The Emirates Culinary Guild NEWSLETTER

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1 October, 2009 (1009) Congratulations! Uwe Micheel, ECG President and Director of Kitchens Radisson Blu Hotel Dubai Deira Creek accepting his award of Chef of the Year at the Hotelier Awards held in October.

2 Events & Happenings -ECG Monthly Meeting November meeting venue will be announced -US Honey Seminar and Lunch October 20 at the Radisson Blu Hotel -UAE National Day ECG It s again UAE National Day and the time to support & promote our City. The DTCM Team has sent a letter to the GM s of our hotels. The ECG and DTCM will organize a loukamat festival on 3 rd December New ECG VP East Coast Chef K A C Prasad of Miramar Al Aqah Beach Resort Fujairah has been elected as the Guild s VP for the East Coast of the UAE. -WACS Judging Seminar February -WACS Congress th WACS Congress Santiago, Chile January 24-28, Registration is now open; please contact ECG if you are interested in attending. -ECG Birthday wishes for October go out to: Mohamed Mossad 16 th Bien Chavez 22 nd Ahmed Younes 31 st

Competitions -Unilever Sponsored Chef of the Year Competition will be held in Durban, South Africa; Chef Tom Egerton will be competing, with Andreas Kurfurst also on hand for support and

-Oman Competition October 26 28 in Muscat -US Rice Competition November 28 -Qatar Competition December 1 3 in Doha -The Emirates Salon Culinaire Dubai 2010 will take place from February 21 till

3 Competitions -Unilever Sponsored Chef of the Year Competition will be held in Durban, South Africa; Chef Tom Egerton will be competing, with Andreas Kurfurst also on hand for support and representing the ECG. -Oman Competition October in Muscat -US Rice Competition November 28 -Qatar Competition December 1 3 in Doha -The Emirates Salon Culinaire Dubai 2010 will take place from February 21 till 24, in conjunction with the Gulfood Exhibition, at the Dubai World Trade Center Exhibition Halls. Visit for details. Registration is now open. -MLA Black Box Culinary Challenge May 2010, Searching for a Venue -UAE National Culinary Team ECG Tracking New Horizons Road to Erfurt, Culinary Olympics Your ideas, support and commitment are needed.

4 Junior Chef News & Activities -Upcoming Junior Chef Workshops Convotherm Conducted by Gerhard Eichhorn Evolution of Barbecues Conducted by Bobby Kapoor Hans Bueschkens JUNIOR CHEFS CHALLENGE WORLD ASSOCIATION OF CHEFS SOCIETIES Heru Purwanto of the Raffles Hotel Dubai will be competing. For any queries, suggestions or ideas on Junior Chef Topics please contact: Marcus Greggs VP Junior Events & Junior Membership Michel Miraton VP Junior Development

5 Executive Chef, Miramar Al Aqah Beach Resort, K.A.C. Prasad with his Team of Junior Chef Medalists from Middle East Junior Chef 09 As a member of the Emirates Culinary Guild (ECG), the U.S. Dairy Export Council, in collaboration with the U.S. Agricultural Trade Office in Dubai and the ECG, held 2 U.S. cheese workshops, on September 29 and 30, 2009, at the Radisson BLU Hotel, Dubai. This activity aimed at making chefs more familiar with U.S. cheese varieties and their versatile applications. USDEC Middle East Representative, Bassam Bou Saleh, introduced the two workshops with a short presentation discussing information about USDEC, U.S. cheese in the market and U.S. importers in Dubai. Chef Uwe Micheel, President of the Guild and Director of Kitchens at Radisson Blu Hotel, Dubai, led the activity that was attended by more than 45 chefs from Dubai, Sharjah, Ras Al Khaimah and Oman. All attendees participated in first-hand observation, hands-on experimentation and recipe preparation using different varieties of U.S. cheeses. Participants were divided into four groups, and exchanged a valuable experience in the preparation of attractive dishes which included: main courses, sweets, salads and pizzas; all based on U.S. cheeses. The activity was followed by a lunch highlighting U.S. cheese varieties and tasting a variety of applications. Uwe Micheel

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The Emirates Culinary Guild NEWSLETTER. December 2010 (1210)

The Emirates Culinary Guild NEWSLETTER. December 2010 (1210) December 2010 (1210) A Merry Christmas and Joyous New Year to all Events & Happenings -ECG Monthly Meeting Anyone wishing to host the January meeting please contact The Guild Thank you to Uwe and the Radisson