The agreement was signed by CHI Chairman Mr Karmenu Vella and the French Association's President Monsieur Michel Blanchet, at the Hotel Group's Malta flagship Corinthia Palace Hotel. Through the agreement, each selected Corinthia chef from the company's 20 hotels will spend up to six months in France as a culinary 'Godson' of one of the French association's master chefs.
During the allotted period, the student chef will undergo extensive training in the various aspects of French cooking methods and kitchen management techniques, such as menu planning, purchasing, hygiene, staff management and handling of kitchen equipment. At the end of the training period, the French master chef will follow his 'Godson' to his country of origin to ensure that the knowledge he has gained is put to good and effective use in his particular work environment.
Commenting on the agreement, CHI chairman Karmenu Vella said, 'French cuisine is widely recognised as being at the forefront of the world's culinary profession. Therefore, to have this opportunity presented to us by none other than the President of France's most celebrated master chefs association is both an honour and an endorsement of Corinthia's efforts at striving to offer high quality cuisine and service in all our hotels. This initiative fits in perfectly with our adopted 'Spirit of Corinthia' values of Warmth, Colour and Vitality, and is a great opportunity for several of our dedicated chefs, while raising even further the level of cuisine in our hotels'
As part of the agreement, Corinthia Hotels International will be holding yearly French cuisine promotions in all its upscale city centre hotels, thus helping the association to further promote it's country's culinary art. This will also be the next step in helping to cement the young but already fruitful relationship between the two sides.
Monsieur Blanchet, who was accompanied to Malta by fellow master chef Monsieur Alain Nonnet, thanked chairman Karmenu Vella for Corinthia's wonderful collaboration, and had special words of praise for Libya's Corinthia Bab Africa Hotel catering director Stefan Hogan and Hungary's Corinthia Grand Hotel Royal executive chef Philippe Derrien for their dedication and enthusiasm in bringing the project to fruition.
The Association President is confident that Corinthia's young and upcoming chefs will gain immeasurably from the opportunity. At the same time, they will be helping the 'Associations des Maitres Cuisiniers de France' to reach its stated aim of preserving and spreading the great tradition of French culinary art and assisting in the professional development of chefs worldwide.
As a measure of their appreciation, the French chefs presented Corinthia Bab Africa catering director Stefan Hogan with full membership status of the exclusive Academie Culinaire de France, which was founded in1883 by Joseph Favre, author of the Universal Dictionary of Cooking. The academy represents the elite of the profession throughout the globe.
Corinthia Hotels International operates 20 four and five-star city and resort hotels in Belgium, Czech Republic, Hungary, Libya, Malta, Portugal, Russia, The Gambia, Togo, Tunisia and Turkey. It is credited among the top 50 hotel groups in Europe, as previewed by leading UK travel trade publication Hotel Management International.
|
Post Release
Get Content
Email News Brief
Saved Articles
Advertising
Handheld
XML/RSS
Post News