Chef Expo 2022 Returns After 2 Years on Hiatus, Bringing Exciting Competitions by Indonesian Celebrity Chefs

Kapanlagi.com - ICA Chef Expo as one of the biggest Chef events in Indonesia will be held again this year after being on hiatus for 2 years due to the Covid-19 Pandemic. This year will be the 3rd event since it was first held in 2018.

Slamet Jarwanto, Chief Event of Chef Expo 2022 and VP Marketing and Event ICA, stated that this year's event will be a moment for Chef and Food industries to rise up after being affected by the Covid-19 Pandemic. Slamet added that Chef Expo 2022 will last for 4 days, from May 18th to May 21st, 2022, and is fully supported by well-known brands in the Indonesian Food & Beverage industry.

"This event is held in collaboration with Wakeni, which also holds the Indonesian Food & Beverage Exhibition at the same time. We believe that by partnering with ICA, it will be able to increase the attraction and quality of the Indonesian Food & Beverage Exhibition," said Sofianto Widaja, General Manager of PT Wakeni, while attending the Press Conference held at Holywing Senayan, Saturday (14/5).

1. Demo Cooking by Celebrity Chef ICA

The Chef expo 2022 will feature daily cooking demos by celebrity Chef ICA such as Chef Juna, Chef Axhiang, Chef Yongki Gunawan, Sisca Soewitomo, Kung Fu Chef Mutho and other skilled chefs.

"This Cooking Demo is part of our efforts to continue preserving Indonesian cuisine," said Chef Juna, who will perform the Cooking Demo on the first day.

In line with Chef Juna, Chef Axhiang, an alumnus of a cooking contest on private TV and also a member of ICA, hopes the event will be successful and beneficial for the wider community who have long been longing for a quality culinary event that features famous chefs.

2. Presenting Various Exciting Competitions

This event is held with strict health protocols. In addition to cooking demos, there are also daily competitions between professional and junior chefs. The classes contested are Live Cooking Main Course, Live Cooking Main Course with Seafood for Junior and Professional Chefs, Indonesian Modern Plated Dessert, Cake Decoration, and Special Black Box Indonesian Modern Cuisine.

All of these competitions are fully supported by the renowned Plate manufacturer, PT Sango Ceramics Indonesia. In addition to supporting all competitions, Sango also presents a Plating Technique Workshop by inviting Chef Chandra Yudasswara, Chef Ali Tan and Chef Ragil, said Mrs. Mariska Khun, Commercial Director of PT Sango Ceramics Indonesia.

This year, the organizers hope that 3000 visitors will attend the event every day. The event is planned to be opened by Mr. Ir. H. Arief Prasetyo Adi, the Head of the National Food Agency. The synergy between professional food processors and the National Agency will certainly produce mutually beneficial synergies.

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