PEGASUS REEF APPLAUDS AMATEUR TALENT

Pegasus Reef Hotel, one of Sri Lanka’s foremost hotels in the Food Tourism vertical, hosted a highly competitive and exciting culinary challenge for amateur female home chefs at the hotel premises recently. Held at the hotel’s iconic seafood restaurant – The

Fishery – the management of Pegasus Reef Hotel together with their award-winning chefs curated the culinary challenge to celebrate the advent of shoulder season to peak season, while also setting the stage for local amateur chefs to be recognised and rewarded for their innate talent.

All 15 participants walked away with amazing prizes and surprises, including Each a gift pack from Litro Gas Lanka, a gift pack each from Marina

Foods and a gift voucher each from Ocean Fish. Added to these prizes, the top 3 performers were also awarded 3 gift packs from Harishchandra Mills and an overnight stay at the Giritale Hotel.

The winner of the competition that also saw the participation of a few famous local celebrities, was Mrs. M. D. Shama Gunatilake. Mrs. Minali Balapitiya was placed second while Mrs. Pauline Suresh was placed third.

‘ “We understand the potential of food tourism in the market and have met the demand for unrivalled gastronomic experiences at our hotel dining venues, most significantly The Fishery restaurant for its renowned and exquisite seafood delights. But Food tourism is not only about tasting, it is about the entire experience of local food products and culture can be embedded into our offering, and how our clients like to discover their own culinary journeys. This has definitely been a wonderful start of what we see as a continuous event for years to come’ Harsha Jayasinghe, General Manager at Pegasus Reef Hotel commented on the event.