(As part of AAHAR International Food Fair, Chennai Trade Centre, Chennai)
New Delhi, October 02, 2016: The South India Culinary Association (SICA) is organizing its 4th edition of the industry’s most premier culinary event, the SICA Culinary Competition and Exhibition 2016 from 15th to 17th September, 2016 at the Chennai Trade Centre, Chennai, on the sidelines of the regional edition of AAHAR International Food Fair 2016, Chennai. This event is supported by ITPO
(India Trade Promotion Organization) and TNTPO (Tamil Nadu Trade Promotion Organization).
The primary objective of the SICA Culinary Competition and Exhibition 2016 is to establish a professional platform where culinary professionals in the sub-continent region can showcase their individual and collective skills, creative talent, learn and share best practices, partner and network in a purely collaborative environment. This year’s event will see participants from top culinary institutions around the country as well as international professionals, a first for the competition and exhibition.
Event Highlights
§ WACS approved international jury will judge the competitions
§ The largest gathering of food and beverage industry professionals – corporate Chefs, executive chefs, General Managers, F&B managers, Purchase Managers, academicians, technocrats and culinary journalists
§ Grand Award Ceremony on the concluding day of the event at AAHAR to recognize winners and felicitate senior chefs and the international jury members
§ More than 700 participants in the Culinary Competitions
§ SICA Chefs Lounge to socially engage specially invited decision makers and leading chefs
§ Live Culinary Challenge contest for Professionals and apprentice Chefs
§ Live category competition conducted prior to the main event
As we look forward to another successful edition of this event, we extend a warm welcome to you and thank you for your support in covering the event. This will go a long way to increase awareness and appeal to a wider audience.
More details about the competition & its categories:
SICA member organizations can nominate their employee chefs to participate in numerous competitions at individual and team level.
Competition categories
§ Individual Competition
§ Practical Cooking Competition
§ Apprentice Competition
§ Cocktail / Mocktail Competition
§ Table Cover Display / Layout Contest for 2 persons including wine glasses
§ Flower Arrangement Competition
§ Towel Art Competition
§ The Culinary Team Challenge – Edible Buffet
DISPLAY CLASSES
Individual Artistic Display
Class 1: Three–Tier Wedding Cake Class 2: Artistic Pastry Showpiece Class 3: Artistic Bakery Showpiece Class 4: Fruit & Vegetable Carving Class 5: Butter / Margarine Sculpture
Individual Cold Display
Class 6: Plated Appetizers Class 7: Petit Fours or Pralines
Class 8: Three Course Set Dinner Menu Class 9: Desserts
Class 10: Authentic Indian Regional Cuisine Class 11: Cocktail / Mocktail Competition
Class 12: The Culinary Team Challenge – Buffet Competition
Class 13: Table Cover Layout / Display Contest for 2 guests including wine glasses
Class 16: Flower Arrangement Competition Class 17: Towel Art Competition
Live Contest Category
Class 14: Live Competition
Class 15: PRACTICAL Asian COOKING (LIVE)
Event Dates :
Live Compétition : 1st September 2016 @ IHM, Tharamani (Live Competition-Class 14)
2nd September 2016 @ Vels Institute of Hotel Management, Pallavaram, Chennai (Practical Asian Cooking- Class 15)
Main Event : 15th, 16th & 17th Sep. 2016 @ Chennai Trade Centre (for Classes 1-13 & 16, 17)
Award Ceremony : 18th Sep 2016 @ The Raintree Annasalai, Chennai
BEST HOTEL TEAM OVERALL WINNER – Confluence Banquets and Resorts
BEST HOTEL TEAM OVERALL – 1st RUNNER-UP Radisson Blu Resort Temple Bay Mamallapuram
BEST HOTEL TEAM OVERALL – 2nd RUNNER-UP The Leela Palace
OUTSTANDING PASTRY CHEF – Chef Saravanan, Pastry Chef, Confluence Banquets and Resorts
South India Culinary Association (SICA)
The South India Culinary Association is a fraternity of culinary professionals representing the finest hotels, restaurants and culinary institutions in South India. SICA was founded in August 1998 in Chennai by chefs from reputed hotels. It is an independent, apolitical, voluntary and non-profitable body of culinary professionals from varied backgrounds and specialties. SICA is a proud member of Indian Federation of Culinary Association (IFCA) and World Association of Chefs Societies (WACS)
SICA has organized numerous events in the past with wide scale participation to drive all- round awareness and excellence in the culinary profession.
· SICA and Nestle Young Star Chef Competition, November 2000
· SICA and Nestle Young Star Chef Competition, September 2001
· SICA and Nestle Young Star Chef competition, October 2002
· Great India Culinary Challenge, January 2005,2006
· Chef Amudhupadai 2006 & 2007
· Chef Nallamudhu 2007
· Soya recipe competition 2007
· IFCA Southern Region Culinary Challenge and Exhibition, 2008
· Tamil Unavuthiruvila (Chennai Sangamam) 2008 & 2009
· Hans Bueschkens Culinary Challenge for Juniors, 2009
· SICA Culinary Competition and Exhibition 2012
· International Chefs day 2013, 2014 & 2015
· SICA Culinary Competition and Exhibition 2014
· Raw Food Workshop 2014
· Dr. Chef Rick’s Culinary Workshop 2015
o Workshop / Judging Seminar / Culinary Competition
· Sous Vide & Molecular Gastronomy Workshop 2015
· Chefs Connect, AGM 2016
· Food Hospitality World 2016, Bangalore
o Chef Lounge / South India Culinary Competition / Cooking With Bengaluru Chefs
· SICA Pastry & Hot Plate Presentation Workshop 2016
SICA Board
President Mentor Dr. Chef Soundararajan. P
Corporate Executive Chef, Mahindra Holidays & Resorts India Ltd. General Secretary – IFCA
President Chef Jugesh Arora Consultant, chefarora.com
General Secretary Chef Sheetaram Prasaad
Corporate Executive Chef, GRT Hotels & Resorts
Treasurer Chef Mohana Krishnan AK Corporate Chef, Hotel Savera
International Jury Members
Chef Michael Strautmanis from Australia Chef Eric Low from Singapore
Chef Yen Koh from Singapore
Chef Dimuthu Kumarasinghe from Sri Lanka Chef Thomas A. Gugler from Saudi Arabia Chef Mooroogun Coopen from Mauritius
Corporate Comm India(CCI Newswire)
