8 Events STARMETRO, TUESDAY 1 SEPTEMBER 2020 Mandarin Oriental’s Snow Skin Cheese One World Hotel’s Pandan Lotus Paste fla- The Dorsett Signature Blue Hilton’s entries this year are its Bulgarian Blush with Strawberry and White Lotus Paste vour clinched a prize. The hotel also sub- Mooncake claimed third place (featuring custard cream cheese, Bulgarian Rose petal (in pink). Also seen here are its Lotus mitted its Supreme Mixed Nuts, Red Bean in the Snow Skin category. jam and pine nuts) in the Snow Skin category as well Paste with Single Yolk and Single Origin Paste and White Lotus Paste with Single as its ‘Royal Midnight’ mooncake box turned jewellery Milk Chocolate with Caramel Sesame and Yolk flavours. case in the Best Packaging category. Hazelnut Gianduja. By JADE CHAN
[email protected] THE flaky, melt-in-your-mouth Teochew Mooncake by Ruyi, one of the properties under The Oriental Group of Restaurants, won the judges’ hearts (and stomachs) and was crowned champion in the Traditional Baked category at well as baking enthusiast and social The Star Mooncake Awards 2020. media foodie Iris Tan. The second and third spots went This year’s categories were to One World Hotel Petaling Jaya’s Traditional Baked, Snow Skin, Pandan Lotus Paste (Low Sugar) and Creative, Durian, Best Packaging Grand Imperial Group’s Melon Seed (mooncake box) and Best with Red Bean Paste, respectively. Presentation (table decor). The Teochew Mooncake is a col- Esther who is also on the organis- laborative effort by the kitchen ing committee said the team decided teams at Ruyi and Yu in creating a to throw caution to the wind and Muslim-friendly option, Ruyi execu- hold the awards in spite of the tive director Lyn Siew said.