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Disciples Escoffier Young Talent 2013

The champion of the Asian Final Competition of Disciples Escoffier Young Talent Trophy 2013 is born! After months of pre-selections from 8 different Asian Regions, plus 3 days of intense competition in during Restaurant and Bar 2013 (3^rd Sept – 5^th Sept), in which the eight young chefs have gave their best to fight vie for the culinary crown, and the competition has finally come to an end. 

This year’s winner of the Asian Final Round of the Disciples Escoffier Young Talent Trophy (DEYTT) 2013 is

LEE WON YONG

The winner of the Asian Final Round will now move on to represent Asia in the World Competition 2014 to be held in Lille, France.

On 3^rd September, all the candidates were required to prepare the themed dish Poached Egg “Mignon”. Then in the second round of the competition on the following day, they were called on to create a dish with salmon. After four candidates had been eliminated following the second round, the remaining four with the highest combined scores from the previous two days, Chris Wong (Hong Kong), Zhao Yuan Cheng (Macau), Lee Won Yong (South Korea) and Ton Nu Hong Loan (Vietnam), proceeded to the final day to undertake the final challenge based on the theme “Beef and Pastry”. 

(For detailed information on all the candidates and judges, please click here.)

Will our Hong Kong Young Chef Representative win the Disciples Escoffier Young Talent Trophy 2013?

Disciples Escoffier Young Talent Champion 2013 final round!

Don't miss out the competition at  Restaurant & Bar 2013 on 3^rd – 5^th September!

Chris WONG from G7 Private Dining is the winner of Hong Kong pre-selection of the DEYTT 2013 held on 22nd July 2013. He has impressed the judges with his creative take on the themed dish – Pan-fried Duck Breast with Bigarade Sauce. 

                       

Now as the official Hong Kong representative, Chris will compete with seven other regional winners from Macau, China, Singapore, South Korea, Vietnam, Thailand and the Philippines for the Asian championship.  

 

The final round of competition will take place during “Restaurant & Bar Hong Kong 2013” at Disciples Escoffier Theatre, Hall 5F-G, Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre on 3^rd- 5^th September. (Please click here a detailed map.)

 

The Grand Opening of the Asian Final Round of DEYTT 2013 will make the scene in the Disciples Escoffier Theatre at 3:30pm on 3^rd September, followed by three days of culinary challenges for the contestants. 

During the 3 day competition, the 8 candidates will have different themed ingredients each day as a challenge to test their cooking abilities. Their ultimate goal is to emerge from other contestants and create a unique dish of their own to impress the judges. After the second round on 4th September, 4 candidates will be eliminated and 4 will proceed to the last round of competition.

The last round of comeptition will take place on 5th September, with the theme "Beef and Pastry". The Prize Presentation Ceremony on 4:00pm, 5^th September will then mark the closing of this exciting event with the newly born Asian Young Talent Champion Chef.
Please check below competition schedule: 

3 Sep	15:30, Grand Opening Ceremony
	16:30, Round 1 –Egg
4 Sep	16:30, Round 2 –Seafood
5 Sep	12:00, Final Round –Beef & Pastry
	16:00, Prize Presentation Ceremony

Chef Iwao Oba, the Japan President of the Disciples Escoffier will act as the head judge while all members of the jury will judge the performance of each contestant in a fair and professional manner.  

(For detailed information on all the candidates and judges, please click here.)

The winner of the Asian Final Round of the Disciple Escoffier Young Talent Trophy 2013 will not only bring the glory to himself and his country, but will also move on to represent Asia in the World Competition 2014 to be held in Lille, France.

Besides the exciting competition which will take place every day, the Disciples Escoffier Theatre will present Escoffier Chef Demonstrations by celebrity chefs Jaakko Sorsa (FINDS), Jeremy Biasiol (Mirror Restaurant) and Eddy Leung (Chef Studio), and many more.
 (For full detailed schedule of the Disciples Escoffier Theatre please click here.)

For Media Registration, simply visit the official website here, fill in the registration form, and then print the e-badge.

Disciples Escoffier Young Talent Trophy 2013 Hong Kong Pre-Selection

Congratulations to the Winner of

the Disciples Escoffier Young Talent Trophy 2013 Hong Kong Pre-Selection

Disciples Escoffier is an association of top chefs dedicated to the transmission of knowledge within the kitchen and to the evolution and understanding of gastronomy.

The Disciples Escoffier Young Talent Trophy (DEYTT) has established itself over the past six years as the leading culinary competition for young Asian chefs. Former winners have become leading culinary celebrities in their own right.

DEYTT is open to anyone under the age 25 (as of 30^th September 2013) with a maximum of five years’ experience in kitchens and registered in a vocational education program. The candidate must be a permanent residence of the country from which they have applied.

Together with leading home appliance maker, Miele, who is a proud supporter of the event, Disciples Escoffier launched the DEYTT Hong Kong Pre-Selection at The Miele Private Lounge on 22^nd July 2013. Seven young and talented chefs competed by preparing a themed dish – Pan-fried Duck Breast with Bigarade Sauce.

Their goal was to impress the four judges with their own creative elements and style. The judging scores were based not only on taste and presentation of the dish, but also kitchen methods such as cooking techniques, organization skills, product utilization, professionalism, sanitation and timing.

After the full-day competition and professional judging, we are excited to announce the winner of DEYTT 2013 Hong Kong Pre-Selection is Chris WONG from G7 Private Dining! As the official Hong Kong representative, he will compete with seven other contestants from Macau, Singapore, China, South Korea, Vietnam, Thailand and the Philippines. Together they will appear in the Asian Final of DEYTT at “Restaurant & Bar 2013” on 3-5 September 2013.

About the Asian Final Round of Disciples Escoffier Young Talent Trophy

The Asian Final of the Disciples Escoffier Young Talent Trophy will take place during “Restaurant & Bar 2013” at Hall 5 F&G, Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre on 3-5 September. Eight contestants, including the winner from the Hong Kong Pre-Selection, will be vying for culinary supremacy in this 3-day competition.

The President of the Disciples Escoffier Young Talent Trophy Committee Chef Régis Marcon, a distinguished holder of 3 stars from Michelin, will be charged with the responsibility as the head judge with other jury members.They are responsible for judging and selecting the Asia champion in a fair and professional manner.

On 3^rd September, the candidates from the eight regions are required to prepare a dish with “Egg” as the theme while on 4^th September, they have to create a dish with “Sea Food (Salmon)”. Thereafter, 4 candidates will be eliminated and the remaining ones will enter the last day of competition.

On 5^th September 2013, the four candidates with the highest scores combined in the previous two days will undertake the final challenge on the themes “Meat (Beef)” and “Dessert”.

The winner of the Asian Final Round of the Disciple Escoffier Young Talent Trophy 2013 will continue their journey to represent Asia in the World Competition which will be held in Europe in 2014. 

Bottom Left: Pan-fried Duck Breast with Bigarsde Sauce, Bottom Right: Winner Chris Wong

Le Crunch Apples: the art of eating well!!

Good news for all European apple lovers since Le crunch apples are now available in Wellcome and PARKnSHOP in Hong Kong with special tastings sessions!

Specially for this year, Le crunch is launching a drawing competition for kids aged 4 - 10. From now on till 30 November, with purchase of 6 pieces or pre-packed Le Crunch apples, you are eligible to join the competition and have the chance to win 3 entrance tickets to HK Disneyland or other attractive prizes!!  

歐洲蘋果粉絲好消息！Le crunch蘋果現已在各大超市有售！

特別於今年，Le crunch為4-10歲的小朋友舉辦了一個填色創作比賽。由即日起至2012年11月30日，凡購買袋裝或6個散裝Le Crunch蘋果，即可參加Le Crunch蘋果填色創作比賽，並有機會贏取3張香港迪士尼入場劵及其他豐富獎品！

For more details, please visit: http://www.sopexa.com.hk/lecrunch/drawing.pdf

Tasting in Wellcome 惠康試食時間表：

26-28 Oct (11am - 7pm)

Sunshine City, Causeway Bay, Metrocity III, Mei Foo, Hysan Place

新港城、銅鑼灣、新都城中心、美孚、希慎廣場

2-4 Nov (11am - 7pm)
Telford, Elements, Lei Yue Mun, Gold Luck, Kwai Chung Shopping Ctr

德福、圓方、鯉魚門、金福、葵涌商場

9-11 Nov (11am - 7pm)

Sunshine City, Causeway Bay, Metrocity III, Langham Place, Hung Hom
新港城、銅鑼灣、新都城中心、朗豪坊、紅磡
  
16-18 Nov (11am - 7pm)

Mei Foo, Tin Chak, Lam Tin, Choi Yuen, Sau Mau Ping
 美孚、天澤商場、藍田、彩虹、秀茂坪


Tasting in PARKnSHOP 百佳試食時間表：

19-21, 26-28 Oct (11am - 7pm)

City One, Choi Yuen Plaza, Ma On Shan Plaza II, Whampoa Garden III, Lucky Plaza, Metro City, Tuen Mun Plaza, Citygate, East Point City, Olympian City

新一城、 彩園廣場、馬鞍山廣場二期、黃埔花園三期、好運中心、新都城中心、屯門市廣場、東薈城、東港城、奧海城

Enquiry: Ms. Dorothy LEUNG / +852 2866 7163 / dorothy.leung@sopexa.com