Empowering the Culinary Artistry of Young Talent: The Dilmah Real High Tea Challenge 2023

Empowering the Culinary Artistry of Young Talent: The Dilmah Real High Tea Challenge 2023

The Dilmah Real High Tea Challenge 2023 showcased the creativity and talent of 15 teams from Sri Lanka’s top hotels and restaurants from 9th-11th June at the BMICH Culinary Art Food Expo. This year our focus was on ‘Respect Inspired By Tea’ and contestants were judged on how well they respected Nature’s Luxury, our most versatile herb, Tea in each of their renditions of an Afternoon Tea for the 21st Century! The competition witnessed an impeccable display of culinary mastery under the guidance of a panel of esteemed judges, including Tea Grower & Dilmah CEO Dilhan C. Fernando, Black Hat Chef Bernd Uber and Worldchefs President Chef Thomas Gugler

Congratulations to our well-deserved winners as well as the participants:

• Most Outstanding Dilmah Always Teatime Presentation- Ismail Abdul & Ayesh Dilshan De Silva from Shangri-La Colombo.
• Best Tea-Inspired Drink: Trevin Andrew Gomaz & S.P.M. Hanifa from Cinnamon Grand Colombo.
• Most Outstanding High Tea Table Presentation -Dishan Tharusa Jayasekara & Malshi Sanjana Ranepura from Monarch Imperial.
• Most Outstanding Dilmah Tea-Inspired Tea-Food Pairing- Kithmi Araliya Rathnasekara & Ayeshma Premasiri from Shangri-La Colombo.

ABOUT DILMAH TEA

Sri Lankan family tea company Dilmah, was established by Merrill J. Fernando to bring quality, Single Origin Ceylon Tea, garden fresh and unblended, to tea drinkers around the world. His Dilmah Tea brand was the first genuinely ethical tea brand, bringing a smile to the faces of the underprivileged in Sri Lanka, whilst giving consumers quality, authenticity and natural goodness in their cup of tea.

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