Banarsidas Chandiwala Institute of Hotel Management and Catering Technology (BCIHMCT) inaugurated The 12th Chandiwala Hospitality Ensemble on September 25, 2013 at the Institute auditorium to a record crowd of Hospitality Students, Industry Experts, Trade Media and Faculty Members.
Chief Guest for the Inauguration Ceremony, Mr. Gopal Rao, Regional Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Inter Continental Hotel Group, South West Asia and Guest of Honour, Mr. Jag Pravesh Chand Gupta , Training Manager, Hyatt Regency, New Delhi declared the event open. The other dignitaries present at the gracious occasion were Mr. Rishi Nath Bhagirath, Human Resource Executive, Taj Palace Hotel, Mr. B.N. Pandey, Ex- Vice Chancellor, Magadh University and team from Crowne Plaza Today New Delhi Okhla (our Academic Partner) represented by Mr. Ashwani Goela, Executive Assistant Manager Rooms, Ms. Sheetal Agarwal, Director Finance, Mr. Rahul Roshan, Chief Engineer, Mr. Amit Shiva, Restaurant Manager and Ms. Ankita Balyan, Training Manager.
Mr. R.K. Bhandari welcomed the guests and informed the gathering that CHE is designed to educate and encourage hospitality undergraduates. He feels it to be the most opportune time for aspirants in the field of hospitality, to showcase their skills and to bring out the achiever in them. Apart from being financially rewarding and globally marketable, the industry also provides professional diversity. He said, “We aspire to elevate the bar of hospitality education through CHE, as a common platform for budding hospitality professionals.
Learning from shared experiences is a key feature of this student networking event.” Mr. Jag Pravesh Chand Gupta, while congratulating all present at the inauguration informed that they all are very lucky to be a part of this mega event. He said, “No matter how the other industries react to turbulent economy, Hospitality Industry has nothing to fear. There are new openings every year and there are opportunities galore for Hospitality students”. He went on to reaffirm the importance of grooming, attitude and desire to excel as the key to success in this Industry. Mr. Gopal Rao, addressed the gathering and boosted the morale of the participants through his encouraging words. He reiterated the substance of this ensemble should be the generation of team spirit. He feels that winning is all about coming out of the comfort zone.
A vote of Thanks was given by Mr. Ranojit Kundu, Event Coordinator, Chandiwala Hospitality Ensemble. If food be the music of life: Play on! With the spirit of nurturing young minds and build relationships within great surroundings at this fantastic event, the day proceeded on towards the competitions scheduled for the day. The first competitive event of the Ensemble was Zone Barwizard Bar Challenge Competition, 1100 hrs onwards, where each team made an innovative cocktail or mocktail. Students from 19 teams of various colleges participated in this event. The judges evaluated them on various criteria like technique, bouquet, aroma, taste and appearance of the drink, flair with ice and bar equipment, overall efficiency and time frame prescribed.
The Judges for this Bartending Competition were Mr. Piyush Bhushan, Vivanta by Taj and Mr. Amit Sangwan from Leela Kempinski, Gurgaon. The winner with the most novel cocktails named Bellatrin (Female Warrior) was Jennifer from AISSMS, Pune. The runners-up was Abhishek Badrinath from KLE College, Bangalore. The Bar Challenge competition was followed by California Prunes Dessert Competition from 1200 Hrs - 1330 Hrs, in which 19 teams prepared two Desserts using California Prunes. Judges determined the most scrumptious dessert based on appearance and overall flavor. The event was judged by Chef Ayub Saleem, Pastry Chef, The Grand, New Delhi, Chef Pitambar D. Satyawali, Executive Chef, Sartoria Italian Cuisine and Chef Priya, Senior Kitchen Executive, The Oberoi Hotel, New Delhi. The winners with most delectable varieties of dessert “The Prune Panacota” were Mr. Tahir Ahmed Khan and Shivanjan Reddy from GIHM Hyderabad and the runners up were Calvin Crasto and Ralph Bhaskaran from AISSMS, Pune.
The first day of CHE 2012 ended with the R-PURE Culinary Competition which was a three course Indian menu prepared by using R-PURE spices by 25 participating teams. Chef Mahendra, Surya Leisure Pvt Ltd., Chef Vivek Saggar, Consultant Chef, ICF, Chef Zakaria, Vice President, ICF and Chef Bharat Alag, Exec Chef, The Hans, judged the dishes on the pre-specified criteria. The competitions included creating innovative dishes from a basket of ingredients replicating the dishes prepared by the master chefs, making classic cocktails and flaring the bottles. Each competition was judged by eminent jury from the industry who also shared their experience with the participants. Source
Chief Guest for the Inauguration Ceremony, Mr. Gopal Rao, Regional Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Inter Continental Hotel Group, South West Asia and Guest of Honour, Mr. Jag Pravesh Chand Gupta , Training Manager, Hyatt Regency, New Delhi declared the event open. The other dignitaries present at the gracious occasion were Mr. Rishi Nath Bhagirath, Human Resource Executive, Taj Palace Hotel, Mr. B.N. Pandey, Ex- Vice Chancellor, Magadh University and team from Crowne Plaza Today New Delhi Okhla (our Academic Partner) represented by Mr. Ashwani Goela, Executive Assistant Manager Rooms, Ms. Sheetal Agarwal, Director Finance, Mr. Rahul Roshan, Chief Engineer, Mr. Amit Shiva, Restaurant Manager and Ms. Ankita Balyan, Training Manager.
Mr. R.K. Bhandari welcomed the guests and informed the gathering that CHE is designed to educate and encourage hospitality undergraduates. He feels it to be the most opportune time for aspirants in the field of hospitality, to showcase their skills and to bring out the achiever in them. Apart from being financially rewarding and globally marketable, the industry also provides professional diversity. He said, “We aspire to elevate the bar of hospitality education through CHE, as a common platform for budding hospitality professionals.
Learning from shared experiences is a key feature of this student networking event.” Mr. Jag Pravesh Chand Gupta, while congratulating all present at the inauguration informed that they all are very lucky to be a part of this mega event. He said, “No matter how the other industries react to turbulent economy, Hospitality Industry has nothing to fear. There are new openings every year and there are opportunities galore for Hospitality students”. He went on to reaffirm the importance of grooming, attitude and desire to excel as the key to success in this Industry. Mr. Gopal Rao, addressed the gathering and boosted the morale of the participants through his encouraging words. He reiterated the substance of this ensemble should be the generation of team spirit. He feels that winning is all about coming out of the comfort zone.
A vote of Thanks was given by Mr. Ranojit Kundu, Event Coordinator, Chandiwala Hospitality Ensemble. If food be the music of life: Play on! With the spirit of nurturing young minds and build relationships within great surroundings at this fantastic event, the day proceeded on towards the competitions scheduled for the day. The first competitive event of the Ensemble was Zone Barwizard Bar Challenge Competition, 1100 hrs onwards, where each team made an innovative cocktail or mocktail. Students from 19 teams of various colleges participated in this event. The judges evaluated them on various criteria like technique, bouquet, aroma, taste and appearance of the drink, flair with ice and bar equipment, overall efficiency and time frame prescribed.
The Judges for this Bartending Competition were Mr. Piyush Bhushan, Vivanta by Taj and Mr. Amit Sangwan from Leela Kempinski, Gurgaon. The winner with the most novel cocktails named Bellatrin (Female Warrior) was Jennifer from AISSMS, Pune. The runners-up was Abhishek Badrinath from KLE College, Bangalore. The Bar Challenge competition was followed by California Prunes Dessert Competition from 1200 Hrs - 1330 Hrs, in which 19 teams prepared two Desserts using California Prunes. Judges determined the most scrumptious dessert based on appearance and overall flavor. The event was judged by Chef Ayub Saleem, Pastry Chef, The Grand, New Delhi, Chef Pitambar D. Satyawali, Executive Chef, Sartoria Italian Cuisine and Chef Priya, Senior Kitchen Executive, The Oberoi Hotel, New Delhi. The winners with most delectable varieties of dessert “The Prune Panacota” were Mr. Tahir Ahmed Khan and Shivanjan Reddy from GIHM Hyderabad and the runners up were Calvin Crasto and Ralph Bhaskaran from AISSMS, Pune.
The first day of CHE 2012 ended with the R-PURE Culinary Competition which was a three course Indian menu prepared by using R-PURE spices by 25 participating teams. Chef Mahendra, Surya Leisure Pvt Ltd., Chef Vivek Saggar, Consultant Chef, ICF, Chef Zakaria, Vice President, ICF and Chef Bharat Alag, Exec Chef, The Hans, judged the dishes on the pre-specified criteria. The competitions included creating innovative dishes from a basket of ingredients replicating the dishes prepared by the master chefs, making classic cocktails and flaring the bottles. Each competition was judged by eminent jury from the industry who also shared their experience with the participants. Source