This Rare Contest Including Students as Well as Parents was Held at Expert PU College : Check Out

This Rare Contest Including Students as Well as Parents was Held at Expert PU College : Check Out

October 31: Master Chef, a rare competition to explore and display the culinary skills of students and parents together was jointly organised by the Expert PU College, Valachil, and Spices N Chefs, a unit of SPADE Integrated Services.

Narendra L Nayak, chairman, Expert Group of Institutions, said that, irrespective of the selection of the children’s career area, they need to be at least average cooks as it would enhance the possibility of their success in life.
Sinu Vijayan, executive chef, The Gateway Hotel (Taj), inaugurated the competition and stated that it was unusual for a pre-university college to conduct a cooking competition on a mega scale.
Dr Ushaprabha N Nayak, vice chairperson, Expert Group of Institutions, opined that, of all artistic skills in this world, cooking is the first prototype and has universal appeal.
A total of 150 teams participated in the preliminary round out of which 10 teams were selected for the final round. In the final, each team consisted of three students and one parent, and was required to prepare soup, salad, main course and dessert within 90 minutes. The teams cooked under the watchful eyes of the judges and prepared delicious dishes native to various parts of the country.
‘Team Saffron’ consisted of Akanksha Ranjan, Neha Angadi, Avani Kamath and Lata Sridhar; ‘Team Turmeric’ consisted of Athulya Amblish, Spoorthi, Dharini Hindlatti, Sujaya and ‘Team Cumin’ consisted of Hanan Maryam, Ambika Almaje, Shreya Sajjan, and Jyothi Almaje won the first three prizes respectively.