Joy Roy Choudhury – Kolkata
‘IIHM Young Chef India Schools – 2015′, the annual culinary competition organised by International Institute of Hotel Management (IIHM), Kolkata and supported by the Ministry of Tourism, Govt of India, and is aimed at spotting budding talent at high school level (XI / XII) with a flair for cooking, is back in its new avatar. Many leading schools of the country are taking part in the event.
The preliminary rounds for the competition have already been successfully conducted at the different campuses of IIHM, located in Kolkata, Delhi, Pune, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Jaipur and Bengaluru and the regional semi-finals and finals are lined up soon. The regional finalists will be flown to London where in the presence of leading chefs and culinary experts they will participate in an international culinary format and battle for the coveted title of ‘Young Chef India’. The finals will be held at the University of West London in September.
“The objective of organising this event is not only to get another young chef champion but also to promote cooking and culinary arts as a life skill,” said Dr. Suborno Bose, chairman and chief mentor, IndiSmart Group Worldwide, which owns and runs IIHM Hotel School. Over the last decade there has been a substantial growth in travel and tourism and hospitality businesses across the country. F&B is driving the growth of the Indian hospitality industry. Studies reveal Indian that consumers are increasingly spending large sum of money on eating out with their family and friends on weekends and holidays, churning up a huge appetite for the global QSR and CDR business.