EASTSIDE STORY Chef KAC Prasad, Miramar’S Culinary Director, Has Managed the Impossible by Turning East Coast Salon Into One of the Largest Chef Events in the Region
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FROM US. FOR US. JUNE-JULY 2015 www.gulfgourmet.net gulfgourmet THE MAGAZINE CHEFS LOVE to READ volume 10, issue 6 EASTSIDE STORY Chef KAC Prasad, Miramar’s Culinary Director, has managed the impossible by turning East Coast Salon into one of the largest chef events in the region th 10year PASTRY POWER PASSION Chamila Prasad, Chamara Prasad, Douglas Ratnayake, winner of Best Pastry winner of Best Pastry winner of Sweet Chef at SIAL Middle Chef at Salon Culinaire, Tartelettes - HUG, yup, East, from Rosewood also from Rosewood also from Rosewood Hotel Abu Dhabi Hotel Abu Dhabi Hotel Abu Dhabi J01182_CHEF Demi Glace Flyer Final.pdf 1 4/1/15 5:40 PM June-July 2015 Gulf Gourmet TATION S president’sstation email [email protected] President’s Dear fellow chefs, ladies and gentlemen, Welcome to the June/July issue of Gulf Gourmet. Our magazine is now in its 10th year. I believe we all agree that Gulf Gourmet has scaled new heights in bringing to the fore great stories of our colleagues. Congratulations Gulf Gourmet and thanks to Amaresh and Aquin for the great job. Congratulations is also due to the winners of the UAE-World Chef final, to Thamara Kumari from St. Regis Sadiat Island who will represent us in the Global Chef, to Rahil Rathod from Radisson Blu Hotel Dubai Deira Creek who will WORLD ASSOCIATION represent us in the Hans Bueschkens, O F CHEFS and Achala Weerasinghe from Madinat S OCIETIES Jumeirah in the Global Pastry Chef semi- final from Middle East Africa in December Andreas Kurfurst. Our Pastry team is members to start saving small amounts 2015. Again, a big mabrouk from all of us made up of Achala Weerasinghe from of money now and to join us in Greece. and all the best for the next round. Madinat Jumeirah, Kapila Aramatunga If you have missed any of our previous from Sheraton Dubai Deira Creek, issues of Gulf Gourmet please visit www. We are proud of young chef Rahil Rathod Dammika from Radisson Blu Hotel gulfgourmet.net. who completed a Grand Slam 2015 by Dubai Deira Creek and Rohita Kumara winning the Commis Rotisseurs UAE final Kasthuriarchchi from Burj Al Arab. I urge all members to go onto the Guild after he had won the young chef at the website to see what is happening on Salon Culinaire and the Hans Bueschkens All the best to both teams. I am sure the calendar at emiratesculinaryguild. UAE final. It was the first time in the that everyone is almost prepared for the net and also to visit the WACS Young UAE that the Emirates Culinary Guild and East Coast Salon on June 8-9 hosted by Chefs Facebook page on facebook.com/ Chain Des Rotisseurs joined together for Chef Prasad and his team at the Miramar wacsyoungchefs and encourage your the event. Chef Rahil will now represent Al Aqah Beach Resort. young chefs to join that page so they the Baillliage National des Emirats can be in contact with over 4,000 chefs Arabes Unis in world final in September Along with the East Coast Salon we will across the globe. 2015 in Budapest. The second place also have our Annual General Meeting winner is Min Lee from Burj Arab and the 2015 on June 8 at 14:00 at the Miramar Please do not miss the company profile third place went to Saravana Bhagavath Al Aqah Beach Resort. I invite all Senior of our corporate members. We really do from JW Marriott Marquis Hotel Dubai. ECG Members to join and hope to see appreciate your support. Also do look at Thank you to our partners International you all as your ECG Board will step down the Friends of the Guild pages to check Center of Culinary Arts our host, Mitras, and will hold new elections. out all our supporters. Barakat International and Baqer Mohebi our product sponsors. After the AGM we will then invite all our A final thank you to Chef Talal and the corporate and junior members to join Radisson Blu Sharjah Team for hosting Our Young Chef team has started us in our monthly networking meeting our May meeting. Thank you also to to train for their trip to Malaysia in with your new executive committee. our corporate partners for all the great September and is being led by our The classes – rules and regulations for product tasting. Chairman Andy Cuthbert. the La Cuisine du Sial in Abu Dhabi which will be hosted at Adnec from Culinary Regards, We have started the preparation for the December 7-9 have been released and Pastry World Championship in Milan the registration is now open. Uwe Micheel which is scheduled from 23–27 October President of Emirates Culinary Guild 2015. Our Team Manager for this event The next WACS Congress will now be in Director of Kitchens will be our Honorary Vice President September 2016 in Greece. I recommend Radisson Blu Hotel Deira Creek 3 June-July 2015 Gulf Gourmet CONTENTS ggcontents Editor’s Note 07 Our Editor’s take on all things F&B in the region 08 Friends of the Guild Brands that support the Emirates Culinary Guild News Bites 12 A quick round-up of what’s happening in the Chef community and the food service industry Chef Factory 16 Meet the Pastry Team from Rosewood Hotel that defies 36 all odds to win the top Pastry Awards back to back Chef of the Month Golden Chef’s Hat Events 22 26 43 Executive Chef Jean (by Nestle Professional) Images from around the Westhuizen of Unilever The youngsters from region related to the Food Solutions is the go-to Radisson Blu Deira are industry. This issue includes guy for any chef who is this month’s challengers images from Emirates feeling burdened by the for the Golden Chef’s Hat Culinary Guild meeting, innumerable challenges of competition Hans Bueshkens Awards and the kitchen Golden Chef’s Hat winners’ Cover Story trip to Malaysia 30 Chef KAC Prasad, Culinary Director of Miramar Beach East Coast Rules 47 Resort and his growing Exclusive listing of all rules success called East Coast and regulations for the Salon upcoming East Coast Salon to be held in June in Al Pastry Power Aqah Fujairah 36 (by Fonterra) Chef Elia from Byblos New Members 53 Hospitality showcases his Meet the new and renewed evergreen recipe for French members of the Emirates patisserie Culinary Guild Restaurant Rush Members 40 62 Meet the chef behind Directory popular restaurants such as A listing of all leading Chili’s, El Chico and Pizza & food and kitchen supplies Co in the region companies for this region More than a chef 66 A monthly column by Rohit 26 Bassi for young chefs to help improve their soft skills 4 Gulf Gourmet Ad_March 2015.pdf 1 2/20/2015 1:35:06 PM A wealth of information and tools at your fingertips to move your business forward with U.S. Dairy C M Y CM ThinkUSAdairy.org MY CY CMY K USDEC Middle East (AMFI) • Beirut • Email: amfi[email protected] • Phone: 961-1-740378, 741223 The U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) is a free resource to help you find additional information on U.S. cheese applications and distribution channels. 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