Heritance Ahungalla presents Junior Pastry Chef 2013

Heritance Ahungalla in partnership with the Stassen Group is proud to present “Junior Pastry Chef 2013”. This exciting edutainment event targets kids with a keen interest in culinary experiences. The event is designed to educate aspiring young chefs and provide them with a platform to display their acquired culinary skills.

The concept for hosting a competition of this nature was encouraged by the booming tourism industry in Sri Lanka and the growing need for chefs in the culinary world. “Through this programme the hotel aims to cultivate and encourage the enthusiasm in our aspiring young chefs. We hope this will act as a gateway to their aspirations to pursue a culinary career”, said, Refhan Razeen, General Manager, Heritance Ahungalla.

The event is an initiative of the highly acclaimed culinary team of Heritance Ahungalla, the reigning winners of the Best Culinary Team, Best Hotel Team and Best Regional Team awarded by the Chefs Guild of Sri Lanka. The team led by Chef Dimuthu Kumarasinghe, the only Chef in the World to have won nine Gold medals for individual events at the Culinary Olympics and the Culinary World Cup have received extensive recognition both internationally and locally for their culinary expertise.

The weekend’s activities will kick off with a training programme in baking as well as a sugar crafting workshop. Upon completion of the training programme the participants will then face a semi-final round where after selected contestants will compete in the grand finale. The participant with the winning creation will be awarded the title of, ‘Junior Pastry Chef 2013’ presented by Heritance Hotels.

This three day journey will be held from the 16th to the 18th of August and has been designed to entertain the entire family. While their kids are busy with rolling pins and mixing machines, parents are welcome to experience the soul soothing hospitality experience of Heritance Ahungalla and witness the culinary skills of their future chefs.