Inter Hotel Challenge, sponsored by HEINEKEN Beverages

Описание: Teams from 26 top hotels across South Africa competed across a variety of hotel and restaurant services categories, from wine stewards and mixologists to chefs and pastry chefs, bakers, baristas, concierges and more. The cook-off and service presentations took place in late October, in Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban.  

Millicent Maroga, corporate affairs director for HEINEKEN Beverages highlights how important the challenge is in “promoting economic opportunity and inclusion. It grows expertise, career development and creates a talent pool for the tourism and hospitality industries.”  

This year’s judging panel:   
  
Wine and spirit service: Sandy Harper (CWM) and Jean Vincent Ridon (sommelier)   

Wine and food pairing: Aubrey Ngcungama, Deon Roets, Wanda Cronje (CWM), Germain Lehodey, Kristina Beuthner, Karen Bloom (CWM) and Mark O’Flaherty  

Food: Hugh von Zahn, Jocelyn Meyers-Adams, Fatima Stanley and Elsu Gericke   

Kitchen skills: Julietta e Silva Overmeyer, Marlon de Freitas, Candice Adams, Ukhonaye Mconi, Nandile Bongekile Mtshaha and Sharon Visagie  

Barista: Oz Davids, Johandré Delport, Caroline Ncube, Ree Moya, Malusi Ngwane, Wayne Abrahams, Paddington Chivare and Shaakira Mohamed  

Concierge: Horst Frehse, Jeff Rosenberg, Lorna Gourlay, Mike Waller, Tarryn Tomlinson and John de Canha 

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