Twelve chefs of Hilton Colombo secured 14 medals in various categories at Culinary Art Food Expo 2017. From the Pastry line to both Sri Lankan and fine dining, Hilton Colombo’s team lead by Executive Chef Kazi Hassan proved their prowess by winning the following:
Gold (Best Award)- Petit Fours/Pralines (Sujanthi Kodithuwakku),Gold - Five Course Set Dinner Menu (R.M.Ajith.K. Rathnayake), Gold – Contemporary Sri Lankan Cuisine (Kalpani Wijesekara), Gold – Petit Fours/Pralines and Silver– Flambé Dessert (Ruchira Siriwardena),Silver - Dilmah Always Tea Time (Thushara Sanjaya), Silver - Butter Sculptor (Champika Rajapaksha), Silver – Dress the Cake – Fonterra and Bronze – Apprentice Dessert Live (Nisansala Ranasinghe), Silver - Dress the Cake (Pubudu Athugiriarachchi), Bronze – Hot and Cold finger food (S.L.I.G. Liyanage), Bronze – Contemporary Sri Lankan Cuisine (Dushantha Wegodapola), Bronze – Plated Appetizers (R.G.M. Raaji) and Bronze – Apprentice Live Cooking (Odaka Isuru Piyasekara).