Emirates Culinary Guild Team returns ladened with Gold from FHAM 2025 Maldives Global Challenge once again
Dubai September 2025
The Emirates Culinary Guild would like to announce that a team of young chefs and senior chefs has returned from Food Hotel Maldives 2025 Global Challenge ladened with gold medals and trophies. In an outstanding show of culinary excellence the young team has returned triumphant again for the 3rd year running by being awarded 8TH EDITION FAHAM MOST OUTSTANDING NATIONAL TEAM AWARD with a total of 21 Medals, 18 gold 1 silver 1 bronze with 5 gold medals with distinction.
Guild President Alan Orreal, Senior Vice President EKFC, added “ I am so proud of our chefs to have achieved this remarkable outcome due to the hard work and commitment and leadership from Chef Sanjeewa Chamil from the YAS Island Radisson Blu, I also would like to thank out partners and we thank the management of Deep Seafood, LE PAIN FRANCAIS, S.H Ali Trading, Fabel La Royal and Simply Gourmet for their incredible support to be able to make this happen. Orreal continues,” The culinary scene of the UAE is exciting and expanding and we as the Emirates Culinary Guild are very proud to be able to showcase our countries incredible talent on the global culinary stage”.
We also thank the hotels that the team came from and thank their management for the
ongoing support to the Guild and the chefs, we thank the following Abu Dhabi Hotels including, Hilton Yas Island,Yas plaza hotels and Kieta catering
The team is made up of young and senior chefs from our Abu Dhabi chef sand were led by Chef Sanjeewa Chamil our Chairman of Abu Dhabi & District, the team won the following awards, medals and trophys.
DINESH HASHAN KINSON
HITON ABU DHABI YAS ISLAND
BEST PASTRY CHEF (TROPHY) FULL PAID CHOCOLATE COURSE FROM DUBAI BY NESTLE MALDIVES.PETITS FOURS OR PRALINES (PASTRY) (GOLD DISTINCTION).
DRESS THE CAKE (PASTRY (GOLD)
TEAM EVENT - HOT COOKING (THREE-COURSE MEAL) ( GOLD DISTINCTION )
ARTISTIC PASTRY SHOWPIECE (PASTRY) (GOLD DISTINCTION ).
THARISHMA MADUSHANKA MENDIS ROYAL KEITA CATERING L.L.C
ARTISTIC PASTRY SHOWPIECE (PASTRY) (GOLD)
DRESS THE CAKE (PASTRY) (GOLD)
FRUIT & VEGETABLE CARVING (SILVER)
NISHAN NAYANA KANTHA RADISSON BLU HOTEL YAS ISLAND
WHITE FISH HOT COOKING (GOLD)
TEAM EVENT HOT COOKING. (THREE-COURSE MEAL) (GOOD DISTINCTION)
US BEEF HOT COOKING ( GOLD)
PLATED THREE-COURSE MEAL (GOLD)
ABINASH SAHOO CROWN PLAZA ABU DHABI YAS ISLAND
FAHAM BEST CHEF AWARD
POULTRY - HOT COOKING (GOLD).
US BEEF - HOT COOKING ( GOLD ) TOP WINNER
YELLOW FIN TUNA - HOT COOKING (GOLD DISTINCTION).
DUNAR RICE CREATIVITY - HOT COOKING. ( GOLD)
TOP WINNER FULL PAID TOUR TO INDIA DUNAR RICE FACTORY
ROMANI LIYANAGE RADISSON BLU, YAS PLAZA HOTELS
POULTRY LIVE COOKING (GOLD)
SEAFOOD LIVE COOKING (GOLD)
BEEF LIVE COOKING (GOLD)
ASIAN NOODLE CHALLENGE (BRONZE) (TOP WINNER)
KRUSHNATH JADHAV CROWNE PLAZA YAS ISLAND
LAMB LIVE COOKING (GOLD)
BEEF LIVE COOKING (GOLD) FIRST RUNNER UP
Congratulations for a Golden showcase chefs we are proud of you all.
About the Emirates Culinary Guild
The Emirates Culinary Guild (ECG) (www.emiratesculinaryguild.net) is the association of professional chefs of the UAE. It is a non-profit-making organisation, organised by volunteers dedicated solely to the advancement of culinary art in the UAE.
The World Association of Chefs Societies (Worldchefs) (www.worldchefs.org) is a 105-nation fellowship of the world's various professional chefs' organizations.
The ECG received its charter into Worldchefs at a ceremony in Stavanger, Norway, on June 28, 1994, during the Worldchefs 26th World Congress. Worldchefs endorses the ECG as the authorized professional culinary association for the UAE. The ECG, thereby, has an international culinary focus and multi-national support for the staging of its various competitions, seminars, and Events.
The aims of the ECG, broadly, are:
- To encourage and inspire young chefs through training and competition.
- To enhance internationally the culinary prestige of the UAE.
- To encourage UAE nationals to consider a career within the hospitality industry.
With Culinary Regards,
Andy Cuthbert
Guild Coordinator
