Students of Eastern Mediterranean University, Tourism Faculty, Gastronomy and Culinary Arts Department have started to demonstrate their high-quality skills at the international arena. In this respect, EMU Tourism Faculty, Gastronomy and Culinary Arts Department second year students Sude Karşılı, Gamze Kural ve Cem Mengüllüoğlu, who took part in the 14th International Gastronomy Festival under the coordinatorship of EMU Tourism Faculty academic staff member Kurtuluş Özbaşar and Executive Chef Hakan Açıl, returned back to the island with awards.
Out of the said participating students who took part in the “Young Chefs Practical Team Competition” category of the 14th International İstanbul Gastronomy Festival participated by teams from Korea, Pakistan, France, Azerbaijan and Turkey as well as 44 teams from international hotel chains, Sude Karşılı received a gold medal in the starters category, Gamze Kural was again awarded a gold medal in the main course category and similarly, Cem Mengüllüoğlu earned a gold medal in the dessert category.
The members of same team also individually participated in the “University Level Student Chefs Pasta Competition” category. Sude Karşılı earned a gold medal and Gamze Kural and Cem Mengüllüoğlu received two silver medals in the said category.
Along with their present achievement, EMU Tourism Faculty Dean Prof. Dr. Hasan Kılıç expressed the faculty’s pleasure in the said department’s success in the 8th International Golden Toque Contest which took place in Antalya recently.
Putting forth that the academic quality in Tourism Faculty’s Gastronomy and Culinary Arts Department conforms with the international standards, Prof. Dr. Kılıç added that the faculty will invest on further academic and infrastructural elements in line with the vision of the Rector’s Office.
