Chef Jaydeep Mukherjee from Indigo Delicatessen wins grand prize to Italy at the “Riso Gallo Risotto Cooking Challenge” organized by RRO.
Highlights and Results at a glance
India’s first-of-its-kind Risotto cooking challenge organized by RRO & Riso Gallo in Mumbai. 11 Chefs from Mumbai’s leading hotels & Italian Restaurants showcase their culinary skills ITC Hotel Grand Central Sheraton & Towers and Celini (Grand Hyatt) win best non-veg Risotto dish.
R. R. Oomerbhoy Pvt. Ltd. (RRO), a leading food company in India with a large product portfolio ranging from edible oils to global food brands, in association with Riso Gallo, leading producers of rice in Italy, organized the country’s first-of-its-kind ‘Risotto Challenge’ in Mumbai yesterday. The mega event, held at the soothing and eloquent ambience of the Blue Sea Banquets at Worli, witnessed participation of 11 culinary experts from Mumbai’s leading five star hotels and Italian restaurants.
Winners & Contestants
Chef Jaydeep Mukherjee from Indigo Delicatessen was awarded The Risotto Challenge winner, who received a grand prize of a return air ticket to Italy , including a training program of at least 2 weeks at the prestigious International Culinary Institute For Foreigners (I.C.I.F.). Chef Rakesh Upadhyay of ITC Grand Central and Amitesh Virdi of Celini restaurant (Grand Hyatt) were jojntly adjudged winners of best non-veg risotto. They received a personal Chef’s Kit Kitchen Set each.
The Risotto Challenge had received an overwhelming response. Senior chefs – from leading hotels like The Ambassador Hotel (Chef Lama), Leela Kempiski (Chef Blaise Elias Pereira), Le Royal Meridien (Chef Navin Kumar), – and from some of city’s exquisite restaurants like Indigo (Chef Keyur Chandorkar), Salt Water Grill (Chef Gresham Fernandes), Olive Bar & Kitchen (Chef Runa Rajiv Gedam), IVY (Chef Mitesh Rangras) and “Taxi” The fusion Kitchen (Chef Siddharth n. Vadhavkar) – contested for the title through their creative gourmet creations.
Panel of Judges
The panel of judges consisted of distinguished personalities from the media, corporate and culinary world. Mr. Ricardo Preve, Director, Riso Gallo; Mr. Sergio Sgambato, Secretary General, Indo-Italian Chamber of Commerce; Mr. Vikram Doctor, leading food columnist and Ms. Rashmi Uday Singh, internationally renowned Food Writer & TV anchor, judged the culinary contest using Taste, Originality & Creativity and Presentation of the dishes as the primary parameters.
Audience
The contestants displayed their culinary skills in front of a live audience. Among those who graced the occasion included Aleandro Titiunik, Export Manager, Riso Gallo; Principals and senior representatives of colleges – like Institute for Hotel Management, Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition; Sophia College ; Nirmala Niketan College of Home Science.
Risotto
Risotto is one of the most famous dishes in Italian cuisine. To get the perfect creamy and velvety consistence with the rice cooked ‘al dente’ or firm to bite, all one needs is the best rice milled under the most perfect conditions. RRO has a tradition of quality since over 100 years, and offer a wide range of world-class products to Indian consumers. RRO now brings another global brand leader to the country, Riso Gallo – Italy ’s best, selected from the rice fields of Lombardy , the famous Po Valley region – every grain stone milled to preserve all the natural goodness.
Mr. Riyad Oomerbhoy, MD, RRO, said, “RRO has carved a niche for itself in establishing imported food brands in the Indian Market. The RRO Vision is to offer to the Indian consumer quality products at competitive prices while building brand leadership through effective marketing and distribution. Riso Gallo is RRO’s latest addition to its portfolio of global brands. Our main focus will continue to provide our consumers with quality food products. ”
WRITTEN BY GOHER IQBAL PUNN (Bollywood Analyst)
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