Young Chef of Wyndham Garden Ajman Corniche is a Gold Award Winner and ICCA’s Scholar
Harshani Sandamali Desapriya wins the Young Chef of the Year plus a US$ 10,000 worth of scholarship from ICCA
Dubai, UAE – Hard work and determination to succeed pays off as Harshani Sandamali Desapriya, Commis Chef of Wyndham Garden Ajman Corniche was hailed as the Gold Award winner for Hospitality Excellence – Young Chef of the Year from the recently concluded 4th Middle East Hospitality Excellence Awards. She also received a gift from ICCA Dubai – Professional Program (Diploma in Hospitality – Commercial Cookery) valued at US$ 10,000. The award was presented by Sunjeh Raja, CEO of ICCA Dubai and Vandana Bhatt, Managing Director of Hozpitality Group.
From numerous nominations, Harshani’s final contenders were from Jumeirah Beach Hotel, First Central Suites, Hilton Dubai The Walk, Hyatt Regency and Galleria, The Retreat Palm Dubai MGallery by Sofitel and Suresh Pandey, DCDP of Roda Al Murooj who took home the Silver Award.
The scholarship entitles Harshani to an exciting learning experience in ICCA Dubai’s Professional Diploma Program that is the heart of the ever thriving and an ever-expanding hospitality and tourism industry. The said accredited Diploma in Cookery / Patisserie, especially trains and enables one to effectively deliver and excel in the hospitality industry.
The humble Harshani started her career in Sri Lanka, her home country. She started as a Kitchen Helper in 2010. She decided to come to Dubai in 2013 and landed a job as kitchen steward in Dubai Hospital. She never knew that joining Ramada Hotel and Suites Ajman in 2015 will elevate her career path. She started as a Housekeeping Attendant. After a year, her passion for cooking tends her to work two jobs in a day. She worked in housekeeping department and then she will attend for her cross-training in pastry kitchen on her spare time. She potentially shows determination and interest to learn more on her chosen craft. In 2017, she was transferred to the Kitchen Department as Commis 3.
After demonstrating a remarkable skill in culinary, she joined the opening team for Wyndham Garden Ajman Corniche. Harshani never stop in trying to learn new dishes every day. Her colleague appreciates her being active and very dependable. She is very creative – could nicely decorate new cake and cookies. Harshani took her part in maintaining the all-day dining restaurant, arranging the ala cart order and making sure the kitchen stores are always clean, following the procedure of HACCP system and basic food hygiene. She’s always there to support the team during banquet functions.
About Hozpitality Group:-
Hozpitality consists of a database of over 1 million registered hospitality professionals on its 2 websites, www.hozpitality.com – “Dedicated hospitality website for Jobs in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia” and www.hozpitalityplus.com – “Dedicated hospitality networking group”. Apart from the registered candidates, Hozpitality reaches out to over 1 million professionals through monthly email marketing from over 186 countries.
From hospitality jobs in Dubai and the UAE, retail jobs in Asia, and cruising jobs around the world, millions of workers all around the globe are proud to call themselves hospitality employees. Whether you want to greet hotel guests in Dubai, Frankfurt, Davos; become an executive chef in Abu Dhabi or Tokyo; or serve up coffee in Qatar, there is a rewarding hospitality career designed to match your unique skills and interests. To find prospective global hospitality jobs, just search by industry, department, level, and/or location. You can also search by keyword(s), such as "Dubai hotel jobs" or "Qatar hotel jobs".
In addition to listing jobs in Dubai, UAE, Mumbai, Europe, and around the world, Hozpitality.com offers professional CV designing, a community network for employers and job seekers, a directory of hospitality suppliers, Latest Hospitality News, Hotel News, Movements and Appointments and Hospitality announcements, hospitality travel bookings, etc. We do more than just list jobs; we provide an effective platform where all hospitality professionals can unite. Advertise or find cruise ship jobs, catering jobs, travel jobs, sous chef jobs, and more with Hozpitality.com, a world of opportunities…
The dedicated hospitality networking group Hozpitalityplus, publishes and shares Latest Hospitality News, Announcements, Hotel openings, Promotions, Events, Hospitality Movements, Appointments Hospitality announcements, Reviews, Blogs, etc. We provide an effective platform where all hospitality professionals can unite, network, benefit, and share.
Hozpitality Consulting is a Global Executive Search consultancy based out of Toronto, Canada. Our success lies in building a long-term relationship and delivering results quickly and efficiently for a “much lower cost”. We are experts in locating the best possible suitable executive and management candidates for placements in all types of hospitality organizations around the world. Through our matchless database, communication, and networking, over the world, we provide our clients with the most skillful candidates.
"Hozpitality Buzz- The inside scoop" is a TV show based on the hospitality industry in Dubai and UAE, is in English, and is telecast-ed on a premier TV channel in the Middle East & North Africa reaching out to approx. 10-12 million viewers. To know more about the TV show, Please log on to www.facebook.com/hozpitalitybuzz and https://www.youtube.com/Hozpitality
Middle East Hospitality Excellence Awards are presented to recognize top industry organizations which have shown skill, creativity, ingenuity, and success in the Middle East & North Africa’s growing hospitality industry.
Basically, these are popular choice awards for the hospitality industry wherein selections are purely based from online voting.
For more details and pictures of the awards, please connect to:
http://www.hozpitalityexcellenceawards.com/
https://www.facebook.com/hozpitalityexcellenceawards/
Meela Seenarain
Dubai, United Arab Emirates UAE