The St. Regis Bali Chef Wins Prestigious Asian Pastry Cup Award

  • April 15, 2011
The St. Regis Bali Chef Wins Prestigious Asian Pastry Cup Award
Pastry Chef Ridwan Isbani of The Laguna, a Luxury Collection Resort & Spa, Nusa Dua, Bali and Commis II Eka Buana Karya of The St. Regis Bali Resort returned from The Asian Pastry Cup National Selection for Indonesia with 2 trophies, 3 gold and 1 silver medals. The Asian Pastry Cup was held on 9 April 2011as part of The 8th Salon Culinaire in the Food & Hotel Indonesia 2011 which was held in Jakarta International Expo Kemayoran.

Supported by BCP (Bali Culinary Professionals), the skillful pastry duo from The Laguna Bali and St. Regis Bali were chosen to represent Bali in the competition. Pastry Chef Ridwan and Chef Eka Buana Karya faced strong competition from pastry teams representing star-rated hotels and resorts from not only Jakarta but also Bandung and other cities in Indonesia during the Indonesia's Asian Pastry Cup. Using basic ingredients of Valrhona Chocolate and Fruits from Ravifruit, the competition entailed 8 hours during which the chefs had to prepare two chocolate cakes (the one serving 8 persons for tasting and the other for 8 persons for display) and one elaborate sugar showpiece. In addition, the team was tasked with presenting a plated dessert using Ravifruit product, serving 10 persons.

During the finals Pastry Chef Ridwan and Chef Eka impressed the judges with their precision and flair. They created a unique arrangement with rich, authentic flavours of Papua vanilla and
Valrhona chocolate as well as Earl Grey tea parfait with summer fruit coulis, berry espuma and orange almond tuille. The creativity of the duo Pastry team was demonstrated with the theming of their creation for the competition and that is ‘Sun and Moon'.

The Bali Pastry team received an outstanding honour including 2 trophies, 1 gold medal for chocolate showpiece category, 1 gold medal for dessert category, 1 gold medal for chocolate cake category and 1 silver medal for sugar showpiece category. As the winning team, Pastry Chef Ridwan Isbani and Chef Eka Buana Karya will represent Indonesia in the final prestigious pastry competition of Asian Pastry Cup in Singapore in April 2012.

Hotel Profile: The St. Regis Bali Resort