In an impressive presentation of savour, flavours but also high cooking it was organised on Friday 14th of September in the hotel Le Meridien in Limassol the annual official dinner of Olympic team of cooking.

All the sponsors, old and new members of Olympic team but also official guests had the opportunity to enjoy the new gastronomic creations of twelve members of the Olympic team. The evening was welcomed by the President of Cyprus Chefs Association Mr. Giannakis Agapiou, the assistant chairman of CTO as well as the director of Olympic team Giorgos Damianou. The people clapped cardially the presentation of the team’s members and during the award commemorial plaques to all previous members of the team.

All the sponsors accepted the thanks of the chairman of contact and the director of the team during the award commemorial plaque. The evening closed with the promise of all chefs for each possible effort in the gastronomic challenges in the competitions 2008 and all the sponsors stated to be present in the efforts of the team.

The Cyprus Chefs Association through the Education committee announces seminars, which have been approved and will be subsidize from the HRDA.

The seminars below are those that offered for the B΄semester of 2007

1. Pate & Terrines this seminar will be organized in Nicosia from 01/11/2007 until 02/11/2007
2. Food & Beverage costing will be organized in Paphos 03/11/2007
3. Fusion “Cuisine” will be organized in Famagusta area from 08/11/2007 until 10/11/2007
4. Cyprus Traditional “Cuisine” will take place in Nicosia from 06/12/2007 until 08/12/2007

More information for all members and other professions who are interest to attend, please contact with the President of Education committee George Kyprianou at the phone number 00357-99677318, fax 00357-22321301 or with the Secretary of the Chefs Association Mrs Anna Tsifte Tel: 00357-22453425, 00357-99894694 and fax: 00357-22453424

The Cyprus Pastry Federation announces seminars, which have been approved and will be subsidize from the HRDA.

The seminars below are those that offered for the B΄semester of 2007

1. Pounds to Euro will be organized at Intercollege Nicosia campus at 16/07/2007

2. Pounds to Euro will take place at the Technical catering school of Limassol at 23/07/2007

3. Nouvelle Patisserie will take place at the Technical catering school of Limassol from  08/10/2007 until 09/10/2007

4. Nouvelle Patisserie will take place at Intercollege Nicosia campus from 10/10/2007 until 11/10/2007

For those who are responsible for the purchases on food service, hotel catering, chain restaurants, supermarkets, and hypermarkets, seafood market, distribution, suppliers, processors, importers the international Dubai seafood show is one of the best fairs to visit.
Exhibitor items like fresh and preserved fish, frozen fish, dried and canned fish, seafood gourmet specialties, aquaculture produce, storage systems for live shellfish and fish and much more will be over there.
The event will take place on Crowne Plaza hotel from 29^th until 31^st of October 2007.

On Friday 15 June 2007 and Friday 2 November 2007 on Mosimann’s restaurant in London the word chateau Petrus alone, conjures up all that is luxurious and decadent; many dream of tasting such a selection of these celebrated wines, which is probably why the Mosimann’s special showcase dinners with a six-course culinary extravaganza have become such a phenomenal success. Anton Mosimann will talk on the food pairings whilst David Britton from Corney and Barrow will introduce the wines. Both will be on hand and join guests throughout the evening to ensure a truly memorable experience. The spectacularly night will be cost £1,000.00 per person

The third international Kremlin culinary cup will take place in crocus expo exhibition center in Moscow between 3 and 6 of October 2007.

More than 40.000 visitors are securing the exhibition in one meeting point of Asia and European chefs’ appointment. 600 exhibiting companies from 25 countries will give solutions to all hospitality people.

Seminar B’ semester “food costing” presended by Mr Nicholas Orfanides at Coral beach Hotel.