DWTC wins 'Best effort by an individual establishment' for the sixth year running at Salon Culinaire 2016.
Hospitality by Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) claimed 85 accolades across 27 categories at the Emirates Salon Culinaire.
The competitions were part of Gulfood 2016, the world’s largest annual food and hospitality show.
A core team of 49 chefs from the DWTC participated in the five-day event showcasing their skills across multiple categories including Five-course plated menu, Arabic Mezzeh - Practical Cookery, An Arabian Feast, Ice carving, and Pastry Showpiece.
In total, the chefs won eight gold medals, 19 silver, 24 bronze and 34 merit awards, in addition to winning the title of ‘Best effort by an individual establishment’ for the sixth year running.
DWTC’s executive chef and team mentor Raimund Haemmerle said: “On behalf of everyone at DWTC, we are proud of our talented chefs and the stellar results achieved. We have participated in this competition for more than a decade, and as an organisation that is renowned for its hospitality, we are thrilled that our team’s hard work and dedication to the culinary arts has been recognised.”
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The Emirates Salon Culinaire is a culinary competition, which tests the gastronomic, presentation and timing skills of professional chefs from the region.
The competition is judged by a panel of 50 individuals who are certified from the World Association of Chefs Societies.
Raimund added: “We invest a significant amount of time and effort in team training and development to ensure we serve premium quality dishes all year-round to our guests. For instance, in the lead up to the Etihad F1 Grand Prix, we invested 2,800 training hours to plan for the 27,000 meals that were served at the event. Congratulations to the entire team and we look forward to more success in the future.”
Hospitality by DWTC has witnessed year-on-year growth in business as it continues to deliver diverse end-to-end catering solutions. In 2015, it catered for more than two million visitors at both the venue and off-site locations.
Some of the team’s biggest contracts to date in off-site catering projects include the Etihad F1 Grand Prix, the Dubai World Cup at Meydan and the Dubai Airshow.
The operations house more than 148 chefs from 19 different nationalities and five continents, DWTC’s kitchen spans 3,650m² of working area.
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