Hotelympia, the UK/s most prestigious hospitality and food service event that took place this week, bestowed a clutch of medals on the kitchen brigade from Corinthia Palace Hotel, Malta.
The four-day event includes a competition to award top culinary skills and Corinthia Palace Hotel chefs walked away with a total of 13 medals, including two gold, three silver, and eight bronze medals.
Under Executive Chef Stefan Hogan, the various members of the brigade won medals in a range of categories:
โข Table Centre Piece (Mark McBride) โ Gold
โข Amuse Bouche (Jonathan Zammit) โ Gold
โข Butcher a Whole Chicken for Saute (Mark Tabone) โ Silver
โข Avocado Starter (Johan Saliba) โ Silver
โข Prepare a Best End of Lamb (Mark Tabone) – Bronze
โข Tilda Chef Team of the Year (Jonathan Zammit & Mark Tabone) โ Bronze
โข Master Chef of Great Britain Challenge (Mark Tabone) โ Bronze
โข Churchill & Potter Grand Prix (Ryan Pisani & Johan Saliba) โ Bronze
โข Shrimp Starter (Ryan Pisani) โ Bronze
โข Open Lamb (Jonathan Zammit) โ Bronze
โข Butcher a Whole Chicken for Saute (Johan Saliba) โ Bronze
โข Amuse Bouche (Manuel Schembri) โ Silver
โข Open Lamb (Manuel Schembri) โ Bronze
โI am delighted for my team,โ said Chef Hogan. โThey are amazing results.โ The tally of 13 medals at this yearโs Hotelympia improves on the eight medals the hotel secured at the last event, in 2016. The fantastic Hotelympia results follow hot on the heels of success on their home turf, when the kitchen brigade secured eight awards at the Malta Kulinarja Cooking and Arts Championships held last month. The chefs competed across a vast range of categories and scored four silver medals and four bronze medals.