India’s organization for promoting chefs “Indian Culinary Forum” along with World Association of Chefs Societies organised the competition seminar for hot kitchen and culinary arts.
The aim of the competition educational seminar was for renewal and fresh licence for judges to Judge various National and International Culinary events. The seminar was attended by various Corporate Chefs, Executive Chefs and Culinary Professors.
The seminar focussed on all the aspects of the Hot Kitchen program for World chefs who endorsed Hot Kitchen competitions. The participating judges were evaluated on “Mise En Place, correct professional Preparations, service, presentation and taste. It was an enthralling seminar as participating judges were delighted to be a part of it. They discovered the work of a jury and different jury teams, how different jury groups work and culinary team categories.
Chef Rudolf Muller, a designated member of Culinary Competition Committee of WACS came from Hong Kong, to conduct the seminar and also provided training to all the judges. And Chef Gissur Gudmundsson, Former President WACS was also there to encourage the attendees on the importance of these seminars.
Chef Davinder Kumar, President, says “Education is not the learning of facts but the training of the minds to think out of the box. Such seminars not only enhance judging skills but they help in upgrading the overall standards of culinary skills in the country.””.
Chef Vivek Saggar, General Secretary says, “It is very important for the judges to upgrade their skills and have a thorough understanding of new and innovative culinary skills to be able to evaluate and judge different aspects of culinary skills well.
“Learning is the matter of gathering knowledge and wisdom is applying the same in a positive manner”
Chef Bharat Alagh, Joint Secretary says, “I have always felt and believed that the supreme art of a teacher is to awaken joy in his creative expression of knowledge”. Since chefs look forward to learning new skills from the judges at different competitions it becomes imperative for the judges to learn about the scoring points and evaluation system.”
