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Nine Hecansa students aspire to win the XIII Le Cordon Bleu Madrid promise contest, one of the most important cooking awards in Spain
Nine young students from School of the Canary Islands Hotels (Hecansa), center attached to the Department of Tourism and Employment of the Government of the Canary Islands, aspire to win the XIII promise contest Le Cordon Bleu Madrid, one of the most important cooking awards in Spain.
It is about Andrés Eleazar Borges; Antony Leandro Justiniano; Lucas Suarez; Saikou Jobarteh; Andres Rodriguez, coming from the Hotel Escuela Santa Brígida y Yuset Bernardo Diaz; Elena Mendez; Alejandro Espinar y Jesus Garcia of the Santa Cruz School Hotel, that have been selected by a national jury that has chosen 50 aspirants, of which ten will remain.
Canary Islands, with nine participants, It is the autonomous community with the greatest representation in this edition. All of them will compete through video recipes for one of the ten spots in the final.. This year's common preparation is rabbit, stuffed râble and glazed carrots, with a garnish and a sauce of your choice.
The Minister of Tourism and Employment, Jessica de Leon, congratulated the students and highlighted “the extensive participation of the Canary Islands in such a prestigious contest.”, which not only highlights the talent and effort that exists on the islands, but the international projection as references in the gastronomic sector”.
For your part, the CEO of Hecansa, Paola Plasencia, He wished the nine students success in this phase of the competition. “We are sure that they will represent Hoteles Escuela de Canarias with passion, creativity and professionalism and we will continue to pay attention to your progress and we will proudly share the results of your participation”.
Plasencia highlighted the fact that “being part of this contest is not only a recognition of the effort and commitment of our students, but also a unique opportunity to place the Canary Islands and Hecansa in the field of training and gastronomy at a national level”.
He Promises of haute cuisine award It is a national competition aimed at students under the age of 25 years who are currently in their last year of cooking training in any center in the country and who stand out for their passion and vision of cooking. The competition offers the opportunity to continue training in Le Cordon Bleu Madrid, through two scholarships awarded to the first two finishers.
In this edition, whose final will be held within the framework of the 130 anniversary of the institution, The school is committed to increasing the value of the prizes: The winner will be eligible for a scholarship valued at 40.000 euros, which will allow you to study the internationally recognized Grand Diplôme and the second will be eligible for a scholarship valued at more than 23.000 euros to pursue a diploma in any of the specialties offered by the school. The organization will also reward the centers' efforts with financial aid of 1.500 euros for whoever is first classified.
The video recipes will be uploaded to the prize's YouTube channel and in the application from 23 January, In this way, the public who wishes will be able to rate their favorite proposals.. This popular vote will be added to the evaluations of the school's teachers who will serve as a professional jury to choose the ten students who will compete in the grand final., that will be announced on 25 February and will compete in person at the school's headquarters in Madrid next April.
