The twelve semi-finalists will participate in the Knorr Culinary
Challenge, a preliminary cook off wheresix finalists will be selected by
the judges- executive chefs of Cinnamon Grand and Cinnamon Lakeside
Colombo, HSBC and Knorr Sri Lanka. The finalists will also be entitled
to a full day mentoring session by the judges, leading up to the finals
of the cook-off. This mentoring session will be a unique opportunity to
learn special skills and secrets to cooking that will not only enhance
their chances of winning the competition but also develop their overall
skills in culinary arts.
 The
grand finale of the Marco Pierre White Challenge is scheduled January
30, 2016 at Cinnamon Lakeside Colombo and will be set-up in a MasterChef
like setting where finalists will prepare their dishes as a live
audience cheers them on.
Participants will be expected to create their own version of a Marco
Pierre White mystery recipe that will be handed to them at the beginning
of the sessions, preparing it within a stipulated time period. Marco
Pierre White's executive chef Andy will be working with all the
finalists as they prepare their dishes and encouraging them along- a
further opportunity to gain valuable insight into international culinary
practices.
Marco Pierre White himself will observe the entire process and judge
the winning dish based not only on taste, but also on presentation and
technicality. The winner will also be entitled to a certificate signed
by the legendary chef himself and the winning dish will go on to be
featured in a menu at Cinnamon properties.
Cinnamon-HSBC Marco Pierre White challenge is presented by Cinnamon
Hotels & Resorts powered by Knorr, in collaboration with the British
High Commission, the national carrier SriLankan airlines, Land Rover Sri
Lanka, Sri Lanka Tourism, Quintessentially Lifestyles and Trekurious.
Applications for the Cinnamon-HSBC Marco Pierre White challenge ends
on January 14, 2016. For more details visit bit.ly/mpwchallenge |
