Hungarian Bronze Medalist at Culinary Olympics

By: trademagazin Date: 2008. 10. 28. 00:00

Balint Farkas, chef of the Spirit Hotel Thermal Spa***** won bronze medal in Erfurt.

From October 17 – 20, Erfurt was the
host to the greatest occasion that the cooking fraternity has to
offer. The trade fair INOGA forms a backdrop to the world's most
important cooking competition, the International Exhibition of
Culinary Art, IKA HOGA – the Culinary Olympics. Held every four
years, this competition attracts thousands of leading chefs from
every continent who gather to compete in a huge variety of culinary
competitions. The Culinary Olympics began in 1896 in Germany. The
competition takes place every four years in Germany. This year almost
1400 chefs and 62 competing teams arrived from around the world.
Norway took first place; Germany came second; and Switzerland came
third.

The Hungarian bronze medallist started
his carrer at a 4stars hotel in Budapest, than he worked abroad in
Europe and also in Asia.