India Pastry Cup, the gateway for selecting the National Pastry Team for the Asian Pastry Cup Singapore, April 2020 will be held in Mumbai at Academy of Pastry Arts center on 15th June 2019.
The India Pastry Cup will be a day-long competition. Competitors will be judged on their professional skills and ability to provide a practical demonstration of trends and progress in pastry arts. The primary competition is open to Indian citizens and professional pastry chefs currently working in an organisation of repute.
In the competition, teams comprising of two professional chefs from the same organisation will represented the organization. The winning team will get a chance to represent India at the Asian Pastry Cup which will be held during the Food & Hotel Asia 2020 show in Singapore in April 2020. Participants will be judged by an eminent and talented panel of judges that will include Chef Jean Francois Arnaud (MOF – Asia President of the jury APC), Kainaz Messman (Founder & Creative Director Theobroma) and Avijit Ghosh (Corporate Pastry Chef – Hotel Leela Ventures).
Speaking about the event, Chef Niklesh Sharma, Founder, Academy of Pastry Arts said “India Pastry Cup is an integral event for pastry chefs in India and we are pleased to be hosting the event this time. We hope the teams will raise the bar even higher and we look forward to some innovative and world class baking during the competition’’.
About Academy of Pastry Arts:
Academy of Pastry Arts is an esteemed group of professional culinary and pastry schools with Pan- Asia presence in Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia, Delhi NCR, Mumbai and Bangalore. Its journey started in 2010 with a flagship school in Malaysia and today, the company is growing exponentially and plans to be in Dubai and Indonesia soon. The academy uses cutting edge technology, mixed with ingenious techniques, specifically designed to teach the art, science and techniques of creating good food and methods needed to excel in the food industry. Our win in the World Pastry Cup 2019, is a serious indicator of our commitment. Also, the visiting faculty consists of the largest number of Master Chefs such as MOFs, World Champions, Master Chocolatiers and Master Bakers. Over 75 classed led by visiting faculty were conducted across Academy of Pastry Arts centers in 2019.
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