Eckart Witzigmann enjoys Vietnamese dishes at a restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City.
Eckart
Witzigmann landed in Ho Chi Minh City on Monday in preparation for the final
round of the 2016 Golden Spoon Awards, scheduled for Tuesday.
Upon
his arrival, Witzigmann visited a Vietnamese restaurant to sample the local
cuisine and expressed his delight at the food, especially the spring rolls.
On
Monday evening, he met the 15 teams shortlisted for the final round of the 2016
Golden Spoon Awards.
Witzigmann
is an Austrian chef who has worked in prestigious restaurants around the world
since his chef-apprenticeship in the Hotel Straubinger in Bad Gastein between
1957 and 1960.
On
November 19, 1978, he was awarded the esteemed prize of three stars from the
French Michelin Guide for his Munich restaurant Aubergine, which he had opened
one year earlier.
In
1994, he claimed the rare award ‘Chef of the Century’ from the Gault Millau
guide. Only three other chefs have been presented with this title: Paul Bocuse,
Joël Robuchon and Frédy Girardet.
Since
then, Witzigmann has published multiple cook books.
The
Golden Spoon Award has been awarded every year since 2013, according to its
website.
The
contest was designed to be a serious culinary program, “attempting to build
bridges of culinary exchange, not only in the domestic market but also at an
international level,” the website says.
This
year, the 15 finalists are required to cook four dishes in 90 minutes, without
advance preparation.
By Tuoi Tre News