Salon Culinaire
The competition this year was spread over a larger area and visitors were treated to sights of beautifully carved vegetables, specially designed cakes, carefully plated food, amazing ice carving feats, and chefs walking around snapping photos of various creations.

Nestlé Professional food business manager Thomas Haller was a marshal at the competition, and said it was “very, very good”. Commenting on participation numbers, he said it was important to be grateful to hotels who send their teams to the show during a week when the rooms are nearly full. He acknowledged the work of the Emirates Culinary Guild in the competition and said it is doing a lot of work to encourage more chefs to participate.

Dubai World Trade Centre director of kitchens Harald Oberender said: “What is even more important is how the event is focusing on developing the next generation of young chefs.

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These are the future of our industry and to see how well they do against the best in the world is a tribute to how Dubai’s culinary credentials have grown in stature over the years.”

Haller added in conclusion: “It is important for young people in the UAE to get exposed to competitions [like this]. It’s the most important thing... it’s the future of Dubai; the future of Dubai is hospitality.”

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