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Are you ready? An event that thousands of food professionals have been waiting for is just around the corner! This year, the WORLDCHEFS Congress will take place in Stavanger, Norway, from 2-5 July 2014. The Congress agenda is already available online, and stay tuned for constant updates that will come your way. Get ready for an exciting line-up of culinary activities, focusing on educational sessions, cooking classes and the signature Young Chefs Workshops. When in Norway, expect nothing less than fine gastronomy, and the brigade of Norwegian chefs will put together a spread, Nordic style, together with renowned master chefs. This is also when the Final Global Chefs Challenge will take place. Representatives from each continent will gather in Stavanger and pit their talents against each other to win the prestigious trophy. During the 2014 WORLDCHEFS Congress, WORLDCHEFS General Assembly and Continental Meetings will take place as well. For more information on the schedule or to download your registration form please go to wacs2014.com.
Palestinian Chefs Association Joins the WORLDCHEFS family On 12 September 2013, WORLDCHEFS President Gissur Gudmundsson officially announced that Palestinian Chefs Association had become full member of the WORLDCHEFS family. During this occasion, Gissur Gudmundsson handed over the official membership certificate to Nadim Milhem, President of the Palestinian Chefs Association, commenting that once again chefs had showed they truly had no borders. The entrance of Palestinian Chefs Association is certainly a big step for all the involved since this paves the way for many joint and exciting projects.
Namibia wins the inaugural African Culinary Cup
Asia Continental Director Receives Honorary Doctorate
Endorsed by WORLDCHEFS, the Junior National Culinary teams from Zimbabwe, Kenya, Namibia, South Africa, Lesotho and the United Arab Emirates competed in the inaugural African Culinary Cup 2013. The team of chefs from Namibia was the one who out-cooked the other competitors to come out first. The culinary judging panel was made up of top South African judges, together with SACA’s Competitions Director Jodi-Ann Pearton and the WORLDCHEFS President Gissur Gudmundsson, who heartily encouraged both the competitors and organizers.
Rick Stephen, Asia Continental Director for WORLDCHEFS and Director of Kitchens at SATS in Singapore was awarded an honorary doctorate by the Youngsan University in Busan. During the ceremony, President Bu of the university took the stage and expounded on Rick’s involvement and assistance to Korea and gave his history of culinary achievements. www.worldchefs.org 13