Three pastry team members of the Institute for Tourism Studies participated in the “Macau 6th Chapter Pastry Competition” organised by Macau Culinary Association. IFT teams had joined the categories of Pralines with Artistic Showpiece, Artistic Chocolate, Margarine or Sugar Showpiece and Bread Display. It was very honorable that IFT Pastry Artisans Ronald Gonzales and Jeffrey, Chak Cheong Lao, won the bronze medal in Artistic Chocolate, Margarine or Sugar Showpiece and Pralines with Artistic Showpiece. Both of their showpieces were unique in style and flavour.

Moreover, Jeffrey, Chak Cheong Lao and Gordon Hoi, graduate of Diploma in Pastry and Bakery teamed up and participated in the “Fonterra Foodservices Challenge 2012 Macau” organised by Angliss Macau Food Service Limited on 10 Oct. The competition was held at IFT with the theme of Cheese Indulgence. The team of Jeffery won the Angliss Media Award with their masterpiece Mixed Nuts Caramel Cheesecake. IFT Pastry Artisans enthusiastically joining various pastry and bakery contests, raising their overall levels. In the past years, the team had achieved excellent results in competitions being held in Hong Kong, Shanghai, etc.

With the rapid development in Macao, local citizens and tourists are expecting an even better culinary service from the industry, and more incentives are needed to attract tourists instead of gaming. No doubt that delicious food is one of the strong incentives. Through participating in various types of culinary competitions, IFT pastry team and chefs hope that ideas and cooking skills can be exchanged with local and overseas culinary talent chefs and in turn enhance the international culinary standard and excellence of Macao. It is also hoped that the new cooking concepts, inspiration and trends they gained through the competition can be conveyed to IFT students.