SLITHM students bag seven medals in culinary art competition

Nethali STRUYS

Culinary Art Exhibition award winners with SLITHM Director General Dr. Suranga Silva and the two senior lecturers in Food and Beverage Operations Chaman Perera and Dickson Kumara.

Sri Lanka Institute of Tourism and Hotel Management (SLITHM) bagged seven medals including a Gold and a Silver and five Bronze Medals in Fine Art of Cocktail and Mocktail Competition at the recently concluded Culinary Art Exhibition conducted by the Chefs' Guild of Sri Lanka for the 14th successive year.

Student Dilanka Abeywardena from Intermediate Food and Beverage class won the Gold Medal for "Arrack Cocktail" Category and Duminda Wijesinghe also from the Intermediate Food and Beverage Class won the Silver Medal for "Mocktail" Category.

SLITHM students also claimed four spots at the recently held "Marie Brizard" Bartender competition all island semi finals. Hasajith Amarathunga from the three year Diploma class won the Best Creative Cocktail All Island and Keshia Congreve also from three year Diploma class won the first place in the Hotel School Category.

The SLITHM team was trained by senior lecturers Food and Beverage Operations Chaman Perera and Dickson Kumara directed by SLITHM Director General Dr. Suranga Silva.