Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Global Culinary Award for Healthy Diet and Sustainability



Worldchefs (World Association of Chefs Societies) is organizing, in collaboration with the EAT foundation, a Global Culinary Award that recognizes restaurants for innovation and leadership within the domain of healthy diet and sustainability.
Chefs associations can nominate up to three leading chefs or restaurants in their own countries they think would be worthy candidates.
The EAT Food Forum brings together 650 opinion leaders and sustainability experts, including ex-president of USA Mr. Bill Clinton. The award will be announced at the EAT Food Forum to be held on 26-27 May, 2014, in Stockholm.

For competition rules, judging criteria and more about EAT Food Forum, visit the Worldchefs website.
Note: The deadline for submitting full application form is Monday, 5 May.

Sunday, April 6, 2014

Egyptian Chefs Score at American Culinary Federation Competitions!



"We have just participated in the American Culinary Federation competition in the United States for professional chefs and won 2 gold medals, 1 Silver and 1 Bronze, as follows: Mohamed El Saadawy, 1 Gold and 1 Bronze; and Mena Mikhael, 1 Gold and 1 Silver.

Allow me to take this opportunity to say that our participation highlighted, once again, the Egyptian Chefs Association's capacity for organizing and managing local competitions up to the same professional standards as international competitions! Every good wish and respect goes out to you on behalf of all the Egyptians chefs to all the Team Members at the Association, without exception, for their great effort and assistance. 

And of course all our thanks and appreciation go to the coaches who got us as members of the Egyptian team of chefs to this level, which gave us the opportunity to participate in international competitions and win medals on behalf of the Egyptian chefs: Chef Markus Iten, Chef Hossam El Din Mohamed and Chef Tarek Ibrahim. Special thanks go to you, dear Miriam, for all you do and have done over many years to help and support the Egyptians chefs!!


See you all soon with a new achievement for the Egyptian Chefs and our Association!"

Signed: Mohamed El Saadawy and Mena Mikhael


 

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Healthy All-Natural Nut Butters Now in Egypt

Looks like the kids who grew up in SUGAR-FREE, HEALTHY EATING homes are coming of age and starting their own businesses!! Says Sherine Tawfik, founder of Fino's: "We got [tired] of commercial brands, even the healthy ones, because they are not as healthy as they claim to be; the list of ingredients is full of things you don't know. Store-bought butters are filled with additives, sugars, salts and stabilizers. I started [making nut butters] on a small scale and I turned it into a
business because I love it!" Tawfik, who lent her childhood nickname, "Fino", to her business, was interviewed 

in an Daily News Egypt, Issue 2403.
 

Read more here:

http://www.dailynewsegypt.com/2014/03/24/finos-natural-nut-butters/


Fino's Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/finosnutbutters

Egyptian Food Heritage: Weika and More

Upper Egypt is particularly rich in intangible heritage. Among the heritage associated with the region’s cuisine is weika [dried okra stew] and al-eish al-shamsy [sun-baked bread], just two examples of Upper Egyptian culinary heritage that many people, even many other Egyptians, do not know about.

Read more on Al-Ahram Weekly's website:
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/News/5508/47/Recipes-onto-the-heritage-list.aspx

Wednesday, February 19, 2014

ECA Testimonial: A Dream-come-true!



Dear Chef Markus, dear Mirjam, dear ECA Team,   
 

Greeting from Luxor!
 

On behalf of our management, hotel staff and Luxor chefs, we would like to thank you very much for your full support during the Hace’14 competition and to say a warm thanks to your entire professional team, especially Mr. Amr Abdel Salam!
Your Team has really made a difference over the last 10 years in cooking, food presentation and development of culinary arts. Your Team made Egypt part of the world community of professional chefs, with excellent creativity and a chance to discover new ideas and constant updates on new trends.
To meet the world-famous chefs face to face and shake their hands is really a dream-come-true! You make us proud to be Egyptian chefs under the ECA umbrella! 
 

All my best wishes for you and your team! 

Mahmoud Nabil, Executive Chef
Maritim Jolie Ville Kings Island Luxor

Tuesday, December 17, 2013

ECA Testimonial: Professionalism is What Truly Counts




How do you feel you benefited from membership in the ECA?


The ECA is what has allowed me to accomplish my level of professionalism, as a working chef; and professionalism is what really counts in the cooking field in general. Chef Markus always emphasized the importance of know the basics. He always says: “Know the basics and then build on that!” Chef Markus and Mirjam and the entire ECA team have led the ECA Competitions. Competitions allow us to come together with  many other chefs for instantaneous growth and exchanging ideas!! I have an idea and he has one, at the end of the day you’ve come across 300 new ideas.
The workshops also are very valuable, as they allow the chef to be academically well-versed in know-how; so generations can be grounded in and professionalism. Finally ECA has taught me that every lettuce leaf has value, we must not throw anything in the kitchen. It has taught me to love everything in the kitchen!

Chef Atef Ibrahim
Executive Chef
LSG Sky Chefs Catering Egypt SAE