BALI CULINARY PROFESSIONALS CELEBRATES
INTERNATIONAL CHEFS DAY, 20 OCTOBER
Cooking with Orphans at Waterbom Bali

Bali, 21 October 2008 … Bali Culinary Professional (BCP) as a member of the world Association of Chefs Societies celebrates the recognition of their profession during International Chefs Day on Monday 20 October 2008. The BCP held a charity event with local orphanages at Waterbom Bali.

The BCP invited 75 orphans from two orphanages Yayasan Elisama and Yayasan Tat Twam Asi to have a day out and fun at Waterbom, starting the fun and splash at 10.00. After swimming and enjoying waterslides, chefs from the BCP members and members of the new Bali Young Chefs Club cooked up a simple lunch for the kids. Other activities including games with the chefs and giving out hampers to the kids sponsored by local prominent suppliers in Bali.

Since International Chefs Day was inaugurated last year, 20 October has been marked as a special occasion by culinarians to salute the profession and create awareness of chefs who have set remarkable industry standards for the art of cooking. The commemorative day was initiated by the World Association of Cooks Societies (WACS), which counts over eight million chefs from all over the world as members.

“This is our third year of celebrating International Chefs Day as a member of WACS community,” says Made Putra, president of BCP. “We will distribute gifts to the orphans. The gifts have been provided by several interested private companies.” He added, “Our objective is to communicate with the community and support social obligations towards different segments of society”.

The main aim of this special day is for chefs from 72 countries to create massive awareness of the profession by hosting culinary competitions, demonstrations and charity events to raise funds for the international culinary community. Apart from paying tribute to the talents and skills of chefs all over the world, International Chefs Day is more than a special day to celebrate the ingenuity of the profession; it is indeed a day for these industry leaders and food lovers to celebrate the appreciation of food through goodwill.

Editor’s Note :
Bali Culinary Professionals is a non-profitable organization that supports chefs in Bali with members comprising of chefs of various levels from hotels and restaurants across the Island of Bali, together with food and beverage managers, owners and suppliers to the hospitality industry. The goal of the organization is to create, maintain and improve the professional standards of chefs, highlighting and encouraging new and needed skills, facilitating new ideas and exposing Balinese food and their craftsmen locally and overseas.

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