Unilever Food Solutions Chef of Year regional contest 2012 concludes

Unilever Food Solutions organized and concluded The Chef of the year regional contest by awarding Paul Bussey with the title. The event was held at the Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management in Dubai and witnessed a nail-biting competition among the contestants in which Paul grabbed the award for the best recipes at the event. Paul Bussey serves as the Executive Sous Chef at Bonnington Hotel in Dubai. Maxime Le Van and Georgiy Daniloff secured the 2^nd and 3^rd positions respectively at the event. 

Each contestant had to cook a starter, a main course as well as a dessert where all courses needed to serve three people. Besides this, each competing chef was given a mystery basket to try out their culinary skills using UFS products. The contestants were judged on number of UFS products used, innovation of UFS products, originality of recipes, difficulty and skill required for fusion of flavours, portion obedience, presentation, methods and techniques. 

“For Unilever Food Solutions, the competition is about pushing the boundaries of creativity, imagination and skill; about uniting behind our talented chefs and going to great lengths to provide them with solutions and inspiration for use in their own kitchens every day,” said Mr. Eelco Camminga, Unilever Food Solutions’ Vice President for South Africa, Middle East, and Pakistan. 

Paul will be heading to Johannesburg, South Africa in September to take part of the final competition.