The Emirates Salon Culinaire

The Emirates Salon Culinaire is a series of practical and display-based culinary competitions; entry to which is open to professional chefs, pastry chefs, cooks and bakers. Some of the competitions are designed for entry by a single competitor; others are designed as team events.

More than 1,300 young chefs competed to become stars of the future. From practical cooking competitions to buffet and banqueting show pieces, chefs showcased their talent through wide range of skills and techniques.

Each competition is called a ‘class’. Each class of the various competitions is intended to test the differing skills of entrants whilst also celebrating the preparation and presentation of food and its accoutrements in attractive and pleasing forms.

Competitors were evaluated by a panel of 25 renowned experts, mandated by the World Association of Chefs Societies (WACS) to judge culinary events across the globe, ensuring the highest competition standards.

For more detailed information please click on the link to visit the Emirates Culinary Guild website.

We are very excited to update you on the winners of the Emirates Salon Culinaire:

Best Hygiene Award (Diversey) - E.A.C. Lakmal - Westin Mina Seyahi Dxb
Best Hygiene Award (Boecker) - Min Lee - Burj Al Arab
Best Effort by an Individual Establishment - Hany Mohamed - The Atlantis The Palm
Best Effort by a Corporation - Andy Cuthbert - Jumeirah Group
Best Arabian Cuisinier - Chamseddin Al Hasan - Al Qasr Hotel Dxb
Best Pastry Chef - Achala Sanjeewa Weerasinghe - Atlantis The Palm
Best Kitchen Artist - Arachchige Sr Chamila Jayasinghe - Atlantis The Palm
Best Gastronomist (Winner) - Mohammad Asham - The Address Downtown Hotel
Best Gastronomist (1^st Runner-up) - Arif Fianto -The Address Downtown Hotel
Best Gastronomist (2^nd Runner-up) - Mario Coelho - Wafi Hospitality
Young Chef of the Year (Winner) - Rohit Sharma - Intercontinental DFC
Young Chef of the Year (1^st Runner-up) – Syed Ibrahim Shahul Hameed -Raffles Hotel Dubai
Young Chef of the Year (2^nd Runner-up) - Bernadus Denny - The Address Downtown Hotel
Best Arabian Cuisinier - Chamseddin Al Hasan -Al Qasr Hotel Dxb
Best Gastronomist - Mohammad Asham - The Address Downtown Hotel
Young Chef of the Year - Rohit Sharma - Intercontinental DFC