4th Edition Of Young Chef Olympiad In Namma Bengaluru

~ the world’s largest culinary competition to cook-off in Bangalore on 29th January ~

Bangalore, 24rd January, 2018: Bengaluru is all set to play host for the 1st Round of the hottest international culinary competition for hospitality students, Young Chef Olympiad (YCO), conceptualised and executed by IIHM. The event, which will be held on 30th January, will feature some of the leading Michelin-starred chefs as judges.

The 4th Edition of YCO also features an exclusive will kick-off with the ‘International Culinary Forum’ on 29th January at The Park Hotel. A unique chef’s conclave, the forum encompasses a discussion with some of the leading chefs and hospitality practitioners about the issues related to the hospitality industry. The 2018 Forum will focus on 2 key issues: Recruitment to Retention and Gen X to Gen Y, talking about emerging trends and inspiring young people to enter the Hospitality and Culinary Industry.

The speakers will comprise of international Chefs, reputed mentors attending the Olympiad, YCO competitors and invited guests from who’s who of the hotel and restaurant industry.

The first round of the Olympiad will begin on 30th January at IIHM, Bengaluru featuring 10 countries – Iceland, Malaysia, Thailand, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Ireland, Bhutan, Italy, Bangladesh and South Africa.

The 1st Round of Olympiad will be judged by 3 international judges – Michelin-starred Chef John Wood; Chef Scott Baechler, Canada and Chef Andreas Muller, Hong Kong. The leading chefs of Bengaluru like Chef Avijit Ghosh and Chef Abhijit Saha, will also be a part of the judging panel.

The competition will feature 2 sets of judges for each round. One set will be marking on the technical and production element and the other set of judges will be marking on the presentation, taste, flavour and culinary knowledge.

Speaking on the occasion Ms. Shalini Khanna Charles, Director, IIHM Bangalore, said “We look forward to the fourth edition of Young Chef Olympiad with great excitement. IIHM Bangalore has been gearing up to welcome the participants and the spectators and the enthusiasm for the same is visible everywhere. Our previous experiences having organized the Bangalore leg of the second and third editions of YCO has made us prep even better and this time we look forward to the participants of the 10 countries we will be hosting this year with more fervor. All IIHM events have a learning motive behind them and YCO being the biggest gives our students a global exposure. I don’t think any hotel management college gives this opportunity where students can interact and observe the working styles of their international counterparts. This in turn gives my students immense confidence in their growth as a hotelier”.

“Only food can bring 50 nations together harmoniously, it’s the most spoken language in the world and this our fourth edition of IIHM Young Chef Olympiad will have some of the best Culinary institutes in the world fighting it out on a level playing field once again for the title and this year we also have an incredible team or guest and star judges from across the globe. The opening ceremony and press conference will take place at Talkatora stadium in Delhi then the opening heat of the competition will be held in Delhi, Pune and Bangalore over the following two days with the second heat and the final in Kolkata, where all numbers will be equated form round 1 and 2 to see the top 10 in the final. We have a Chef speak in each city where local chefs will be invited to socialise with participants and mentors and listen to the personal stories and academic discussions by the judges. The competition will conclude in Kolkata with an incredible evening where 50 nations will be cooking their national dishes under one roof on the 31st in Kolkata and the finals and closing ceremony on the 2nd Feb. We have an incredible competition this year which will test not only each participants cooking skills but their methods of work, kitchen knowledge, knife stills, confidence, adherence to recipe and creativity and of course taste texture and flavour of their food”, said Chef Shaun Kenworthy, Culinary Director IIHM.

The previous three editions of YCO got tremendous positive response from the international hospitality community, making the event the most-anticipated contest across the world.

Here’s looking forward to bigger and better 4th Edition of Young Chef Olympiad.

About IIHM:

International Institute of Hotel Management (IIHM), founded in 1994, is a part of the IndiSmart Group. The group is a large conglomerate that operates the IndiSmart Hotels and offers a wide range of services in the field of Hospitality Management Education Training & Consultancy in India as well as the South East Asia. Today, the Institute is the largest Hotel School Chain that leads in the field of International Hospitality Management Education in India with campuses at Kolkata, Delhi, Pune, Bangalore, Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad and KBU Bangkok in the capital city in Thailand.

IIHM was the first collegiate program in the country offering discerning students the opportunity to be trained in globally recognized skills and earn an International Degree in Hospitality Management through its collaboration with The Edinburgh Napier University, UK and tie-up with University of West London.

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