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 Les Toques Blanches (LTB) Philippines’ Culinary Team bagged the gold and was adjudged best of the best in the Gourmet Team Challenge category of the recently concluded HOFEX - Hong Kong International Culinary Classic (HKICC) held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. The HKICC is a bi-annual culinary event that gathers competitors from various organizations worldwide.
The Philippine entry to the Gourmet Team Challenge bested six others from the Asian region. The all-Filipino line-up includes chefs Virgilio Timola and Anatolio Bleza of Makati Shangri-La Hotel, Arnold Guevarra of Mandarin Oriental Hotel and pastry chef Salvador Trinidad of Park Avenue Desserts, with distinguished chef Ariel Manuel of Lolo Dad’s Café as team captain and J Gamboa of Cirkulo and Milky Way Restaurants as team manager.
A cold buffet of 27 different items such as tapas, soup, appetizers, desserts, cakes, seafood and poultry platters was prepared round-the-clock and creatively presented to the judges on a Rajo Laurel tablecloth. The spread, which was conceptualized based on the theme, “Contemporary Cuisine in a Philippine Setting” took months of research and recipe-testing to complete.
In the individual live cooking events, Arnold Guevarra brought home a bronze for his dish in the Western Cuisine (Professional) Red Mullet & Prawn category.
The team is backed by Gourdo’s, Werdenberg International Corporation, PTC, Philippine Airlines, Brother's Burger, Meat and Livestock Australia, Mida Foods, Alternatives Food Corporation, San Miguel Great Food Solutions, Unilever Foodsolutions, Happy Living Fine Wines, Philon Wines, Actron, Sweetlink Siliconezone, Royal Country Marketing, Q&H and Golden Acres.
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