Chefs corner issue 88

The art of great cooking MKN – The german specialist in professional cooking technology

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Q U I Z For ECA Members: Here's your chance to win an ECA voucher worth LE 500 towards the purchase of any item of ECA merchandise. Non-members have the chance to win a one-year ECA Membership.

Simply send in the correct answers to the questions in the Culinary Quiz. With 7 or more correct answers you gain 5 ECA Member Mileage Points: your way to a free membership renewal.

Email your answer to marina.adel@egyptchefs.com. before Sunday 23rd July'17.

You can also fill out the quiz online by visiting the ECA website at www.egyptchefs.com.

Your name: Company: Tel/Fax: Email:

Circle the correct answer Which country will be the host of the Global Chef Hans Bueschkens Young Chef Challenge for Africa & the Middle East? ❑ Egypt ❑ Mauritius ❑ South Africa

At the African Young Chefs Culinary Cup each team has to cook a three-course menu for how many persons? ❑4 ❑6 ❑ 12

A Caprese salad contains: ❑ Gorgonzola ❑ Mozzarella ❑ Parmesan

Since which times do Egyptians consume Tilapia as part of their diet? ❑ Pharaonic ❑ Roman ❑ Ottoman

What type of grain is Freekeh? ❑ Quinoa ❑ Buckwheat ❑ Green durum wheat

Fish Shakshouka style contains a high amount of: ❑ Tomato ❑ Lemon ❑ Spinach

Tilapia is a good source of which nutrient? ❑ Vitamin A & Omega 3 ❑ Omega 3 & Protein ❑ Iron & Calcium

Which Western European country is the main tourism market for Egypt? ❑ Great Britain ❑ Netherlands ❑ Germany

What type of fish is Tilapia? ❑ Crustaceans ❑ Saltwater fish ❑ Freshwater fish

Implementing more sustainable food practices starts with: ❑ Separating waste for recycling ❑ Purchasing organic foods ❑ Planning a sustainable menu

The correct answers to the Chef's Corner quiz of issue No. 87 are: Who won the Markus Iten Culinary Trophy 2016? √ InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) Cairo Citystars Complex

How many Slow Food convivia are located in Egypt? √4

Who won the ECA Best Restaurant Award 2016? √ Strada Restaurant - Four Seasons First Residence Hotel

What is almond granola? √ Roasted, blanched and diced almonds

Which country won the International Young Chef Olympiad 2017? √ Singapore

What is today's buzz word in tourism development and the hospitality industry? √ Sustainability

Which of the following cheeses is a certified PDO Italian cheese? √ Asiago Organic vegetables are cultivated: √ Without chemical fertilizer What is the main reason for most consumers to purchase organic fruits & vegetables? √ Health What is the mission of the Slow Food movement? √ To promote good, clean and fair food

Congratulations to the lucky winner of issue No. 87 quiz:

Medhat Adel Abdel Wahab Chef Bella Café

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Senior Chef Members ‫أعضاء من الشيفات املتمرسني‬ Ahmed Abdel Rehim Mohamed Executive Chef Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Ahmed Mahmoud Ahmed Executive Chef Pizzo Restaurants - Makkah

‫أحمد محمود أحمد‬ ‫شيف تنفيذي‬ ‫ مكة‬- ‫مطاعم بيتزو‬

‫أحمد عبد الرحيم محمد‬ ‫شيف تنفيذي‬ ‫وزارة الخارجية‬ Akram Sobhy Mohamed Sous Chef Ayadina Restaurant

Dimitrios Koutsonikolas Executive Chef Ramses Hilton Hotel

‫أكرم صبحي محمد‬ ‫سو شيف‬ ‫مطعم أيادينا‬ Ehab Said Ahmed Head Chef High Star Restaurant & Café

‫ديمتريوس كوتسونيكوالس‬ ‫شيف تنفيذي‬ ‫فندق رمسيس هيلتون‬ Ghada Wageh Yassin Executive Chef LG Company

‫إيهاب سعيد أحمد‬ ‫شيف عمومي‬ ‫مطعم و كافيه هاي ستار‬ Hany Abdel Tawab Said Senior Culinary Yateeb Restaurants Group

‫غادة وجيه ياسني‬ ‫شيف تنفيذي‬ ‫شركة ال جي‬ Hany Zaki Mohamed Executive Chef Kazoku Restaurant

‫هاني عبد التواب سعيد‬ ‫كبير الطهاة‬ ‫مجموعة مطاعم يطيب‬ Mohamed Abdel Nabi Abdel Fatah Head Chef Evento Restaurant & Café

‫هاني ذكي محمد‬ ‫شيف تنفيذي‬ ‫مطعم كازوكو‬ Mohamed Ashour Sayed Executive Chef Casino Kasr El Nile

‫محمد عبد النبي عبد الفتاح‬ ‫شيف عمومي‬ ‫مطعم و كافيه إيڤينتو‬ Omar Ezzat Mohamed Executive Chef Le Meridien Cairo Airport Hotel

‫محمد عاشور سيد‬ ‫شيف تنفيذي‬ ‫كازينو قصر النيل‬ Ramadan Sayed Ali Executive Chef Tabla Restaurant & Lounge

‫عمر عزت محمد‬ ‫شيف تنفيذي‬ ‫فندق لو ميريديان مطار القاهرة‬ Said Saad El Sayed Executive Chef

‫رمضان سيد علي‬ ‫شيف تنفيذي‬ ‫مطعم طبلة‬ Sayed Ogella Mohamed Abdallah Pastry Chef Lord Sweet

‫سعيد سعد السيد‬ ‫شيف تنفيذي‬

Tawfik Gaber Gaber Ibrahim Executive Chef Yadoos House Restaurant and Café - United Arab Emirates

‫سيد عجيله محمد عبد هلل‬ ‫شيف حلواني‬ ‫لورد سويت‬ Valentina Verbenko TV Show Chef

‫توفيق جابر جابر إبراهيم‬ ‫شيف تنفيذي‬ ‫ اإلمارات العربية املتحدة‬- ‫مطعم وكافيه يادوس هاوس‬

‫ڤالنتينا فيربينكو‬ ‫شيف برنامج تلفزيوني‬

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M E M B E R S Yasser Waheeb Abdo Sous Chef Santa Lucia Restaurants

‫ياسر وهيب عبده‬ ‫سو شيف‬ ‫مطاعم سانتا لوتشيا‬

Chef Members ‫أعضاء من الشيفات‬ Ahmed Mohamed Ismail Trainer Caracas Restaurant

Ahmed Shabaan Abdel Wahab Demi Chef de Partie Seasons Resort & Country Club

‫أحمد محمد إسماعيل‬ ‫مدرب‬ ‫مطعم كاركاس‬ Amr Abdel Azeem Rashwan Chef de Partie Café Supreme

‫أحمد شعبان عبد الوهاب‬ ‫ديمي شيف دي بارتي‬ ‫سيزونز ريزورت آند كانتري كلوب‬ Ashraf Mohamed Konswa Chef de Partie Intercontinental Cairo Semiramis Hotel

‫عمرو عبد العظيم رشوان‬ ‫شيف دي بارتي‬ ‫كافيه سوبريم‬ Bassam Ramadan Shallaly Demi Chef de Partie Concorde El Salam Sharm El Sheikh

‫أشرف محمد قنصوة‬ ‫شيف دي بارتي‬ ‫فندق إنتركونتيننتال سميراميس القاهرة‬ Emad Abdel Malak Mosaad Demi Chef de Partie Kazoku Restaurant

‫بسام رمضان شاللى‬ ‫ديمي شيف دي بارتي‬ ‫كونكورد السالم شرم الشيخ‬ Emad Yakoot Abdo El Masry Pastry Chef El Gamal Pastry Shop

‫عماد عبد املالك مسعود‬ ‫ديمي شيف دي بارتي‬ ‫مطعم كازوكو‬ Islam Shawky Mohamed Demi Chef de Partie Kazoku Restaurant

‫عماد ياقوت عبده املصري‬ ‫شيف حلواني‬ ‫حلوانى الجمل‬ Ismail Mohamed Hassan Sous Chef Sentido Oriental Dream Resort

‫إسالم شوقي محمد‬ ‫ديمي شيف دي بارتي‬ ‫مطعم كازوكو‬ Mohamed Ahmed El Khayat Head Chef One Way Restaurant

‫إسماعيل محمد حسن‬ ‫سو شيف‬ ‫منتجع سنتيدو أورينتال دريم‬ Mohamed Al Attar Chef de Partie Gourmet Egypt

‫محمد أحمد الخياط‬ ‫شيف عمومي‬ ‫مطعم وان واي‬ Mohamed Gomaa El Boghdady Sous Chef Seasons Resort & Country Club

‫محمد العطار‬ ‫شيف دي بارتي‬ ‫جورميه مصر‬ Mohamed Mahmoud Ahmed Chef de Partie Emaar Misr

‫محمد محمود أحمد‬ ‫شيف دي بارتي‬ ‫إعمار مصر‬

‫محمد جمعه البغدادي‬ ‫سو شيف‬ ‫سيزونز ريزورت آند كانتري كلوب‬ Mohamed Samy Fathy Demi Chef de Partie Le Méridien Cairo Airport Hotel

‫محمد سامي فتحي‬ ‫ديمي شيف دي بارتي‬ ‫فندق لو ميريديان مطار القاهرة‬

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11th of December, 2013

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T R A I N I N G Certified participants of the Food Safety - Level One workshop conducted on 12th of March 2017 by Dr. Alaa Mebed, Diversey Consulting Egypt Manager. The workshop was kindly hosted by Safir Cairo Hotel.

Congratulations!

Aad Soliman

Operation Manager

Arab Academy of Culinary Arts

Abdallah Magdy

Quality Engineer

El Gamal Pastry Shop

Ahmed Ibrahim

Owner

Mamlouk Restaurant- Hurghada

Ahmed Mohamed

1st Commis

Safir Hotel Cairo

Ali Kamel

Head Chef Western Pastry

El Gamal Pastry Shop

Badr Mohamed

Chef

Pottery CafĂŠ

Faried Fouad

Head of Dessert Department

Tableya Masreya

Hadeel I. Amasheh

Owner/Operator

Cookies & Pies

Hany Abdel Rahman

Operation Manager

Tableya Masreya

Hassan Mohamed

Demi Chef de Partie

Pirates Restaurant

Islam Ahmed

1st Commis

Safir Hotel Cairo

Islam Mamdouh

1st Commis

Aataj Co. for Real Estate Investements

Karim Fayed

Managing Partner

Cookies & Pies

Khaled Ali Seoudy

Managing Director

Apron Egypt Company

Khaled Taha

Executive Chef

Tableya Masreya

Mariam Seoudi

Hobby Chef

Egyptian Chefs Association

Mohamed El Gamal

Owner

El Gamal Pastry Shop

Mohamed El Sayed El Refaey

Owner

El Refaey Pastry Shop

Mohamed Nasr Kaseed Kareem

Pastry Chef

Confectioner's Shop

Salah Mostafa Shabaan

Employee

Fayoum Police Office

Shaimaa Salah Mohamed

Hobby Chef

Egyptian Chefs Association

Youssef Fayed

Head Chef Oriental Pastry

El Gamal Pastry Shop

Zeinab Hemdan

Chef

Ethos International School

Certified participants of the Food Safety - Level Two workshop conducted on 26th of April 2017 by Dr. Alaa Mebed, Diversey Consulting Egypt Manager. The workshop was held in Cairo at the ECA premises.

Congratulations!

Abdallah Magdy

Quality Engineer

El Gamal Pastry Shop

Abdel Rahman Khamis

Quality Engineer

El Gamal Pastry Shop

Ahmed Mohamed Youssef

Section Chef

The Lebanese Diner

Ali Kamel

Head Chef Western Pastry

El Gamal Pastry Shop

Fouad Hassan

Assistant Manager

The Lebanese Diner

Hadeel I. Amasheh

Owner/Operator

Cookies N Pies

Islam Mohamed Ayoub

Kitchen Director

Boulevard Restaurant

Karim Fayed

Managing Partner

Cookies N Pies

Lamia Mangoud

Owner

Arabi Center for Arabic Studies

Mahmoud Karim Soliman

Assistant Manager

Sho Tayb Restaurant

Mohamed El Gamal

Owner

El Gamal Pastry Shop

Salah Nabouy

Supervisor

The Lebanese Diner

Youssef Fayed

Head Chef Oriental Pastry

El Gamal Pastry Shop

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The Egyptian Chefs Association wishes to thank Ali M. Nasr El Din, Freelance Consultant Hospitality Business, for conducting the Kitchen Leadership workshop on 15th of March 2017. The workshop was kindly hosted by Safir Cairo Hotel.

Certification Certificates Ahmed Ibrahim

Owner

Mamlouk Restaurant - Hurghada

Ahmed Maher Abdel Salam

Pastry Chef

Les Dames Company for Dessert

Akram El Samman

Head Chef

Apron Company

Alaa Said Ibrahim

Sous Chef

Sheraton El Montazah Hotel

Amal El Banna

Graduate

Culinary Training Centers Egypt

Amgad Fekry

Food & Beverage Manager

San Giovanni for Hotels and Tourism Co.

Aya Ahmed Sayed

Graduate

Culinary Training Centers Egypt

Ehab Gaber

Chef

San Giovanni for Hotels and Tourism Co.

Emad Abdel Malak

Chef de Partie

Baky Hospitality Company

Engy Farouk Radwan

Business Development Partner

Brain Freeze Marketing Company

Emad Metwally El Balangy

Executive Chef

Seasons Resort & Country Club

Hanaa Ahmed

Hobby Chef

Egyptian Chefs Association

Ibrahim Ismail

Chef de Partie

Baky Hospitality Company

Khaled Seoudy

Managing Director

Apron Company

Khaled Taha

Executive Chef

Tableya Masreya

Mohamed Ahmed El Khayat

Head Chef

One Way Restaurant

Mohamed Anwar Mohamed

Accountant Manager

Seven for Touristic Investment

Mohamed El Sayed Refaey

Owner

El Refaey Pastry Shop

Mohamed Gomaa El Boghdady

Sous Chef

Seasons Resort & Country Club

Mohamed Hassan Mohamed

Chef

Pole Restaurant

Mostafa El Sabaawy

Chef

San Giovanni for Hotels and Tourism Co.

Noha Mahmoud Saleh

Hobby Chef

Egyptian Chefs Association

Noura Al Tonsi

Managing Director

Seven for Touristic Investment

Sayed Mokhtar Abdel Kader

Senior Sous Chef

Safir Cairo Hotel

Talal Ibrahim

Chef de Partie

Baky Hospitality Company.

Tamer Magdy Sayed

Food & Beverage and Operation Manager

K-Lounge Restaurants

Yasser Mahmoud Hahi

1st Commis

Pharco Pharmaceuticals Factory

Faried Fouad

Head Chef of Dessert Department

Tableya Masreya

Mohamed Hussein

Chef

San Giovanni for Hotels and Tourism Co.

Attendance Certificates

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Congratulation to the Students of the High Institute of Tourism, Hotels & Computer, Seyouf, Alexandria who passed their exam in Handling & Cooking Potatoes with great marks. The workshop took place on 12 – 13 March 2017 and was conducted by Chef Markus Iten , Founder & Honorary President of the Egyptian Chefs Association and General Manager of Food Tracks

Pass with Honors Abdel Samei Mustafa El Sayed

Ayad Emad Ayad

Mohamed Nael Rashad

Ahmed Hamed Marzouk

Eslam El Sayed Mohamed

Nada Bayoumi Mahmoud

Ahmed Mohamed El Said

Fatma Osama Ahmed

Nourhan Mohamed Hamed

Ahmed Saad Allah Ali

Heba-Allah Mamdouh Mahmoud

Sameh Abdel Alim El Basha

Ahmed Shawky Mohamed

Hesham Taha Hendawy

Shady Sayed Mohamed

Alaa Emad El Din Abdel Fattah

Iman Shawky Khalil

Yara Abdel Aal Emam

Alaa Said Sadeek

Karim Mohamed Abdel Moneim

Yasmen Ismaiel Ibrahem

Asmaa Adel Ahmed

Marina Ehab Zakher

Pass With Distinction Basma Galal Sadek Saleh

Congratulations to the Chefs of EgyptAir who passed their exam in Knife Handling & Professional Cooking Techniques. The workshop took place from 19th till 21st February 2017 and was conducted by Culinary Instructor Mohamed Hamed, Executive Chef of Helnan Hotel Dreamland, 6th of October City.

Ahmed Karem Mohamed

Cook

Ahmed Mohamed Abdel Salam

Cook

Ahmed Tawfik Abdel Hakim

Pastry Chef

Alaa Moemen Ali

Butcher Chef

Amr Samy Mohamed

Cook

Ayman Khamis

Cook

Bassem Bahaa Mohamed

Cook

Hesham Mohamed Abdel Hamid

Cook

Mahmoud Soliman Sayed

Cook

Makhlouf Mustafa Makhlouf

Demi Chef de Partie

Mohamed Ahmed Hasab El Nabi

Cook

Mohamed El Sayed Hussein

Cook

Mohamed Mesbah Mustafa

Cook

Shafey Rateb Shafey

Cook

Wael Salah Ibrahim

Cook

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