Bali Hilton International Wins Bronze Medal on the Regional Final of the Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Black Box Culinary Challenge in Kyoto, Japan

Professionalism, colleagues support and management acknowledgment made the Bali Hilton International Team the winner of the Bronze Medal of the World Association of Cooks Societies 30th World Congress (WACS) at Kyoto, Japan, March 24th - 28th, 2002. The event attended by 11 countries; Mauritius, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, China, Singapore, Sri Langka, Hong Kong, Indonesia, and Thailand. The first winner is Hotel Mandarin Oriental Kuala Lumpur Malaysia, the second winner is Hilton Colombo Sri Lanka, and the third winner is Bali Hilton International Indonesia.

The Bali Hilton International Team comprise of Made Atmaja, Wayan Linggih, and Putu Guna, with the Team Leader, Executive Chef I Ketut Sukamara. The team represents Indonesia after winning a Gold Medal at the Indonesian Finals held on January 31st - February 2nd, 2002 in Bali. The competitors are to create western cuisine dishes from a set of mystery box ingredients. The Bali Hilton International Team's professionalism expresses it selves by creating delicious dishes with the given products in which some of them are not familiar to them. All of these products have to be used without any exception, by producing a practical and delicious meal under tight time constraints, with the only help of their own experiences and creativity. To honor the team a cocktail was specially held. Colleagues' support was also shown upon team departure to Japan. Two buses full of colleagues escorted the team to the airport.

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