The Hilton Colombo selected a team of seven young, budding chefs from the Hotel, to participate in the FHA 2018 (Food & Hotel Asia) which concluded in Singapore recently, in a move that highlights Hilton Colombo’s commitment to supporting youth.
As a pioneer in the hospitality trade, Hilton Colombo has always prided itself in providing an impeccable service and continues to make revolutionary strides in the field of food and beverage.
Hilton Colombo firmly believes in investing in the future; much of their energy is channelled towards selecting the best of the best.
As such, the Hotel goes to great lengths to identify talent, and mould each and every member of the team to reach their true potential.
Hilton Colombo owes much of its success to its team, an integral part of the operations and most importantly, the glue that holds the brand together.
The teams’ dedication and commitment to the brand and passion to push the envelope, has been the foundation of our continuous growth as a brand that has elevated the benchmark for service standards.
Hilton Colombo’s General Manager, Manesh Fernando said, “Our goal is to provide youth with the tools and support they need so that they can explore the world and share their stories and inspire the younger generation.”
Mohommed Raaji of Hilton Colombo is one such budding star whose hard work and dedication was rewarded when he won a Gold medal in the Hot Cooking category, cooking up an exquisite lamb dish, that impressed the judges at the competition.
He also bagged a Bronze in the Plated Appetizer category.
The rest of the team who won medals are M R T Sanjaya – Silver for Plated Dish and Bronze for Hot Cooking, Champika Rajapaksha – Silver for Dough Figurine, Ruchira Siriwardena – Bronze for Desserts and Petit Fours/Pralines, Anushka Karunathilaka – Bronze for Dress the Cake and Darshana Dayarathne bagged a Silver for the Chef Challenge and Bronze in the Hot Cooking category.
Unleashing one’s culinary mastery and securing a medal for oneself is no easy task, especially, at the FHA, which is acclaimed as one of the most established culinary competitions in the world.
The FHA is a platform to showcase true culinary prowess where competitors battle with each other in their artistry and creativity field. This year more than 800 competitors participated in the competition.
In February, a team of chefs flew to Dubai to participate in the Emirates Salon Culinaire 2018 known as the most prestigious culinary competitions in the world. The team proudly brought back 11 Medals and 4 Merit awards.