Mina Chefs shine at the Middle East Junior Chefs of the Year competition
The Le Meridien Mina Seyahi Beach Resort & Marina proudly congratulates it's junior chefs, who recently participated in the 2007 Middle East Junior Chefs of the Year competition held last July 6 – 11, 2007 at the Dubai Shopping Festival Mall.
The winners:
| CLASS DESCRIPTION | AWARD | NAME | KITCHEN |
| Friandises/Petit Fours/Pralines/Nougatines/Etc. | Gold | Ibrahim Ahmad Abu Zarqa | Pastry |
| Practical – Dress the Cake | Silver | Ibrahim Ahmad Abu Zarqa | Pastry |
| Four Plates of Dessert | Silver | Anura Jayamal Jaliyagodage | Pastry |
| Practical Cookery – Local Fish | Bronze | Dwarika Bhatt | Main - Hot |
| Five-Course Gourmet Dinner Menu | Bronze | Christopher Parsons | Tang |
| Five-Course Gourmet Dinner Menu | Merit | Dwarika Bhatt | Main -Hot |
| Five-Course Gourmet Dinner Menu | Merit | Alvin Donald Karkada | Dhow |
| Five-Course Gourmet Dinner Menu | Merit | Paul Navin Pramodth | Barasti |
| Four Plates of Dessert | Merit | Bakhtiar Effendi Abdul Rahman | Tang |
| Practical Cookery - Chicken | Merit | Dwarika Bhatt | Main - Hot |
The Mina team applauds the creativity and skill of our young chefs...always striving to create the most unique dining experience for our valued guests!