FHM 2011! Yes I looking forward to this since the beginning of the year! Very exciting week for the Academy of course as our chefs were going to compete in the competition! Those above were there 'masterpieces'! Amazing isn't it?! Sugar was Chef Tan and Chocolate was Chef Fred Well for some who are not so familiar with FHM, it's a Food & Hotel Malaysia Exhibition, where anything and everything about the F&B is there. But most of us were there to see the competition mostly, but sadly it wasn't what I expected it to be and most of the chefs were thinking the same way. Hopefully the next one would be better but still it was a good first experience. Next up FHA in Singapore! That should be more exciting =)!
I had the pleasure of escorting the chefs on their 'BIG DAY'! yes at 2 am in the morning we were already all at the Academy preparing to go to KLCC! Here are some of the pre-preparation work =)
Well at the Hall we weren't allowed to take any pictures =( and there was a very annoying man chasing us away! So, Sheila and I had to wait patiently for the chefs to finish and went it when it was almost done =). Then during the day Chef Tan had his all so exciting live competition for sugar! We were all there to support him of course! Poor guys doing all preparation 48 hours straight! Believe me there was some funny stories and dramas in between due to everyone's lack of sleep haha.At 10 am, finally the Hall was open for everyone to visit! Here are some of the showpieces other contestants prepared. Of course I was mainly on the pastry side.
Oh this angry bird one had a good story! Apparently it traveled all to way to KLCC by FOOT, with an army of chefs! haha
Here are the wedding cake category! Everything was skillful but colour wise was pretty.....'yawn'
Paper thin! omg
Man this bridge is super fragile..must took forever to pipe it out!
Chef Tan during his LIVE competition. Stress but 'focus' haha!
Cake tasting time!
His cake layering
At the LAST hour!
haha them helping him clear stuff at his station when it was ALL OVER! HAHA notice so much difference in the facial expressions
His Sugar showpiece
His opponents
Everyone made him take a proper picture
Before we left, just in case it doesn't survive the next day
Look At the amount of PEOPLE
The winning chefs =)
Prize presentation
HAHA our OUTSTANDING PASTRY Chef OF THE YEAR! Congrats!
Well that's all for this FHM. Can't wait for the next big pastry event! More pictures on my facebook =)
cool. i ll start to read more... hehe.
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