ACF Restaurant Challenge
In 2019 there were two new cooking competitions at Foodservice Australia, organised by the Australian Culinary Federation, the Global Chef Challenge and the Battle of the Pacific.
Global Chef Challenge
On Sunday we saw the Pacific Region Semi Finals of the Global Chef Competition. Competitors came from Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands. Competitors prepared and presented their dishes to the international judges.
The winners who are headed to Russia to compete in the Worldchefs Congress are Global Young Chef Navneet Reddy and Global Pastry Chef Muni Vikash Chetty, both from Fiji, as well as Cole McDonald from New Zealand.
Global Young Chef
Judges: Brendan Hill, Michael Strautmanis, Matt McBain Competitors: Rebeca Merhi (Australia) William Pokino (Cook Islands) Ravinesh Prasad (Fiji) Cole McDonald (New Zealand) |
Global Chef
| Judges: Michael Strautmanis, Karen Doyle, Matt McBain, Emmanuel Lorieux Competitors: Mathew Lee (Australia) Ngattopuna Vou Williams (Cook Islands) Navneet Reddy (Fiji) Marc Soper (New Zealand) |
Global Pastry Chef
Judges: Karen Doyle, Dale Lyman, Emmanuel Lorieux, Gary Miller
Competitors: Muni Vikash Chetty (Fiji) Ganesh Khedekar (New Zealand
Battle of the Pacific
The ACF Battle of the Pacific Restaurant Challenge saw eight teams of three chefs prepare a two-course menu for 40 guests dining in the restaurant on the show floor. The winning team was Tasmania, comprising Neil Li, Michael Norton and Robin Kelly
Judges: Andre Kropp, Shane Keighley, Matt McBain, Gary Miller
Competitors:
Federation of Italian Chefs: Alessandro Biviano, Giorgio Distefano, Carmela D’Amore
Interstate Team: Rosie Griffiths, Nathan Mitchell, Andrew Bath
Victoria: Kelvyn Yeoh, Chun Kok, Xiaoying Chen
Australian National Culinary Youth Team: Billy Fox, Tori Pickens, Nattawat Thiengdee
Fiji: Navneet Reddy, Ravinesh Prasad, Muni Vikash Chatty
Country Club Tasmania: Christopher Wright, Adam Lockhart , Aleksander MacKowski
New Zealand: Eric Lim, Marc Soper, Cole McDonald
Tasmania: Neil Li, Michael Norton, Robin Kelly