Cooking
Social & Personal ServicesCooking embraces a wide range of skills from creating menus and preparing dishes for Michelin-starred restaurants, to workplace canteens and cafeterias.
Cooking could be for you if you like:
- Being creative
- Craftsmanship
- Using tools
- Working as a team
About Cooking
Preparing delicious meals may be the most obvious part of the work of a professional chef, but the job requires much more. All over the world, chefs have to manage kitchen brigades; prepare budgets; maintain hygiene; compile menus; calculate profit margins; control, order and store stock; and keep on top of the latest food trends, such as organic and vegetarian cuisine and healthy eating regimes. Professional chefs work in a wide range of establishments including high-class restaurants, hotels, welfare caterings such as hospitals and residential homes, theme parks and industrial sites; providing catering services to guests and staff. Fashions and trends in cuisine fluctuate, so it is important that professional chefs keep abreast of such development and adapt their products and services accordingly. Strict maintenance of the highest personal and food hygiene, and safety, are paramount at all times.
The Challenge
Competitors are required to prepare and present:- 4 varieties of finger food
- Vegan Dessert
- Handmade Italian pasta, served with freshly made sauce
- New version Pear belle Hélène
- Meat main course
Our Experts
Chief Expert
Mr David Toh
Executive Chef
Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel Singapore
Deputy Chief Expert
Mr Chan Tuck Wai
Executive Chef
Marina Mandarin Singapore
Secretary
Ms Elsie Lock
Assistant Manager
School of Infocomm
Republic Polytechnic
Ex-Officio
Mr Fu Chuan Chong
Deputy Director
School of Hospitality
Republic Polytechnic
