Amaya Lake shines at Culinary Art Competition 2013
Monday, 12 August 2013 00:52
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Amaya Lake, Dambulla, a prestigious four-star resort, was honoured with 20 medals for culinary expertise presented to its food and beverage team at the 15th Culinary Art Competition, held from 2 to 5 August.
Accepted by the World Association of Chefs’ Societies (WACS), this culinary show is judged by WACS’s approved professionals from around the world, keeping with the WACS guidelines. Established in 1988, this event has now become a competing field for over 1,000 chefs from around the island, competing for gold, silver and bronze medals.
Executive Chef Asanka Liyanagedara won gold in butter sculpture, gold in ice carving, silver in artistic showpiece, silver in plated dessert and silver in vegetable carving. Sous Chef H.B. Dayananda won silver in butter sculpture, bronze in ice carving and bronze in vegetable carving. Kitchen artist A.G. Ruwan Kumara won gold in ice carving and bronze in butter sculpture.
Chef De Partie Sunil Jayantha won bronze in live hot cooking; Demi Chef De Partie T.G.S.D. Silva won bronze for dress the cake live; Chef De Partie A.G. Ranasinghe won bronze for his vegetarian menu; Commis Shehani Deraniyagala won bronze in apprentice dessert live; Restaurant Supervisor Manoj Rathnayake won silver for his mocktail; Restaurant Captain Aruna Bandara won silver in brew coffee and bronze for his mocktail; Bar Captain Nuran Gunarathna won bronze in brew coffee and Barman Chaminda Basnayake won silver for his vodka Redbull and bronze for his arrack cocktail.
Food, beverage and hospitality competitions are an essential factor in strengthening the quality of tourism services provided in Sri Lanka. Sri Lankan foods have a special taste, compared to foods in other countries, and with the creativity of Sri Lankan cooks, they can make tourists remember their dishes and want to return back.
With expert mentoring, the highly skilled chefs at Amaya Resorts have been given the opportunity to showcase their talents on a national platform at some prestigious events. Once again, these wins have given Amaya Lake the chance to show the culinary industry the fantastic talent they have within their kitchens, as well as allowing the chefs to gain valuable experience from competing against some of the country’s most acclaimed chefs.
Amaya Resorts and Spas has six resorts in five destinations in Sri Lanka and brings guests an authentic experience that reflects the culture, nature and beauty the island has to offer. This concept is an initiative to further manifest the company’s Sri Lankan roots while at the same time identifying its offerings as boutique level products.
Amaya – the Sanskrit word for reality and non illusion – has been named such because it offers its customers the best of the country’s indigenous cultural and ecological heritages.
This concept has been carried across all of the resorts and spas, with improvements in facade, products offered and service standard, showing Amaya’s enhanced commitment to its customers.
