Dubai hosts four-nation culinary challenge

All eyes were on the evening of Sunday November 18 as the LG SolarDOM Regional Cooking Competition came to an end and culinary champions from four countries competed to take the crown.

The finals of this year's LG Regional SolarDOM Cooking Competition took place in Dubai's Al Murooj Rotana Hotel. The four-month-old hunt for the cooking champions concluded as over 20 finalists from the UAE, KSA, Iran and South Africa rounds engaged their skills in creating the best culinary masterpieces during a two-hour session. The event was hosted by Infinity TV's celebrity chefs Wadie and Taleen, who encouraged the finalists in their quest for the top spot.

After a grueling competition, Judith Makhubele from South Africa won first prize in the individual round for her exotic preparation of chicken breast rolls, while Sheereen Shawkat from Saudi Arabia and Sanaz Salemi from Iran emerged as first and second runners-up respectively. Judges awarded Noura Falsi and Laila Rehman from the UAE first place in the team category with their mouth-watering seafood delicacy, while Maryam Eftekhari and Fereshteh Asadi from Iran came in second place.

The LG SolarDOM Regional Cooking Competition is a highly anticipated regional culinary event. The event is divided into two broad categories - individual and team.

"The entries for the final LG SolarDOM Cooking Competition have been truly remarkable and we have been overwhelmed by the level of professionalism shown by the participants who had been short-listed," said Mr. Soon Kwon, Vice President and Head of America, Asia, Middle East & Africa Sales and Marketing for LG Electronics. "While bringing some of the best culinary talents under one roof, LG has succeeded in creating an event that is both innovative as well as educational."

Judges selected winners on the basis of cooking style and presentation. LG also offered a host of prizes to both participants as well as spectators. In the Team category, winners received US$ 3,000 in cash while runners-up received US$ 2,000. Individual category winners got US$ 2,000, first runner-up US$ 1,000 and the second runner-up US$ 500.

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