Jumeirah collects 23 prestigious culinary awards

Dubai based luxury hospitality group, Jumeirah, has been recognised with 23 awards at the prestigious Salon Culinaire competition in London last week.

United Arab Emirates: Thursday, March 06 - 2008 at 12:37
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Salon Culinaire team.

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The Jumeirah culinary team was made up of ten chefs from Madinat Jumeirah, Burj Al Arab, Jumeirah Beach Hotel and the Emirates Academy in Dubai and Jumeirah Carlton Tower in London, and together they succeeded in bringing home 12 gold medals, 2 silver medals and 4 bronze medals, as well as 5 certificates of merit.

The highlights of the competition included winning the gold medal in the Parade des Chefs competition, as well as being voted the Best Overall Team of the week.

The internationally recognised and highly respected Salon Culinaire is the UK's largest chef competition.

During the five day contest, 400 chefs from all over the world compete in three different competitions: The Live Theatre competition includes 30 competition classes in front of a live audience.

The Salon Display competition showcases creative works in sugarcraft, marzipan, pastillage and chocolate and Le Parade Des Chefs competition requires a team of 6 members to prepare, cook and present a 3 course plated dining delights for 100 covers.

These were then sold and served to the visitors at the show in fully operational restaurants.

Willi Elsener, Group Director of Restaurants for Jumeirah, commented:

'We are thrilled to have won all of these awards and are very proud of our team. Receiving these prestigious awards further highlights Jumeirah Group's commitment to excellence and culinary quality on a global scale. At Jumeirah, we have chefs from all over the world and we believe it is important to invest in talent and encourage passion and creativity for food'.

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Jumeirah Group:
Jumeirah properties are regarded as among the most luxurious and innovative in the world and have won numerous international travel and tourism awards. The fast growing Dubai-based luxury international hospitality management group encompasses the world renowned Burj Al Arab, the world's most luxurious hotel, the multi-award winning Jumeirah Beach Hotel, Jumeirah Emirates Towers, Madinat Jumeirah and Jumeirah Bab Al Shams Desert Resort & Spa in Dubai, the Jumeirah Carlton Tower and Jumeirah Lowndes Hotel in London and the Jumeirah Essex House on Central Park South in New York.

The Group's activities are, however, not restricted to hotel and resort management. The Jumeirah Group portfolio also includes Wild Wadi, regarded as one of the premier water parks outside of North America; The Emirates Academy, the region's only third-level academic institution specializing in the hospitality and tourism sectors; The Taste Department, the company's dedicated restaurant division; global spa brand Talise; Jumeirah Living, the Group's luxury brand of serviced residences offering effortless living in luxurious surroundings; and Jumeirah Retail, with its fourteen stores and dedicated luxury retail.
Building on this success, Jumeirah Group became a member of Dubai Holding in 2004, a collection of leading Dubai based businesses and projects, in a step that aims to initiate a new phase of growth and development for the group.

Jumeirah has extensive expansion plans to grow its portfolio of luxury hotels and resorts into key gateway or letterhead cities and aspirational resort destinations worldwide. Currently, the Group has several luxury five-star properties under development, including five in Dubai and others in Abu Dhabi, Aqaba, Doha, Phuket, Bermuda, Mallorca and London. The Group is eagerly anticipating the grand opening of Jumeirah HanTang Xintiandi in August 2008, Jumeirah's first hotel in China and flagship property in the Asia Pacific region.

For further information please contact:

Jumeirah Group Corporate Communications
Samantha Dancy - Public Relations Manager, Gulf Region
PO Box 214159 Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Telephone: +971 4 3647959
Fax: +971 4 3016655

Posted by Eman Hassan
Thursday, March 06 - 2008 at 12:37 UAE local time (GMT+4)

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