Saudi HORECA’s National World Pasty Cup winners crowned

December 04,2019 0 Rita Ghantous

HORECA is the biggest annual hospitality exhibition, which has been running for the 9^th year in Riyadh, with the launch of its first edition in Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia in Dammam set for March 2020.

Since inception, the annual trade fair has become an essential business meeting place for the hospitality, food service and beverage industries. The Event took place at the Riyadh International Convention & Exhibition Center (RICEC), a new world-class exhibition center combining functionality, convenience and adaptability with state-of-the-art facilities and top international standards. A modern international exhibition complex consisting of four halls offering 15,000 square meters of indoor exhibition area, a conference hall, support services, a VIP reception lounge, business and press centers, as well as various F&B outlets.

For the first time in KSA, Saudi HORECA hosted The National World Pastry Cup. The event saw the candidates participating in a live preparation of an artistic showpiece made of sugar and two frozen fruit desserts, as well as a live preparation of a chocolate showpiece integrating a sculpted block of Valrhona dark chocolate adorned with 6 desserts. The gold medal winner is Mohammed Al Ahrache for his work in the chocolate and the silver medalist is Tarik Abaghous in the sugar category. Both represent Jabourih Sweets and will compete for the Kingdom in the Middle East selection in 2020 at HORECA Lebanon. The finalists in that event will go on to compete at the World Pastry Cup Lyon in 2021.

Jury members

Charles Azar, Master Consultant Chef, President of the delegation of L’Academie Nationale de Cuisine Middle East and Gulf countries, Lebanon; Yasser Jad, President of the Saudi Arabian Chefs Association, KSA; Kamal Rahal Essoulami, President of Moroccan federation of culinary arts, Morocco; Stéphane Collet, Best Craftsman of France in Gastronomic kitchen, France; and Maroun Chedid, Owner of Maroun Chedid sarl.

saudihoreca.com/Riyadh

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Rita Ghantous

Publication Executive

Rita Ghantous is a hospitality aficionado and a passionate writer with over 9 years’ experience in journalism and 5 years experience in the hospitality sector. Her passion for the performance arts and writing, started early. At 10 years old she was praised for her solo performance of the Beatles song “All My Love” accompanied by a guitarist, and was approached by a French talent scout during her school play. However, her love for writing was stronger. Fresh out of school, she became a freelance journalist for Noun Magazine and was awarded the Silver Award Cup for Outstanding Poetry, by The International Library of Poetry (Washington DC). She studied Business Management and earned a Masters degree from Saint Joseph University (USJ), her thesis was published in the Proche-Orient, Études en Management book. She then pursued a career in the hospitality industry but didn’t give up writing, that is why she launched the Four Points by Sheraton Le Verdun Newsletter. Her love for the industry and journalism led her to Hospitality Services - the organizers of the HORECA trade show in Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Jordan, as well as Salon Du Chocolat, Beirut Cooking Festival, Whisky Live and other regional shows. She is currently the Publications Executive of Hospitality News Middle East, Taste & Flavors and Lebanon Traveler. It is with ultimate devotion for her magazines that she demonstrates her hospitality savoir-faire.