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JCFE, JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia

The International Chef Competition

28 February – 3 March 2022

8th Edition – Jeddah Center for Forums and Events

An interactive event which attracts the country's leading chefs to compete across many categories while being evaluated by international judges. Salon Culinaire is a platform designed to foster competition and highlight the best of the best within the culinary industry in KSA.

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SALON CULINAIRE – WINNERS 2019

winner

Modar Hamdan

Company: Dijon Café Jeddah

Category: Decorative Showpiece Static

winner

Hamza Ali Mohamed Beltagy

Company: Twina Seafood Restaurant

Category: Meat

winner

Marwa Ahmad AbdelShafy

Company: NA

Category: wedding cake

winner

Hasan Mohamed Ali

Company: Frontel Jeddah Tahlia Hotel

Category: Fish

winner

Abdulrahman Aljabri

Company: AFL

Category: Fish

winner

Nahlah Ali Alsayegh

Company: NA

Category: Plated Desserts

winner

Osama Mohan

Company: AFL

Category: Meat

winner

Abdulhamid Al Sultani

Company: AFL

Category: Wedding Cake

winner

Asmaa Said Gamal El Din

Company: NA

Category: Meat

winner

Mohamed Saber

Company: NA

Category: Pasta

winner

Cherrie Mae Tanala

Company: PCCA

Category: Novelty cake

winner

Maryam Marwan Ateeq

Company: NA

Category: Fish

winner

Balqees Al-Najar

Company: NA

Category: Wedding Cake

winner

Zahra Bahati

Company: NA

Category: Special Arabic Sweets Session

winner

Nehad Talal Fallatah

Company: Fairmont Makkah

Category: Fish

winner

Samah Hasan Alawi

Company: Fairmont Hotel Makkah

Category: Meat

winner

Abdulrahman Aljabri

winner

Abrar Nasser Al - Qahtani

winner

Saeed Abdullah Alshikhy

winner

Hasan Mohamed Ali

winner

Hua Marwan Mohammed Awali Mohammed

winner

Jehan Mustafa Al - Hout

winner

Tamer Yousry Aprahem Houssen

winner

Mohamed Mahmoud Fetyan

winner

Aisean John C. Arugay

winner

Chandana Jagath Samarasinghe

winner

Rashid Shah

winner

Duaa Khalid Fadhul

winner

Abdulaziz Sale Umar

winner

Abdulrahman Aljabri

winner

KD Tissa Wijendra

winner

Fandiah Ali

winner

Narjs Yahya Zilai

winner

Malek Hossam Al Qaisi

SAUDI ARABIA’S LEADING CHEF COMPETITION – JUDGE PANEL

Thomas Gugler

CHEF THOMAS A. GUGLER

President of WACS / WorldChefs

Owner of TAG/TAG-H Shareholder

Thomas Gugler

CHEF FABRICE DANNIEL

Vice-Director of Culinary Arts of Le Cordon Bleu

YASSER JAD

YASSER JAD

President Saudi Arabian Chefs Association (SARCA)

Ambassador WCWB (Worldchefs without Border) for Saudi Arabia

Daniel Mayor

Daniel Mayor

Board Member - Saudi Arabian Chefs Table Circle (SACTC)

Culinary Director- Higher Institute of Tourism for Hospitality

Maher Naddaf

CORNELIA VOLINO

Worldchefs Secretary General & Presidium Member

Certified Vegan Chef & Certified Plant-Based Professional

Alexander Prokopovich

CHEF CHRISTOS GKOTSIS

Certified Executive Chef

International certified B Judge WORLDCHEFS.

Adrian Meyer, MBA, MIH - SWISS

CHEF KEERTHI HAPUGASDENIYA

International Certified Culinary Judge - Chef HappyK

Melbourne/Australia, International Certified Culinary Judge

Chef Uwe Micheel

CHEF HAMZA MORTADA

Executive Chef

Certified dairy expert from Wisconsin University

Thomas Haller

Thomas Haller

Co-Founder & Vice-Chairman - Saudi Arabian Chefs Table Circle (SACTC)

Comittee Executive Member - Emirates Chef Guild)

To Participate, Contact:

Asma Mustapha
Project Assistant
Mobile: +966 55 044 9355
Telephone: +966 12 663 0404
Email: asma.mustapha@sunaidiexpo.com

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