“Using ingredients from Asian countries, it
is still possible to cook a delicious Christmas party easily, by harmonizing
the tastes of East and West. The presentation
also helped to create a special Christmas atmosphere” said Chef Bao Thai Tran, captain
of the Caravelle Hotel team
The extreme important moments of Caravelle hotel team
Chef Bao and his team members have just
spent an intense 8 to 9 hours competing in “the secret black box” round. This
is the final round of 2014 Golden Spoon Contest held on December 10th
2014 in Binh Duong province.
The black box of Chef Bao’s team includes:
1 2kg live hemibagrus catfish; 1 kg of Christmas lima beans; and 1 kg of beef
tenderloin. One chef with slightly Western features used only 15 of his allotted
30 minutes and still managed to prepare an interesting menu: prawn mixed with
green mango; bacon seasoned with pink pepper; Soup of hemibagrus catfish and
also a fillet breaded and deep fried with mashed sweet-potato; Sauteed beef
tenderloin and jelly of beetroot and cassava and stir-fried vegetables (melon,
carrot, radish etc) with basil leaves. French pancake stuffed with Christmas
lime beans plus coconut jelly served with strawberry sauce flavored with
durian.
The Judges was rating the presentation skill for Chef Bao’s team
The 45 professional chefs from all three
regions were excited and tired from waiting for the results from the
judges. Those who were eliminated from
the preliminary round, started to discuss and predict the winner:
- Surely the champion must be “Đệ Nhất
hotel”
- No, Binh Quoi will win the prize
- Hyatt Regency Danang was also a strong
contender
Surely,
Caravelle will win the VND 1
billion. This team made all the difficult dishes and its presentation was also
very beautiful. Who wants to bet 10 to win 8?
And then it will be very difficult to have
any image that could be more beautiful than all three of them had jump out of
their chairs with happy screaming and running up to the stage to receive the
reward. Chef Khanh Ngo Lam Tran – responsible for cake have tear in her eyes
and the captain lift up the Cup and pursed his lips to hold tears as he want to
be stronger than Chef Khanh- a chatter young chef that couldn’t keep her
happiness and emotion inside.
Pancake with Christmas lime beans cooked in a Western style was quite interesting
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Results of
Golden Spoon 2014
The first prize: Caravelle Hotel (HCM City) received the
Cup and VND 1 billion (comprising VND 500 million in cash and VND 500 million
in products)
4 second prizes: De Nhat Hotel (HCM City), the Grand Ho
Tram Strip (Vung Tau), Hyatt Regency Danang Resort & Spa (Danang) and
Sunway Hanoi Hotel. All teams received VND 100 million (comprising VND 50
million in cash and VND 50 million in products
1 encouragement prize “Nutritious
dish”: Bao Chau Boutique Sapa (Lao Cai) received VND 50 million (comprising VND
25 million in cash and VND 25 million in products
In
Addition, at the awarding ceremony there is a
special prize for “Dedicated young chef” awarded to Chef Tuyen Huynh
Dang Nguyen (An Hoa Restaurant from Ben Tre province)
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