The Indian Culinary Forum (ICF), an association of professional chefs in India, will host the 21st Annual Chef Awards,͏͏ a͏͏ prestigious͏͏ celebration͏͏ of͏͏ culinary͏͏ excellence.͏͏ Scheduled͏͏ for͏͏ October͏͏ 17,͏͏ 2024,͏͏ at͏͏ The͏͏ Ashok͏͏ in͏͏ New͏͏ Delhi,͏͏ this͏͏ event͏͏ is͏͏ one͏͏ of͏͏ the͏͏ country’s͏͏ oldest͏͏ and͏͏ largest͏͏ culinary͏͏ gatherings,͏͏ uniting͏͏ leading͏͏ chefs,͏͏ innovators,͏͏ and͏͏ gastronomic͏͏ artists͏͏ from͏͏ across͏͏ India.͏͏ Known͏͏ for͏͏ honouring͏͏ outstanding͏͏ creativity͏͏ and͏͏ skill,͏͏ this͏͏ year’s͏͏ Chef͏͏ Awards͏͏ will͏͏ pay͏͏ a͏͏ special͏͏ tribute͏͏ to͏͏ the͏͏ evolving͏͏ art͏͏ of͏͏ Indian͏͏ cuisine.
Diverse͏͏ Competition͏͏ Hosted͏͏ by͏͏ the͏͏ Indian Culinary Forum:
With͏͏ approximately͏͏ 200͏͏ participants,͏͏ the͏͏ Chef͏͏ Awards͏͏ culinary͏͏ competition͏͏ will͏͏ feature͏͏ a͏͏ range͏͏ of͏͏ categories,͏͏ including͏͏ Master͏͏ Chef͏͏ of͏͏ the͏͏ Year,͏͏ Kebabs,͏͏ Indian͏͏ Patisserie,͏͏ Indian͏͏ Sweets,͏͏ International͏͏ Cuisine,͏͏ North͏͏ Indian͏͏ Cuisine,͏͏ Oriental͏͏ Cuisine,͏͏ and͏͏ Student͏͏ Chef͏͏ of͏͏ the͏͏ Year͏͏ for͏͏ both͏͏ male͏͏ and͏͏ female͏͏ contestants.͏͏ Showcasing͏͏ the͏͏ rich͏͏ diversity͏͏ of͏͏ India’s͏͏ culinary͏͏ heritage,͏͏ the͏͏ competition͏͏ is͏͏ set͏͏ to͏͏ be͏͏ both͏͏ intense͏͏ and͏͏ inspiring.
Participants͏͏ will͏͏ be͏͏ assessed͏͏ by͏͏ an͏͏ esteemed͏͏ panel͏͏ of͏͏ judges,͏͏ comprising͏͏ chefs͏͏ and͏͏ industry͏͏ leaders͏͏ certified͏͏ by͏͏ the͏͏ World͏͏ Association͏͏ of͏͏ Chefs͏͏ Societies͏͏ (WACS),͏͏ ensuring͏͏ top-notch͏͏ standards.͏͏ This͏͏ year’s͏͏ jury͏͏ will͏͏ be͏͏ chaired͏͏ by͏͏ Chef͏͏ Rajiv͏͏ Gulshan,͏͏ Dean͏͏ at͏͏ Le͏͏ Cordon͏͏ Bleu͏͏ Gurugram,͏͏ G͏͏ D͏͏ Goenka͏͏ University,͏͏ while͏͏ Chef͏͏ Rajiv͏͏ Chopra͏͏ will͏͏ act͏͏ as͏͏ organizing͏͏ secretary͏͏ to͏͏ ensure͏͏ the͏͏ event͏͏ runs͏͏ smoothly.
Continue͏͏ Exploring:͏͏ Indian Culinary Forum to͏͏ host͏͏ 15th͏͏ edition͏͏ of͏͏ Culinary͏͏ Art͏͏ India͏͏ in͏͏ Delhi
Chef͏͏ Davinder͏͏ Kumar,͏͏ President͏͏ of͏͏ the͏͏ Indian͏͏ Culinary͏͏ Forum,͏͏ stated,͏͏ “The͏͏ Chef͏͏ Awards͏͏ and͏͏ Knowledge͏͏ Summit͏͏ have͏͏ become͏͏ essential͏͏ to͏͏ our͏͏ mission͏͏ of͏͏ recognising͏͏ and͏͏ uplifting͏͏ the͏͏ culinary͏͏ profession͏͏ in͏͏ India.͏͏ We͏͏ are͏͏ thrilled͏͏ to͏͏ celebrate͏͏ the͏͏ extraordinary͏͏ talent͏͏ and͏͏ dedication͏͏ of͏͏ our͏͏ chefs,͏͏ who͏͏ consistently͏͏ push͏͏ boundaries.͏͏ We͏͏ look͏͏ forward͏͏ to͏͏ an͏͏ inspiring͏͏ event͏͏ that͏͏ will͏͏ promote͏͏ unity͏͏ and͏͏ innovation͏͏ within͏͏ the͏͏ community.”
Recognising͏͏ Lifelong͏͏ Contributions͏͏ to͏͏ the͏͏ Industry:
Alongside͏͏ the͏͏ competitive͏͏ categories,͏͏ the͏͏ ICF͏͏ Chef͏͏ Awards͏͏ also͏͏ honour͏͏ industry͏͏ veterans͏͏ with͏͏ accolades͏͏ for͏͏ lifetime͏͏ achievements͏͏ and͏͏ contributions.͏͏ These͏͏ include͏͏ the͏͏ Lifetime͏͏ Achievement͏͏ Award,͏͏ Golden͏͏ Hat,͏͏ Silver͏͏ Hat,͏͏ Academic͏͏ Silver͏͏ Hat,͏͏ Pastry͏͏ Chef͏͏ of͏͏ the͏͏ Year,͏͏ and͏͏ Lady͏͏ Chef͏͏ of͏͏ the͏͏ Year.͏͏ Chosen͏͏ by͏͏ a͏͏ distinguished͏͏ jury,͏͏ these͏͏ awards͏͏ celebrate͏͏ individuals͏͏ who͏͏ have͏͏ significantly͏͏ impacted͏͏ the͏͏ industry,͏͏ underscoring͏͏ the͏͏ ICF’s͏͏ commitment͏͏ to͏͏ supporting͏͏ both͏͏ emerging͏͏ talent͏͏ and͏͏ established͏͏ leaders.
Chef͏͏ Vivek͏͏ Saggar,͏͏ General͏͏ Secretary͏͏ of͏͏ the͏͏ Indian͏͏ Culinary͏͏ Forum,͏͏ stated,͏͏ “The͏͏ Annual͏͏ Chef͏͏ Awards͏͏ and͏͏ Knowledge͏͏ Summit͏͏ are͏͏ dedicated͏͏ to͏͏ celebrating͏͏ the͏͏ best͏͏ in͏͏ our͏͏ industry.͏͏ This͏͏ year,͏͏ we’re͏͏ excited͏͏ to͏͏ explore͏͏ new͏͏ trends͏͏ and͏͏ highlight͏͏ the͏͏ diverse͏͏ talents͏͏ of͏͏ chefs͏͏ from͏͏ across͏͏ India.͏͏ Our͏͏ aim͏͏ is͏͏ to͏͏ inspire͏͏ progress͏͏ and͏͏ elevate͏͏ the͏͏ culinary͏͏ community͏͏ through͏͏ impactful͏͏ discussions͏͏ that͏͏ will͏͏ shape͏͏ the͏͏ future͏͏ of͏͏ our͏͏ profession.”
The͏͏ 12th͏͏ Knowledge͏͏ Summit,͏͏ taking͏͏ place͏͏ alongside͏͏ the͏͏ Chef͏͏ Awards,͏͏ is͏͏ a͏͏ pivotal͏͏ event͏͏ that͏͏ unites͏͏ hospitality͏͏ leaders,͏͏ educators,͏͏ and͏͏ critics͏͏ for͏͏ a͏͏ day͏͏ of͏͏ engaging͏͏ discussions.͏͏ This͏͏ year’s͏͏ theme,͏͏ “Technological͏͏ Advancement͏͏ in͏͏ the͏͏ Culinary͏͏ World,”͏͏ is͏͏ particularly͏͏ relevant͏͏ to͏͏ the͏͏ industry.͏͏ The͏͏ Knowledge͏͏ Summit͏͏ serves͏͏ as͏͏ a͏͏ platform͏͏ for͏͏ exchanging͏͏ ideas,͏͏ sharing͏͏ best͏͏ practices,͏͏ and͏͏ developing͏͏ strategies͏͏ to͏͏ tackle͏͏ key͏͏ challenges͏͏ in͏͏ the͏͏ culinary͏͏ field,͏͏ aligning͏͏ with͏͏ the͏͏ ICF’s͏͏ mission͏͏ to͏͏ celebrate͏͏ excellence͏͏ and͏͏ advance͏͏ the͏͏ profession.