Region's top five sous chefs revealed

Today, Hotelier Middle East can identify the Middle East's leading five sous chefs nominated for the Caterer Middle East Awards 2011.

Each of this year’s shortlisted chefs have gone above and beyond the kitchen call of duty, but which one will be named the Sous Chef of the Year?

If, like us, you can’t wait until the awards ceremony on September 7 to find out more about this year’s candidates, don’t miss September’s edition of Caterer Middle East for full pre-event coverage of the shortlisted nominees.

In the meantime, here are the names of the talented five:

Prassad Jadhav, Carluccio’s Dubai Mall
Francesco Dimonte, Armani Hotel Dubai
Abhishek Kumar, Le Meridien Al Aqah Beach Resort, Fujairah
Raghuprasad S. Pillai, Beach Rotana Abu Dhabi
Ovin Rebello, Hilton Dubai Jumeirah