Indian Culinary Forum organizes India’s biggest culinary awards to honour the best chefs

Seventeen outstanding culinary artists were honoured with prestigious awards at the 19th edition of the Chef Awards

The Indian Culinary Forum, the apex body of professional chefs in India, honoured some of the best chefs in India at the country’s biggest culinary awards as a part of the celebration of International Chefs Day.

Renowned master chefs and hospitality industry veterans graced the 19th edition of the prestigious awards at Hotel Pride Plaza, Aerocity, New Delhi.

The award winners were felicitated by the evening’s chief guest, Mr. Arvind Singh, Secretary of the Ministry of Tourism.

Seventeen outstanding culinary artists were awarded in multiple categories, including the lifetime achievement award, golden chef of the year, silver chef of the year, and others, at the glittering ceremony in the presence of over 400 industry professionals, young chefs, and youngsters looking to make a career in the industry.

“The idea behind instituting the Chef Awards was to provide both veteran and upcoming chefs a platform to exhibit and hone their culinary skills. We thank the industry participants, jury members, associates, and sponsors for their support in making the awards successful. We are thrilled to see that the experience gained by the chefs here has helped them maximize their potential and growth, and we hope the awards continue to inspire and encourage more chefs.”

Chef Davinder Kumar, President of the Indian Culinary Forum, said,

“It’s an overwhelming experience to have successfully organized the Annual Chef Awards for nineteen years. We want Indian culinary art to gain more international recognition and acclaim. The Chef Awards not only honour the contribution of our fraternity members but also motivate thousands of youngsters to take up this profession.”

Chef Vivek Saggar, General Secretary of the Indian Culinary Forum, said,

“A Big thanks to our title partner Maggi Professional for making this grand ceremony successful, and special thanks to our associate partners Nutaste, Patanjali, DP Chocolates, Food Service India, Rich’s, Griffith Foods, Cream bell, and all our event partners & supporting association for making it a success.”

Chef Vinod Bhati, Treasurer of the Indian Culinary Forum, added,

In the build-up to the Chef Awards, a four-day culinary competition was organized at the Institute of Bakery & Culinary Arts in Delhi and the Banarsidas Chandiwala Institute of Hotel Management and Catering Technology, Delhi. Over 150 chefs from all over India competed in 11 categories.

Eleven of the 17 award winners were chosen through this competition, and an esteemed jury selected the rest six.

World Association of Cooks Societies (WCAS) certified Dayashankar Sharma chaired the award jury, while noted chef Sireesh Saxena was the organizing secretary of the awards function.

The title partner for the grand ceremony was Maggi professional, and the associate partners were Nutaste, Patanjali, DP Chocolates, food Service India, Rich’s, Griffith Foods, and Cream bell.

The Indian Culinary Forum is India’s premier association of Professional chefs of India and was set up for the advancement of culinary art in India.

The Forum’s objective is to act as a link, platform, and instrument for the enhancement and development of the community of chefs.

It also aims to bring international culinary prestige to India, encourage Indians to consider a career in hospitality, promote Indian cuisines globally, and help young chefs hone culinary skills through training, workshops, and competition.

The World Association of Cooks Societies (WCAS) is a 110-nation fellowship comprising the world’s various professional chefs’ organizations representing over 9 million professional chefs.

This article was shared with Prittle Prattle News as a Press Release.

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