Cooking Contest At Taupo In Spring

Press, Volume CIX, Issue 32034, 8 July 1969, Page 3

Cooking Contest At Taupo In Spring

More than 80 hotels, including 11 licensed hotel chains, will provide entries for the Taupo “Salon Culinaire” in November. The Taupo Public Relations Officer, Mr L. Bergman, hopes to attract tourists with the quality, presentation and individuality of New Zealand culinary art. In conjunction with the

, Taupo brand: of the Travel and Holidays Association, the Public Relations Officer is promoting a “Salon Culinaire,” a competitive exhibition of food , preparation, divided into various classes. The competition aims at givi ing hotel or house chefs the , chance to display their skill , against the best in the country- ; Mr Bergman believes that competition will raise the . standard of food presentation in New Zealand hotels and restaurants. Major brewery chains, licensing trusts and the Tourist Hotel Corporation have supported the proposal and have agreed to allow their employ- ' ees to enter the competition. The event, to be held on ' November 6,7, and 8, will ' be arranged in three classes ' for the professional trainee ’ chef and the amateur and will

allow a wide selection of dishes.

There will be a class for decorated trout judged for flavour and. presentation. Wedding cake decoration, modelling qr sculpture in edible materials, cakes and pastries of many types, and decorated ham and poultry, will give ample scope for all chefs to show their particular talents. The amateur may try his hand at preserved trout, judged for colour and flavour, a wedding or birthday cake, or preserves and bottled fruit. There will also be a trophy for the best batch of scones.