Maidoindia Presents the First Annual All-India Japanese Fusion Sushi Contest

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Maidoindia, in the business of bringing Japan closer to India, will be working with The Institute of Hotel Management (IHM), Mumbai and the Western Culinary Association to present The First Annual All-India Japanese Fusion Sushi Contest on 21 October 2007.

We would like to invite as many enthusiasts of Sushi to participate in this unique event. A panel of experts and chefs, including Japanese Master Chefs and leading names in the Indian Hospitality Industry, will be gracing us with their presence to judge the entries.

There will be three categories under which participants will be invited to participate:

-- Professionals

This category will include professionals from various hotels around India serving Japanese food

-- Students

Students from the selected Hotel Management Institutes will be participating under this category

-- General Public

Open to anyone and everyone, all sushi enthusiasts. They can e-mail their recipes with photographs of their creations to info@maidoindia.com, on or before 15 October 2007 on the basis of which they will be short listed and invited for the competition on the 21 October 2007.

Master Japanese Chef Shigefumi Hisa, formerly of Wasabi, Taj Hotels and Palaces Mumbai, will be holding demonstrations at the IHM to students and participants on Saturday, 20 October 2007 to impart his knowledge in the art of sushi preparation.

An award ceremony will follow on the evening of 21 October 2007, and we shall be awarding awards for each category, together with some special awards selected by the judges. One unique award will be the "Original Indian Vegetarian Sushi Award".

In addition to this, the winning award entries are scheduled to be showcased in one of the booths of the Japan Pavilion of Annapoorna - World of food India. http://www.worldoffoodindia.com/ to be held from 19 to 21st November 2007 in Mumbai.

The Venue for The First Annual All-India Japanese Fusion Sushi Contest:

Venue: Training kitchen of IHM Mumbai

Address: Institute of Hotel Management,Veer Savarkar Marg,Dadar (West) Mumbai- 400 028.

About The Institute of Hotel Management, Mumbai

The Institute has been a pioneer in the field of Hospitality & Hotel Management education for the past 54 years. The Institute has 13 kitchens, being the largest Institute for culinary education in the whole of South East Asia. Led under Principal Mr Saxena and Head Chef Vernon Coelho, they are providing the booming hospitality trade with students trained to meet the needs. The IHM has recently collaborated with maidoindia in a series of educational programmes to impart knowledge and know-how to the students about Japanese cuisine, the recent being the current Japanese Cooking Classes held by Master Japanese Chef Hisa at the IHM, and "Washoku - The Japanese Food Festival".

About maidoindia, Maido Enterprise Private Limited

maido! maidoindia is in the business of bringing all things Japan closer to India.

maidoindia's objective is to act as a bridge between India and Japan, and to promote economic and cultural exchange between the two countries. maido translates as a casual "hello!" in Japanese. Food is our passion, and we're starting with the introduction of the magic of healthy and authentic Japanese food to India. Our base is at Nariman Point, Mumbai from which we operate our Japanese food and beverage supply, unique events, and food equipment business. We are also the first company in India to exclusively bring the Mobile Sushi Conveyer Belt System "Kaiten Sushi" concept.

Source: Maido Enterprises Pvt. Ltd (Business Wire India)

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