Results of ‘UFS Chef of the year 2009 Pakistan’ declared
Karachi: Unilever Foodsolutions (UFS) has announced the results of the “UFS Chef of the year 2009 Pakistan” competition that was held on Aug 10, 2009 in Karachi. “UFS Chef of the year 2009 Pakistan” is Pakistan’s first professional cooking competition where UFS invited chefs from all over Pakistan to match their skills against the best chefs across the country and prove themselves in the art of cooking.
The winner of the competition, Mr. Qamar Munir Butt belongs to Marriott, Islamabad. He will now represent Pakistan in a multi country competition in South Africa and compete with the best of chefs from South Africa, Middle East & Egypt, for the Regional Award “UFS Chef of the year 09”.
The judges at UFS selected six finalists in the first stage, namely Mr. Mubasher Ahmed (Marian Hotel Gujranwala), Mr. Kashif Baig (Café Ciao Karachi), Mr. Qamar Munir Butt (Marriott Islamabad), Mr. Khurram Hafeez Chaudhary (Lahore Garrison Golf and Country Club), Mr. Nauman Tabasum (MFC Lahore) and Mr. Abdul Jabbar (South End Club Karachi).
The winner, Mr. Qamar Munir was born in Rawalpindi and has worked for several UK-based restaurants. He was the runner up for a chef competition in UK as well. “I was twenty when I decided to be a chef,” said Munir. “Everyday I have something new to do that always excites me to embrace new skills.”
The judges who participated in the competition include Mr. Craig Elliott, National Culinary Chef Unilever Foodsolutions South Africa, Mr. Khalid Abbas, F & B Director Ramada Plaza Karachi and Mr. Farooq Khan, COO Safron Culinary Islamabad.
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