Galadari’s Rasheena rises to stardom

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From left: Manager Training and Development Kavinda Rankothdevella, Director F&B Thushantha Kariyawasam, Rasheena Begum, Manager F&B Harsha Guruge, Restaurants Manager Training Clive De Costa

Rasheena Begum brought great honour not only to herself but also to the Galadari Hotel with her talented performance at the recently concluded 24th National Mixology Challenge 2016. The young star bagged the Marie Brizard Classical Competition 2016 All-Island Award. She will proudly represent Sri Lanka for the Marie Brizard Masters International Bartender Contest 33rd Edition to be held in Bordeaux France in November.

She rose to fame with the cocktail ‘Symphony’. As the name suggests ‘Symphony’ is a typically favourable, composition of different ingredients blended to provide a well-balanced concoction of sweet, sour and spirituous flavours with just the right aromas of hazelnut and honey. ‘Symphony’ is best described as a unique and good choice of after-dinner cocktail.

The man behind her rise to fame and ardent guru, Galadari Hotel Restaurants Training Manager Clive De Costa stated, “I am so proud of Rasheena, she is hardworking, dedicated and has the ability to work on time. This together with her talents paved the way for her glory. I wish her all the very best in France and sincerely hope she will do her country proud.”