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Reethi Beach Resort Triumphs with 10 Medals and 2 Special Awards at FHAM's Global Culinary Challenge & Exhibition

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Reethi Beach Resort Triumphs with 10 Medals and 2 Special Awards at FHAM's Global Culinary Challenge & Exhibition

Reethi Beach Resort has declared its participation in the Food and Hospitality Asia Maldives (FHAM)-sponsored Global Culinary Challenge & Exhibition. There were 110 booths during the event, which was held from May 8 to May 10, 2023, in Hulhumalé Central Park and included more than 50 domestic and foreign businesses involved in the food and hospitality sectors.

More than 600 competitors from 11 nations competed in 21 categories of the culinary challenge, including more than 500 competitors who represented 120 resorts in the Maldives. Reethi Beach Resort is proud to have participated in the event, which was a great success.

The chefs from Reethi Beach Resort demonstrated their culinary prowess and took home two special honors in addition to a total of ten medals. The cooks of Reethi Beach Resort have received the following honors:

Fruit and vegetable carver R.A. Sisira Kumara won a gold medal. First place and the competition's Most Outstanding Artist

Wijethungage Gold Medal for Shehan Maduwantha's Lamb Hot Cooking

Gold Medal, Rubin Star, and Beef Hot Cooking

Silver Medal for Wijethungage Shehan Maduwantha's Vegetarian Main Course

Dress the Cake (Pastry), by Mangala Madusanka Weerasingha Bronze Medal

Shehan Wijethungage Maduwantha, Hot Cooking: Poultry, Silver Medal

Lamb Hot Cooking: Silver Medal for Anarul Sekh

The Main Course and Dessert by Young Chef Ibrahim Maahil Mukthaar Bronze Award

Lamb Hot Cooking by T.D. Dishan Diluka: Bronze Medal

Bronze Medal for Anarul Sekh in poultry-hot cooking

Seafood - Hot Cooking by T.D. Dishan Diluka, Merit

Merit, Anarul Sekh, and Beef Hot Cooking

The accolades that the chefs from Reethi Beach Resort have received are proof of their abilities, diligence, and commitment. The resort is pleased to have such accomplished cooks on staff.

Under the direction of their Executive Chef Farish Mukhthar, Reethi Beach Resort competed in 7 categories and triumphantly brought home 7 medals at the Hotel Asia International Culinary Challenge 2021. The culinary staff at Reethi Beach Resort continues to demonstrate exceptional abilities and a passion for creating delectable cuisines that are guaranteed to improve the dining experiences of the hotel's visitors.

The Reethi Beach Resort is dedicated to giving its visitors the greatest possible dining experience. The greatest chefs in the Maldives serve a wide variety of international and local food at the resort's restaurants.

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