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CHEF GIL GEORGE JUCABAN FROM ILOILO WON IN THE REGIONAL BATTLE

KITCHEN MASTERS

In our everyday lives they are our heroes, yet they aren’t always given due credit. Chefs, cooks, kusineros—they’re the ones who prepare and cook our food whether in fancy restaurants or five star hotels or karinderyas and hole in the wall eateries in the streets near our home.

WHO WILL BE THE GRAND WINNER?

SOLANE, the leading brand in LPG solutions recently brought to Bacolod Solane Kitchen Hero Chefs’ Edition which was held at the events hall of 888 Premiere Mall. Solane Kitchen Hero Chefs’ Edition is the first ever cooking competition that aims to discover the next big name in the culinary world. Well, who knows? The next discovery might be a family member or a friend of yours?

Parang Master Chef ang peg nito because each contestant has to prepare a dish and cook it under time pressure.

Solane Kitchen Hero Chefs’ Edition is a regional-to- national cooking tilt that will go from north to south and across 16 regional stops to recognize a new generation of talented chefs.

According to Isla LPG Corp. CEO Ruben Domingo, “Through the Solane Kitchen Hero Competition, we aim to recognize these chefs who are vital in bringing Filipino cuisine to the world stage. At the same time, we are on a quest to explore and highlight Filipino specialties that are unique to our provinces.”

MECHANICS

For this one of a kind cook-off, participants must be:

Filipino professional chefs with at least three (3) years of kitchen experience gained locally or abroad
Must be currently employed as a professional chef in a hotel, restaurant or any food service establishment.

The competition will have two (2) rounds. Round one will be the regional competition where contestants from the different provinces per region will compete to determine who among them will represent their region in the national competition.

Round two on the other hand, will be the semi-finals and grand finals—where all regional champions will cook-off to find out who among them will be proclaimed the champion of Solane Kitchen Hero Chefs’ Edition.

For the regional battle in Bacolod, it was Chef Gil George Jucaban from Iloilo who won the round. He prepared adobo flakes topped on rice with egg, a Pinoy staple and everybody’s favorite meal.

The judges for the regional competition were Chef Richard Ynayan, Chef Andre Gonzaga and Mr. Josef Sagemuller.

And for the nationwide competition, the judges are renowned chef and Solane Kitchen Hero ambassador Chef Sau del Rosario and bestselling author and and Solane Kitchen Hero competition director Nancy Reyes –Lumen.

The contest will be based on the following criteria:

50% featured ingredients
50% originality and creativity

PRIZES PRIZES!

Of course, we are all excited for this! The lucky winner gets to bring home P100,000 and will go on a culinary trip to Japan for two (2)! The trip will include customized trips at different food and drinks destinations. Exciting, huh?! Kumbaga, sulit naman pala ang nerbyos at ngarag ng mga contestants kung ganito kalaki ang prizes that they can look forward to.

Just by joining the contest, they already have Php10, 000 win or lose. Not bad, di ba?

YOU MADE IT POSSIBLE

This wouldn’t have been possible if not for the generosity of the sponsors with the support of the dynamic organizations and brands supporting the same passion of cookery in the country. Major sponsors are:

Masflex
Jolly
Jolly Heartmate Canola Oil
Dona Elena
Dona Elena Al Dente

Minor sponsors are King Sue, Ajinomoto, Philtranco, FastCat, Chef’s Garb and National Bookstore.

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