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Partners
Dear Members and Partners,
As we start our season of events, we kick off with our welcome back meeting on September 10th and look out for the final venue information. The next four months will see some exciting times ahead for our culinary team. We start by sending a team led by Chef Peter and Chef Sanjeewa to the Maldives to compete on our behalf, and we thank our partner, Sounbula Mills, for their generous support of the team. In November, we head to Egypt for the Africa Cup during the HACE exhibition, and we thank the Egyptian chefs for taking the lead on this. The team led by Chef Majed and Rabeh has been training hard. Stay tuned for our social media accounts and the upcoming magazine editions for a comprehensive report. October, of course, is a big month with a big delegation heading to Singapore for the Worldchefs Congress. We are bringing four contestants from the Middle East and Africa to the Global Chefs competition, where the teams compete against the Worldchefs team.
Chef John Buenaventura from EKFC is our Senior Global Chef competitor; Chef Kasdi Dahari from Hilton is our Vegan competitor Chef Ruwan Kumara from the Palace Downtown is our Global Pastry Chef; and Chef Prajak Chandrakant Chindarka from the ERTH Hotel Abu Dhabi is our young gun competing in the Global Young Chef competition.
We are proud of each and every chef for representing the UAE in the competition; they have all been practicing hard. We wish them all the best of luck.
In September, we will also co-host Salon Du Chocolat with Hospitality Services. Salon Du Chocolat is an event endorsed by Worldchefs that focuses on pastry and bakery chefs and, of course, chocolate. It will take place in Madinat, Jumeirah, from September 18 to September 20.
Another team event is the return of the Black Box competition, where seven teams will compete in the Taste of H.K. Black Box challenge 2024 using ingredients from HK enterprises, including special surprise last-minute additions.
We thank our long-term partner, HK, for this initiative and for giving teams the opportunity to compete. The dinner takes place on the 11th of October, and more information will come on the socials. Finally, a sustainable cookoff will be held during the Future Hotel Summit in conjunction with our strategic partner, the UAERG. This competition promotes sustainability by featuring produce from all around the Emirates. Additionally, a live cooking competition will take place every day at the summit.
Check out the exclusive writeups penned by our industry experts, and stay tuned for the launch of our redesigned website, which has been undergoing a complete revamp throughout the summer. Our Woman’s Culinary Chapter is going from strength to strength, and please do reach out to Chef Tarryn Leigh-Green for more information: tarrynleigh.green@nyummeals.com Wishing you all a great end of year for 2024.
With Regards,
Andy Cuthbert
President and Editor
