Be the first to comment!Outstanding Performance from ITS Students at Malta Kulinarja
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The Institute of Tourism Studies has congratulated its students for their performances at Malta Kulinarija 2016, where they won an impressive 25 awards in various categories of food preparation and food service.
The Institute's students won awards in various food preparation and as food service categories, working in teams as well as on an individual basis. These awards included:
Mitchel Xuereb, Thomas Stellini & Jan Magro won Best food and Best Team Overall (gold medal + trophy) in the ITS Cook & Serve Challenge. In the same category the team of Kyle Farrugia, Deo Tabone & Manuel Schembri won the gold award (gold medal) for Best Service; while Steve Pisani, Nicole Briffa Rizzo & Jessica Mizzi were awarded the Best Wine Selection gold medal. Juan Diego Grech, Rob Golfeo & Simon Bugeja were awarded merit certificates.
ITS Students Mitchel Xuereb, Thomas Stellini Daniel McIntyre, Rob Golfeo, Megan Mercieca, Christian Gilson, Erica Dingli, Leontine Dingli, Juan Diego Grech, Kyle Farrugia, Deo Tabone, Steve Pisani also won awards in the Junior Practical (Teams) category, while Reuben Borg and Mitchel Xuereb also won medals in the Junior Individual Practicals category, for their pork and pasta dishes respectively.
ITS Lecturers Steve D'Anastasi, Simon Borg, Andrew Farrugia, Daniel Demicoli, Claud Scicluna, Helena Micallef, and Aaron Rizzo, mentored the students.
The Malta Kulinarja, Cookery and Culinary Arts Championships, organised by the Malta Chef Society, was held between 18 and 21 February 2016 at MFCC. This culinary arts competition is attended by trainees, kitchen artists and chefs from Malta's top restaurants and hotels.
The evaluation process includes flavour, presentation, composition, technical skills and other measurable benchmarks.
During a celebratory dinner for the whole the team held at the ITS Pembroke Suite Restaurant, the Institute's Executive Director Pierre Fenech said, "I am immensely proud of our entire team of students. They have, each and every one them, done great and they have honoured the Institute and done great credit to themselves and their lecturers. They are the future of our industry and we believe they will continue to grow and rake in more and more achievements."
