Oceanafest Day 1 Hot Kitchen and Restaurant of Champions

Live cooking throughout the Day for Teams and Individuals went at a blistering pace keeping the Judges on their toes and tastebuds all day long.

Ocsanafest Day 1 Cakes Displays and Deserts

FHA Plated Desserts

FHA Ethnic Asian Family Meal

FHA Plated Entrees

FHA Plated Appitizers 4&6

There were a large number of entries again this year here are some of the highlights

From BCP Junior Chefs & their competition experiences

The BCP Young Chefs Club has kicked off with some serious competition results and a range of medals and international recognition. With the news that Alex Tanuhardja, the first student to benefit from the BCP’s support, has won the Asian nomination for next year’s Global Chef’s Challenge with his senior chef from Bulgari, the program is certain to grow.

A few of the junior chefs, who had competed at the recent Jakarta Salon Culinaire & also at the HOFEX, have written about their own experiences (see below). They have all expressed their gratitude to their seniors and mentors for their support & guidance & in making their dreams a reality.

HOFEX May 5th Day 1

Salmon Chanted Morning

Words By: Christopher Gallaga
Photos By: Marco Veringa
Reporting live from HOFEX 2009

The Hong Kong International Culinary Classics Competition kicked off with an exciting start on Tuesday, May 5 (Cinco de Mayo, Olé!); a full day before the 2009 Hong Kong Hotel and Food Expo (HOFEX) actually began. As an astute reporter I immediately noted something fishy going on, and using my highly trained investigative skills found what it was, in short order. Norge Seafood, the proud vendor of a large variety of premium Norwegian seafood, was also the proud sponsor of the first individual apprentice competition, featuring an exciting and apparently delicious round of salmon entrées prepared by the young chefs attending from around the world. The apprentices certainly challenged the judges with their incredible culinary technique and modern preparations of the most classic of all fish, Norwegian salmon. The energy of this first round created a momentum that will carry us all through this exciting week of business and culinary adventure.
To see all images, please go to this link: http://www.flickr.com/groups/hkicchofex2009/


May 5th,
WACS Junior HOFEX Hong Kong,
Due to overwhelming response from competitors the Hong Kong Chefs association has run an extra day of competition in order for everyone to have the opportunity to compete.
Here are a few photos of the Junior Chefs cooking Salmon for four pax. There are Junior competitors in this set of pictures from Taiwan, KL and Hong Kong.
These pictures below from WACS Junior with more to come every day.

With less than 2 weeks to go, the excitment is building for what will be another excellent HOFEX event. Keep your eyes on WACS Junior as we will be posting LIVE from Hong Kong Convention Centre from 6-9 May 2009.

Association of Malaysia over all champions at the first

Asian Junior Chef Challenge in Jakarta.

From left –Bong Weng Chuan, Syamsul Bahari, Goh Sok Siong, Malcom with Zubir Zain

Malaysian Junior Team walked away with gold medal and overall champion in recent Asian Junior Chef Challenge category in Indonesian Salon Culinaire, held in Jakarta from 15th-18th.April 2009.The young team represented by Bong Weng Chuan, Syamsul Bahari, Goh Sok Sion Malcom and led by Zubir Zain as team leader.

In this competition the team, cooks and served a 3 course set menu within 2 hours using some fresh vegetables and dairy products from a mystery box. According to team leader, Chef Zubir Zain, the team has undergone several training session prior to the competition and this sweet achievement has proven all the hard work were paid off!!!

The Junior team, will like to thank the committee of the Saloon Culinaire in Jakarta and especially the president chef Vindex, and Chef Eduard Betez for the hospitality at the Borobudur Hotel and all the help provide .

We will like also to congratulate the Singapore Junior team, placed at the second place and our sister Penang Chefs Association Malaysian chapter that brought back the Third place and the over all best Junior Chef with two silver medal Chef : Fong Chung Yew.

Article contributed courtesy of:

Federico Michieletto
President Chefs Association Of Malaysia

Quick Update:

Congratulations to the K.L Team, they are the overall winner at the First Junior Asian Chef Challenge.

More to come soon...

Day TWO at the 7th Indonesian Salon Culinaire 2009, Jakarta

The Teams competing at the Asian Junior Chef Challenge


See them in Action...


Picture gallery of what the teams created at the competition...


Some highlights at the event at Day TWO

HoTchef Team Challenge 2008

This Hot Food Comp will take place between Singapore and Hong Kong teams this weekend

Goodluck Teams

The Asian Culinary Cup 09 Bangkok Thailand

Dear chefs, colleagues, friends and presidents of national Chefs associations,

 

Please allow me to invite you all to come and take part in Asia’s 1^st Culinary Cup that will be hold in Bangkok from the 1^st – 5^th of September 2009 at the Siam Paragon right in the center of Bangkok.

 

We have opened our website since a few days, and would like you to have a look on all the competitions that we are offering and hopefully will be able to welcome you in the Land of smile next year.

 

We will however continue to inform you of any developments, which will occur over the next 300 days when the Contest will officially open.

 

The Web site is www.asiaculinarycup09.com

 

We will also mail you a hard copy of the Rules and Regulations before the end of the year

 

With culinary regards

 

Marco P. Brueschweiler

Organizing Chairman of ACC 09

Results Table at IKA 2008

Click on images below for larger sized pictures of the results table for both National and Junior Teams.

From the National Teams

Category A: Germany

Category B: Norway

Category C: Singapore

Overall Winner: Norway

Military: Switzerland

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From the Junior Teams

Overall Winner: Germany

Hot Kitchen Action Junior Chefs Day 4

Culinary Olimpics 2008 IKA Results Table - Junior Teams

Click on the picture for a higher resolution of the Results Table for the Junior Teams, another update will be added at the end of today's competition.

I will be posting the Results Table for the National Culinary Teams in a short while... check back for more updates, or subscribe to www.wacsjunior.blogspot.com (located on left sidebar)

Japan Juniors Win Gold

For their very first international appearance, the Japanese National Junior Team has taken Gold in the Cold Table Display at the Culinary Olympics IKA 2008.

This is the first time any Japanese Team has won a Gold Medal for Cold Table at the Culinary Olimpics.

"We are thrilled beyond all expectations for the Junior Team as they are young and not very experienced for this level of competition but clearly they have risen to meet the challenge."

Alan Orreal - Team Advisor

The Japanese Junior Team has also won itself a Silver Medal for Hot Kitchen on Day One of the competition.

Hot Kitchen Action Day 1

IKA Day 1 Hot Kitchen Junior Teams

Japan

United Kingdom

Luxembourg

Croatia

Mexico

IKA Day 1 Some Cold Table Pics from National Teams