India Culinary Forum honours the best chefs in 16 different categories at the 18th Annual Chef Awards. It also conducted the 9th edition Knowledge Summit. The Knowledge Summit, themed “A Healthy Planet For Future Generation: A step towards sustainability”. “We have been organizing the Annual Chef Awards since the last 18 years as part of the celebrations of the International Chefs Day. The prime objective of the Chef Awards is to provide the chefs with a platform where they can exhibit their culinary, preparation, and presentation skills and get rewarded for the same, in our bid to encourage them to match the International standards,” said Chef Davinder Kumar, President Indian Culinary Forum.
The evening was graced by the presence of Chief Guest, Mr. K.B Kachru, Chairman Emeritus, and Principal Advisor, Radisson Hotel Group, South Asia and other top-notch names from the culinary fraternity who gathered at The Park Hotel, Connaught Place, New Delhi. The Jury comprised renowned chefs under the chairmanship of a WACS-certified chef. Noted Chef Chef Umesh Mattoo presided as the Chairperson of the jury in this year’s competitions, while Chef Sireesh Saxena served as the organizing secretary. The Chef Awards also honoured the industry veterans in six other sought-after categories such as Lifetime Achievement Awards, Golden hat and Silver hat award etc.
