More than 600 contestants comprising team members of Hilton’s 40 hotels in South-east Asia participated in a series of competitions across six disciplines: barista, culinary, F&B photography, mixology, dessert (“Willy Wonka”) and sommelier (“Wine Enthusiast”).
Hilton has announced the winners of the fifth annual South-east Asia F&B Masters following the competition’s grand finale at the Hilton Kota Kinabalu.
More than 600 contestants comprising team members of Hilton’s 40 hotels in South-east Asia participated in a series of competitions across six disciplines: barista, culinary, F&B photography, mixology, dessert (“Willy Wonka”) and sommelier (“Wine Enthusiast”).
All contestants were encouraged to adopt the use of locally sourced ingredients, sustainable seafood and zero plastic throughout all challenges.
The winners of the Hilton SEA F&B Masters 2018/2019 are:
• Barista Challenge: Parichat Pramo from Hilton Pattaya
• Culinary Challenge: Edi Wahyudi from Hilton Bali Resort
• F&B Photography Challenge: Jerrald Ng from Hilton Singapore
• Willy Wonka Challenge: Sookruedee Rattanawanich from Conrad Bangkok
• Mixology Challenge: Shine Jubin Kim from Hilton Singapore
• Wine Enthusiast Challenge: Janjira Dong U-Ten from Millennium Hilton Bangkok
The 24 finalists hailing from seven countries – Indonesia, Malaysia, Maldives, the Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Thailand - emerged victorious at the hotel level competition, followed by the country / sub-regional level competition to earn their spots in the grand finals.
This year’s competition marked the inaugural F&B Photography challenge, at a time where technology plays a vital role in the sharing of dining experiences across social media channels.