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KATHMANDU: Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Nepal Chapter recently organised the PATA Young Tourism Professional (YTP) Chefs' Competition under the theme 'The Contemporary Nepali Cuisine: Embracing Local Ingredients, Limitless Creativity, Health and Sustainability' at Nepal Academy of Tourism and Hotel Management (NATHM), Rabibhawan, Kathmandu.
A panel of judges, including MasterChef Santosh Shah, Chef Jiten Pradhan, and Chef Dinesh Homagai, evaluated the arts of food preparation, cooking, and presentation skills demonstrated by the students, as per a press statement. The top 10 students from five leading hotel management member colleges of the PATA Nepal Chapter - International School of Tourism and Hotel Management (IST), Global Academy of Tourism and Hospitality Education (GATE), NATHM, Premier Hotel School (PHS), and Global College International (GCI) - took part in the competition.
Shrawan Rai and Reshma Shrestha from the GATE were announced as the winner of the competition, whereas NATHM (represented by Bijen Bidari and Prasun Kumar) and PHS (represented by Rahul Dhamala and Sherya Kandangwa were declared as first and second runner-ups of the competition, respectively.
A version of this article appears in the print on January 10, 2023, of The Himalayan Times.
