NEW FOR 2017
Launching of L’académie Nationale de Cuisine in Jordan
President of the academy, Chef Lucien Veillet and Chef Charles Azar, head of the delegation in Lebanon, will be present at HORECA Jordan to oversee the official launch, where the first Jordanian members of the academy will be honored. The objectives of the academy are to promote, preserve, teach and ensure the dissemination of French cuisine through its regions in the pure tradition of culinary art and tableware, both in France and abroad.
Worldchefs judging seminar
With the cooperation of the Jordanian Chefs Association, a Worldchefs (WACS) judging seminar will be held on October 11 at HORECA Jordan. Taking place for the first time in Jordan to benefit chefs throughout the region, the seminar will be supplemented by a practical training session at the Hospitality Salon Culinaire on October 12. Chef Gert Klotzke, the chairperson of the Culinary Competition Committee at WACS, will deliver the seminar to 25 chefs from countries including Egypt, Lebanon, KSA, Syria, Palestine, UAE and Bahrain.
Collaboration with “Top Chef”
The gold medalists of HORECA Jordan’s Hospitality Salon Culinaire competitions will be eligible for fastrack auditions for season three of the highlyrated “Top Chef” program on the MBC network. Chef Maroun Chedid, a judge on the popular TV show, will be present during HORECA.
Mocktail Competition
The first ever Mocktail Competition debuts at this year’s exhibition, where Jordan’s most skilled bartenders will battle it out to create the best nonalcoholic cocktail. Mocktails will be judged on taste, appearance, aroma and decoration.
Art of Service Competition sponsored by IVY Hygiene Solutions
Friends of HORECA Jordan, Ivy Hygiene Solutions, will be sponsoring the first edition of the Art of Service Competition. The event will engage hotels and restaurants, with the support of the Royal Academy of Culinary Arts at Les Roches. Ivy Hygiene Solutions offers a unique global supply solution through a full and diverse range of all types of hygienic products that are tailored specifically to their clients’ needs.