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PRESS RELEASE
Bali Represents Asia in the Global Chefs Challenge Chile 2010
Bali, 19th November 2009… In one of the most triumphant moments in Bali’s culinary history, two of Bali’s chefs astounded the Asian community by taking the crown for Asia’s Global Chef Challenge.
The win lines them up to compete against the world’s best in the internationally renowned Global Chef competition in Santiago, Chile in January 2010.
Balinese chef Mr. I Wayan Wicaya and apprentice Mr. Alexander Tanuhardja, both of Bulgari Bali Resort, took the honors this year at the World Association of Chefs Society (WACS) Global Chef Asia competition held in Hong Kong earlier this year.
“This win is very prestigious for Indonesia and is a great step forward for the Bali Culinary Professionals Association (BCP) who have championed and coached this team with the help of senior committee members, especially Andrew Skinner, Executive Chef of Bulgari Bali Resort,” explains BCP President Made Putra.
Preparing for Chile will involve many hours of practice once the key ingredients are announced. The event will be held in conjunction with the WACS World Congress, an event that brings together the top industry professionals and press from around the world.
A number of foreign-based chefs have been asked to contribute their expertise to the team for the upcoming challenge and will travel to Bali in the coming months. Those who have been approached to assist are highly regarded competition judges who have achieved culinary accolades in their own right and include WACS Asia Director, John Sloane of Resort World, Singapore.
Currently BCP is finalizing its sponsors as the challenge is a costly one to stage and the team relies on corporate sponsorship. Throughout Indonesia many companies have expressed interest in supporting the high-profile event, which will bring international attention to Indonesia and to Bali.
“Our chefs have a great chance of winning this event and the more support we can gather for them, the greater their probability of success.
The competition is one of the most prestigious international events in the culinary industry and will require discipline, practice and mental strength,” explains Andrew Skinner.
Preparation is paramount for the event, it is vital to ensure that the team is confident in their bid. It is an intense level of competition with the eyes of the world on the chefs who have come to compete at the highest level of international culinary competition.
Chef I Wayan Wicaya is Executive Sous Chef at Bulgari Bali Resort with many years of experience behind him. He is a talented and creative chef who has been in the industry for over twenty years explains Andrew Skinner.
Wicaya’s commis for the event , Alexander Tanuhardja is the first student to receive a scholarship from BCP as part of the Young Chefs program.
Since his graduation he has secured employment at Bulgari Bali Resort and is currently president of the Young Chefs Club in Bali.
Editor’s Note :
Bali Culinary Professionals is a non-profitable organization that supports chefs in Bali with members comprising of chefs of various levels from hotels and restaurants across the Island of Bali, together with food and beverage managers, owners and suppliers to the hospitality industry. The goal of the organization is to create, maintain and improve professional standards of chefs, highlighting and encouraging new and needed skills, facilitating new ideas and exposing Balinese food and their craftsmen locally and overseas.
For more information on Bali Culinary Professionals
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