The daylong competition witnessed participation from over 70 culinary enthusiasts who presented their culinary talent.
The competition was declared open for professionals as well as hospitality management college students who undertook live cooking in International and Regional cuisine categories. The competition witnessed participation from well-known institutions and hotels in Pune.
Some of the participants represented reputed hotel and food service brands including White Copper Gastronomy, Novotel Imagica Khopoli, JW Marriott Hotel Pune, Flying Duck Co, The Westin Pune Koregaon Park, Sayaji Pune, Lemon Tree Premier Pune, Oakwood Residence Naylor Road Pune, Radisson Blu Pune Hinjawadi, and Mineority by Saby, etc.
The students represented many institutions of repute such as SSCA, the International Institute of Hotel Management (IIHM), AISSMS College of Hotel Management and Catering Technology (CHMCT) among others.
The Great Indian Culinary Challenge is an initiative by Express Food and Hospitality to showcase Indian culinary talent.
This story is from the January 2020 edition of Express Food & Hospitality.
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