Hong Kong / Penang, 20 June, 2013 – Star Cruises, the leading cruise line in
Asia-Pacific, is pleased to announce that the chefs from SuperStar Libra, currently home-
ported in Penang, were honored with 14 medals and 13 diplomas at the sizzling culinary battle, the Battle of the Chefs
2013, held from 12-14 June at Straits Quay Convention Centre, Penang, Malaysia.
Led by Executive Chef, Saifol
Iskandar Ikhsan, the chef team from SuperStar Libra was awarded one gold,
two silvers, 11 bronze medals and 13 diploma awards in the three-day event.
Mr. Pradeep Mohan, the 29-year-old 1st cook from SuperStar
Libra, debuted at the Battle of the Chefs with a gold medal. He impressed the
judges with his innovative and mouth-watering dishes including Brown Rice
Chicken Briyani served with Onion Raita and Lijad Papad, Brown Rice Kofta with
Makhani Sauce and Spinach Mashed Sweet Potato.
Sous Chef Mr. Shah
Irwan Omar, 33, snatched a silver medal under Practical cooking Seafood
Category, with Symphony of Seafood Mousse Primura with shimeji mushroom and
crustacean bisque. Another silver medal won by 20-year-old steward, Mr. Pande
Komang Bayu with his innovative cocktail named “Spice Nojito” under Flair King
Category.
Bronze medal winners
include Mr. Shah Irwan Omar (Plated Dish Display), Mr. Muhammad Quzair
(Practical Hot Cooking Beef / Lamb), Mr. Zulkifly Akhir (Practical Hot Cooking
Poultry/Game), Mr. Nurul Amir (Practical Hot Cooking Poultry/Game), Mr. Bryan
Tay Cheak Sin (Practical Hot Cooking Seafood), Mr. Zulkily Akhir (Practical Hot
Cooking Seafood), Mr. Tahrim Minhad (Practical Hot Cooking Malay Traditional),
Mr. Nurul Amir (Practical Hot Cooking Malay Traditional), Mr. Zulkifly Akhir
(Practical Hot Cooking Char Keow Teow), Mr. Liu Xing (Practical Carving Fruits
& Vegetable) and Mr. Miko (Flair King).
In addition, the
SuperStar Libra’s chef team also collected 13 diplomas - Mr. Husni Hamidi
(Practical Hot Cooking Malay Traditional, Practical Hot Cooking Seafood and Hot
Cooking Poultry categories), Mr. Tahrim Minhad (Practical Hot Cooking Seafood
and Hot Cooking Poultry categories), Mr. Cruben Pillay (Plated Dish Display and
Flair King categories), Mr. Juraimi Mohd (Practical Hot Cooking Malay
Traditional category), Mr. Shah Irwan Omar (Practical Hot Cooking Beef/Lamb
category), Mr Algene Garcia (Bread Show Piece category) and Mr. Saiful Affandi
and Mr. Sulla Ferdinand (Plated Dish Display category).
Mr. Cheng Foong Sim, Senior Vice President, Hotel
Operations, Star Cruises said, “We are very proud of our chefs’ outstanding
performance at the Battle
of the Chefs. We will stay on course to nurture the growth
of Asian culinary talents and provide opportunities for them to showcase
their creativity to Star Cruises guests from around the world. Our
award-winning chef team's culinary dedication and brilliance will continue to
power Star Cruises’ various restaurants, which offer a wide range of cuisines
from international to Southeast Asian.”
Organized by Chefs
Association of Malaysia (Penang Chapter), the Battle of the Chefs 2013, is held once every
two year to unearth new talents and provide a platform for Malaysian chefs to
create and challenge others in showing heritage cuisine. The event was endorsed
by World Association of Chefs Societies as a Continental Level Competition and
supported by the Ministry of Tourism, Malaysia and Penang State
Government. It attracted 850 participants, of which 100 were from Thailand, Taiwan, South
Korea, Singapore, Indonesia, Ukraine and Slovenia, just to name a few, to vie
for the highest accolades in 60 categories.
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Led by Executive Chef, Saifol Iskandar Ikhsan, the chef
team from SuperStar Libra was awarded one gold, two silvers, 11 bronze medals and 13
diploma awards in the Battle
of the Chefs 2013.
Mr. Pradeep
Mohan, the 29-year-old 1st cook from SuperStar Libra,
debuted at the Battle
of the Chefs with a gold medal.
