OLONGAPO CITY TO HOST KITCHEN WARS: CULINARY AND FLAIR TENDING GRAND PRIX 2010

Mayor James “Bong” Gordon, Jr. is giving his full support to the Kitchen Wars: Culinary and Flair tending Grand Prix 2010 to be held at the SBMA Grounds, Olongapo City on March 11-13, 2010.

The goal of this competition is to build international recognition and promote the culinary and flair tending skills and expertise of Filipinos. Twenty (20) culinary and HRM schools, twenty (20) restaurant chefs, ten (10) celebrity chefs and ten (10) master chefs are expected to join and challenge each other in a friendly culinary battle for honor and glory.

Kitchen Wars also aims to achieve a world record in the longest buffet expected to be participated in by various culinary schools, restaurants and food manufacturers.

Mayor Bong has always believed in anything that will benefit Olongapenos that’s why apart from the competition and the longest buffet, there will also be a job fair, grand banquet, food exposition and a concert party as finale.

The event is also good for Olongapo City’s tourism because the organizers are expecting one hundred thousand (100,000) visitors and participants nationwide, according to Mayor Gordon.

The said competition will be hosted by Blue Spoon Culinaire, Inc. and the Department of Tourism, SBMA Chapter in cooperation with the Olongapo City government.

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