A Winning Team

Over the past years I have watched the Egyptian Chefs Association grow more successful every year; organizing top notch competitions and training for Chefs who look forward to learning new methods and forms of cooking and challenging themselves as part of their development plans.
Our own InterContinental Citystars Chefs are proud to be part of the Egyptian Chefs Association and to represent not only our hotel, but their country, which instills a sense of national pride and gives them the opportunity to travel and learn about new cultures and their cuisine as well as sharing the best of Egypt.
We are proud to have several ECA Gold medal winners in our Kitchen Team, who are role models and inspiration for the junior ranks.
It has been an honor as InterContinental Cairo Citystars to host some of these workshops, competitions and trainings and we look forward to hosting more successful events with the Association.
Sincerely,
Thierry Perrot
Director of Operations Intercontinental Hotel Group (IHG) Egypt and Libya & General Manager IHG Citystars Cairo
www.intercontinental.com

What YOU Can Do

A great philosopher once said: “To be successful, you must surround yourself by people who can understand you.”
After I landed in Egypt five years ago, coming home from the United States, I was at a loss in how to contribute what I had learned and experienced overseas to the chef’s community in Egypt. I didn't know whom to speak to about what I would like to contribute and do until I met up with Chef Markus, Mirjam and the team at the Egyptian Chef Association.

Looking back at how the Association has progressed over the past five years, I must tip my hat to their accomplishments in international competitions such as the Culinary Olympics in Germany, the Gastronomy Festival in Turkey and the Culinary World Cup in Luxemburg. Now we have raised the bar of the international community’s expectation of the Egyptian chefs.

The crowning achievement will be the completion this year of two state-of-the-art culinary schools, the first ever in Egypt. My wish for the young chefs in Egypt is that they also will find the support and encouragement through our Chefs Association in attaining their goals. Remember:
“Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.” John F. Kennedy (1961)

With all my love and thanks,

Tarek Ibrahim
Senior Consultant Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA)
Trainer Culinary Ambassadors of Egypt
Senior Instructor Egyptian Chefs Association
ECA Board Member