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Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts Shines At Asia’s 1st Culinary Cup

At the inaugural Asia’s 1st Culinary Cup last month, Swissôtel Le Concorde, Bangkok emerged as the overall Asian winner, clinching the Asia’s Best Participating Establishment trophy along with 12 other awards. Swissôtel Le Concorde, Bangkok was also part of the Thailand National Culinary Team that secured a second place in the National Gourmet Team Challenge. In addition, Swissôtel Nai Lert Park, Bangkok, took top position in three categories.

Panom Muekhuntod, Assistant Artist of Swissôtel Le Concorde, Bangkok, was named the Best Culinary Artist for earning the highest points with one gold, two silvers and a bronze in three categories.

He won the individual Ice Carving category and came in second with the team. His third placing in the Freestyle Showpiece individual category and a further team silver for the Fruit & Vegetable Carving category boosted him to the top of the leaderboard.

Swissôtel Nai Lert Park, Bangkok dominated three individual categories to win the Best Sandwich-Making, Best Dress-the-Cake and Best Petit Fours titles.

As part of Food & Hotel Thailand 2009, one of the Thailand’s largest hospitality trade exhibitions, the Asia’s 1st Culinary Cup is the first international culinary art contest and convention.

Teams from national and regional culinary associations as well as individual professionals from countries including Australia, Austria, China, UAE, Holland, South Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Slovakia, Taiwan and Thailand, flew in to showcase their talents at Royal Paragon Hall, Siam Paragon from 2 – 5 September.

Organised by the Thai-Swiss Culinary Consultants in association with the Thai Chef’s Association, the Thai Hotels Association and the Thai Convention and Exhibition Bureau (TCEB), the Asia’s 1st Culinary Cup saw experts from World Association of Chef’s Societies (WACS) as consultants.

The four-day Culinary Cup saw about 600 participants competing in more than 20 team and individual categories, including fruit and vegetable-carving, ice-carving, Thai cuisine, Asian cuisine, Western cuisine, US turkey-cooking, modern sandwich-making, breakfast-cooking, cake-dressing, meat and poultry-cooking, Italian pasta dishes, petits fours/pralines/tea pastry-marking, dessert-making, East-meets-West cuisine, a Gourmet Team Challenge and the Hans Bueschkens Junior Chefs Challenge.

List of Awards:

Titles
1. Asia’s Best Participating Establishment: Swissôtel Le Concorde, Bangkok
2. National Gourmet Team Challenge, 1st Runner-up: Represented by Willment Leong of Swissôtel Le Concorde, Bangkok, Thailand National Gourmet Team Manager (Gold)
3. Best Culinary Artist: Panom Muekhuntod, Swissôtel Le Concorde, Bangkok
4. Best Modern Sandwich-Making Contestant: Nuttaphol Lipiphan, Swissôtel Nai Lert Park, Bangkok
5. Best Dress-the-Cake Contestant: Sutee Navawuttiwat, Swissôtel Nai Lert Park, Bangkok
6. Best Praline and Petit Fours Display Contestant: Jamsai Srichubaung, Swissôtel Nai Lert Park, Bangkok
7. Special Appreciation Award – Best Logo Design for Asia’s 1st Culinary Cup: Raywat Gatgoson, Swissôtel Le Concorde, Bangkok

Gold
• Modern Sandwich-Making (Individual), Overall 1st
Nuttaphol Lipiphan, Swissôtel Nai Lert Park, Bangkok
• Ice Carving (Team), Overall 2nd
Raywat Gatgoson, Panom Muekhuntop and Jaray Katelarng, Swissôtel Le Concorde, Bangkok

Silver
• Ice Carving (Individual), Overall 1st
Panom Muekhuntop, Swissôtel Le Concorde, Bangkok
• Petit Fours / Pralines / Tea Pastries (Individual), Overall 1st
Jamsai Srichubaung, Swissôtel Nai Lert Park, Bangkok
• Fruit & Vegetable Carving (Team)
Panom Muekhuntop, Den Fongkaew and Tinnapat Munpian, Swissôtel Le Concorde, Bangkok

Bronze

• Dress-the-Cake (Individual), Overall 1st
Sutee Navawuttivat, Swissôtel Nai Lert Park, Bangkok
• Freestyle Showpiece (Individual), Overall 3rd
Panom Muekhuntop, Swissôtel Le Concorde, Bangkok
• Fruit & Vegetable Carving (Individual)
Wanyen Promcome, Swissôtel Le Concorde, Bangkok
• Freestyle Dessert-Making (Individual)
Baby Kangngloouam, Swissôtel Le Concorde, Bangkok
• Modern Sandwich Making (Individual)
Kazamasak Junrat, Swissôtel Le Concorde, Bangkok
• Western 5-course Set Menu (Team)
Virachai, Sompong and Chid, Swissôtel Le Concorde, Bangkok

Diploma

• Freestyle Showpiece (Individual)
Ging Oon Nog, Swissôtel Le Concorde, Bangkok
• Live Dress the Cake Display (Individual)
Pastry Chef Dexter Villamin, Swissôtel Le Concorde, Bangkok
• Fruit and Vegetable Carving (Individual)
Piyawan Ketkeaw, Swissôtel Nai Lert Park, Bangkok
• Italian Hot Pasta Dish (Individual)
Jirawat Wanaonthornwong, Swissôtel Nai Lert Park, Bangkok
• US Hot Turkey Cooking (Individual)
Munin Thitichairat, Swissôtel Nai Lert Park, Bangkok

About Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts

Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts is a distinctive group of deluxe hotels for today’s discerning business and leisure travellers, combining the renowned Swiss touch with a fresh, contemporary and modern design. Each Swissôtel hotel offers personalized service with charm and efficiency. Located in main gateway destinations and city centres, the hotels have convenient access to business and shopping districts, and local attractions. Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts worldwide have won prestigious awards and accolades.