Annual Chef Awards & Summit by Indian Culinary Forum

The raging Covid- 19 pandemic has not deterred the community of chefs from the Indian Culinary Forum to celebrate their annual flagship event of Chef Awards and Knowledge Summit.

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Hoping to share a message of strength and positivity to the gastronomic world and to recognise and honour the chefs and their exceptional contribution towards the hospitality industry, the Indian Culinary Forum (ICF) successfully organized The Annual Chef Awards and Summit. By observing the government’s orders and guidelines, it was carefully planned and curated to ensure a coronavirus-safe event. Over 60 young chefs competed in eight different categories for the coveted titles In these unprecedented times.

Hosted to commemorate the International Chefs Day, the 17th Annual Chef Awards saw the presence of renowned master chefs and veterans of the hospitality industry at Pride Plaza Hotel, Aerocity, New Delhi. Chef Awards have been conceptualised to bring an international acclaim to Indian cuisine and honour the chefs and their contribution to the hospitality industry and society at large.

ICF also organised the 8th edition of Knowledge Summit which witnessed the participation of the stalwarts of the Indian hospitality sector resulting in knowledge building and thought leadership. The theme of this year’s summit was “Exploring New Horizons and Challenges: Experts Perspectives on Opportunities during These Times”. The summit witnessed participation of aspiring chefs, hotel-management students and hospitality professionals from all over India, who discussed, debated and deliberated upon a lot of burning issues relating to the hospitality industry in the Covid times.

The summit was phased over four sessions.

The inaugural session was done virtually by Anil Bhandari, a hospitality industry veteran and Chairman of the Organising Committee on the topic, Exploring New Horizons and Challenges: Experts Perspectives on Opportunities During These Times”.