For the 11th year, more than 150 Lebanese and international chefs competed in different food categories.
An international panel from Europe and the Middle East was on hand to judge the participants and awarded valuable prizes.







 

The Results

Arabic Sweets
Chef Ashrafi Ahmad, Moevenpick Hotel & Resort Beirut, Gold Medal
Chef Mazen El Baba, Al Baba Sweets, Silver Medal
Chef Elie Youssef, InterContinental Phoenicia Beirut, Bronze Medal

Chocolate Showpiece
Chef Pierre Abi Haila, InterContinental Le Vendome Beirut Hotel, Gold Medal
Chef Hanna Mekary, Casino Du Liban, Silver Medal
Chef Ali Ibrahim, Moevenpick Hotel & Resort Beirut, Bronze Medal

Cold - Canapés
Chef Ghassan Hajj, Habtoor Hotels, Gold Medal
Chef Georges Sarkis, Sofil Catering, Gold Medal
Chef Mohammad Terro, InterContinental Phoenicia Beirut, Silver Medal
Chef Georges Ghssoub, Le Royal Beirut, Silver Medal
Chef Fady Tabet, Casino Du Liban, Bronze Medal
Chef Maher Awad, Moevenpick Hotel & Resort Beirut, Bronze Medal

Cold Platter Of Fish Poultry Or Meat
Chef Elie Hayek, Casino Du Liban, Gold Medal
Chef Elie Samra, Casino Du Liban, Gold Medal
Chef Charbel Chemaly, Habtoor Hotels, Gold Medal
Chef Raouf Zeaiter, Le Royal Beirut, Gold Medal
Chef Hassan Ramal, Hazmieh Rotana Hotel, Bronze Medal
Chef Bahaa Saab, InterContinental Phoenicia Beirut, Bronze Medal

Sugar Showpiece
Chef Pierre Hachache, Casino Du Liban, Silver Medal
Chef Ali Ibrahim, Moevenpick Hotel & Resort Beirut, Bronze Medal

Three Plated Dessert Presentation
Chef Hind Saba, Moevenpick Hotel & Resort Beirut, Silver Medal
Chef Rami Boutros, USEK Le Cordon Bleu, Silver Medal
Chef Hassan Mattar, Hazmieh Rotana Hotel, Bronze Medal
Chef Elie Thoumi, Moulin D'Or, Bronze Medal
Chef Nazih Srour, Raouche Arjaan by Rotana, Bronze Medal

Three Tier Decorated Weddiing Cake
Chef Bassam Ghamlouch, Gefinor Rotana, Bronze Medal

Viennoiserie
Chef Gabriel Attieh, Sofil Catering, Gold Medal
Chef Fadi Saba, Habtoor Hotels, Silver Medal
Chef Antoine Pano, Rikky's, Silver Medal

Single-Tier Novelty Cake
Chef Abdo Fahed, Moulin D'Or, Gold Medal
Chef Ramzi Abu Ali, InterContinental Le Vendome Beirut, Silver Medal
Chef Najat Bou Assaf, Le Royal Beirut, Bronze Medal
Chef Khaled Hawi, Moevenpick Hotel & Resort Beirut, Bronze Medal

Six - Course Set Dinner Menu
Chef Dani Elias El Soury, La Posta, Gold Medal
Chef Dimitry Hayek, Habtoor Hotels, Silver Medal
Chef Chadi Msallam, Sofil Catering, Silver Medal
Chef Hassan Abu Diab, InterContinental Le Vendome Beirut Hotel, Bronze Medal
Chef Mohamad Halabi, Le Gray Hotel, Bronze Medal
Chef Francois Karam, Le Royal Beirut, Bronze Medal
Chef Hassan Yassin, Moevenpick Hotel & Resort Beirut, Bronze Medal

Live Categories

Live Cold Sandwich Making Competition
Chef Hassan Alaedine, Le Gray Hotel, Gold Medal
Chef Rodrigue Jabbour, Le Royal Beirut. Gold Medal
Chef Mohammad Al Masri, Habtoor Hotels, Silver Medal
Chef Elia Kaady, Le Royal Beirut, Silver Medal

Live Creation
Chef Georges Bassel Dakkak and Chef Ahmad Sabah Alameh, La Posta, Gold Medal
Chef Abed Tarhini and Chef Dany Kodeih, Le Gray Hotel, Silver Medal
Chef Hassan Alaeddine and Chef Hussein Hajj Sleiman, InterContinental Phoenicia Beirut, Bronze Medal

Live Fruit And Vegetable Carving
Chef Tawechaii Saithong, InterContinental Phoenicia Beirut, Gold Medal
Chef Issam Wehbi, Gefinor Rotana, Silver Medal
Chef Wissam Abdel Baki,InterContinental Phoenicia Beirut, Silver Medal
Chef Moufid Hachem, Le Commodore Hotel, Bronze Medal
Chef Mohamad Najdi, Sofil Catering, Bronze Medal


Live Mezza
Chef Mohammad Hek, Chef Marwan Moughabghab and Chef Rachad Fatayri, InterContinental Phoenicia Beirut, Silver Medal.
Chef Michel Jichi, Chef Bilal Othman and Chef Ali Ayoub, Habtoor Hotels, Bronze Medal.
Chef Talal Alameh, Chef Salim Ahmadieh and Chef Ahmad Chtaiwy, Bronze Medal.
Chef Mohamad Abou Al Aynayn, Chef Naim Soboh and Chef Ali Taha, Sofil Catering, Bronze Medal

Live Pastry Competition
Chef Said Hazar and Chef Moussa Salih,
InterContinental Le Vendome Beirut, Silver Medal
Chef Elie Bejjanie and Chef Elias Sabha, Sofil Catering, Bronze Medal

Live Sushi Competition
Chef Donaldo Sipat, Sushi Ko, Gold Medal
Chef Danny Tugado, Le Commodore Hotel, Silver Medal
Chef Crisanto Tabunot, Le Royal Beirut, Silver Medal
Chef Joselito De Cello, Sushi Ko, Silver Medal
Chef Prajuk Kongseeta, InterContinental Phoenicia Beirut, Bronze Medal
Chef Khalil Toufic Khoury, Le Gray Hotel, Bronze Medal

Women Chef Of The Year
Chef Carmen Azar and Chef Elie Malek, La Table D'Alfred, Gold Medal
Chef Rouba Ahmadieh and Chef Hussein Al Rashid, InterContinental Phoenicia Beirut, Bronze Medal

 

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Special thanks to their support


 









Jury Members


Brody White
Executive chef -Burgundy restaurant Beirut 7th place Bocuse D’or Lyon 2007


Charles Azar-Lebanon
Executive pastry chef -Four Seasons Hotel
2009 World Pastry Cup national team president


Cynthia Bitar
Executive chef -Nazira Catering

 
François Pozzoli-France
Meilleur Ouvrier de France
World Bread Contest Organizer
Owner Boulangerie Pozzoli, France


Gerard Herve
Executive Chef- Ricky’s Fakra
Culinary Consultant

 
Jacques Charette - France
President of "L’Academie Nationale de Cuisine de France"
Director "Toque d'Or magazine"


Jeremie Runel
Head Pastry Sous Chef- L’ecole du grand chocolat Valrhona


Joe Barza –Lebanon
Master chef consultant
World Champion of Tuna in 2006
World Pastry Cup, World Bread Contest and Bocuse d’Or 2009 national teams Head of Delegation


Marc Thivet- France
Cuisine chef instructor- Le Cordon Bleu Paris


Maroun Chédid-Lebanon
Corporate Executive Chef, Medi Resto Group
Head of Culinary Art Education Saint-Joseph University Lebanon Bocuse d’Or World Cuisine Contest 2009 National Team President




Sylvain Arthus
Executive Chef - La Table D’alfred



Zain Sidhu - UAE
Advisory Chef Nestle Professional
Senior Member Emirates Culinary Guild
Member of Saudi Arabian Chefs Association



Zain Sidhu - UAE
Advisory Chef Nestle Professional
Senior Member Emirates Culinary Guild
Member of Saudi Arabian Chefs Association



Stephane Loison
Executive Chef -Centrale Restaurant Lebanon



 

Guest Assessors


Souheil Ghazal
Executive Chef Le Royal Beirut 



Richard Mebkhout
 
Executive Chef InterContinental Le Vendome Beirut   

 

Jacques Rossel
Executive Chef InterContinental Phoenicia Beirut  
 
Naim Zoughaib
Executive Chef InterContinental Phoenicia Beirut