On
December 10th the final round of Golden Spoon contest which will
take place. There will be 15 teams in attendance. These come from restaurants
and hotels from all over the country. The Golden Spoon searches for
professional, excellent chefs, delicious and unique dishes and interesting
restaurants.
Here
we review the process of drawing the Vietnamese cuisine map that has taken
place throughout the last year with 10 festivals like “Home taste”, workshops,
seminars and additional competition between chefs and traditional dishes from
various regions.
After
many rounds of the contest have taken place, using many different kinds of
typical spices and ingredients, the final round will arrive where only those
chefs who prove their competency and passion for cuisine above all others, will
remain. 15 teams will be left in the contest and without bringing any
ingredients with them have to face the challenge of the secret black box.
“The Champions have to prove that they are
professional chefs. Extra points are earned by head chefs who not only know
correct cooking procedures, but can also coordinate a team and have the
capacity to respond to any unexpected situation. They need to be flexible in
choosing cooking methods and dish presentations resulting in the most beautiful
and refined results.”
2014 is the second year of the Golden Spoon Contest and this year the number of
professional chefs attending increased up to 140 teams. Of these 43 come from 4
and 5 -star hotels and restaurants located from North to South of the country.
They will participate in regional heats at 10 different locations. Not only was
the number of teams impressive but also their competency, which was found to
have improved significantly, especially in the areas of thoughtful preparation,
completion of uniform, professionalism and the presentation of Vietnamese
cuisine to standard of “Delicious and
nutritious”
Results of the final round
First
prize: the Caravelle Hotel (HCM City) received the Chef’s Cup & VND1
billion (comprising of VND 500 million in cash and VND 500 million in products)
4
second prizes: De Nhat hotel (HCM City), Grand Ho Tram Strip (Vung Tau), Hyatt
Regency Danang resort & Spa (Danang) and Sunway Hanoi Hotel. Each team
received VND100 million (comprising of 50 million in cash and 50 million in
products)
Encouragement
prize (4th prize) dedicated for item “Nutritious dishes”: Bao Chau
Boutique Sapa (Lao Cai) received VND 50 million (comprising of VND 25 million
and VND25 millions).
At
the awarding ceremony, the “Passionate Young Chefs” prize was awarded to Chef
Nguyen Huynh Dang Tuyen (An Hoa Restaurant- Ben Tre)
Followed by M.Thoa
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