Chef Lijun Zhou to spice up Emperor's Wok
The World Spice Food Festival is held every year showcasing cuisines
from around the world. Guest Chefs are flown in from various parts of
the world to bring out the authenticity of each cuisine. This year too
there will be over 15 stalls ranging from Malaysian, Chinese,
Australian, Arabic and more and they will be held at the Board Walk (Diyawanna
Park) in Battaramulla from October 5 to the 7 from 5pm onwards open for
the public.
Diners can enjoy the "Hawker Street" style ambiance whilst tasting
the deliciously prepared food.
Hilton Colombo is privileged to welcome Chef Lijun Zhou also known as
Chef Eric who will be cooking Chinese food at the World Spice Food
Festival and thereafter will be showing off his culinary skills at the
Emperor's Wok from October 8 to the 20 with Cantonese Huaiyang cuisine
during dinner.
Hailing from the historical and cultural city of Nanjing, Chef Lijun
Zhou, also known as Chef Eric is the second in charge of Hukama
restaurant, one of the renowned Chinese restaurants at the Address Hotel
in Dubai. After completing his secondary education in hospitality
management at the Jin Ling Institute of Hotel Management, Chef Eric
joined Jin Ling Hotels as a trainee cook.
His inspiration and interest on Chinese food stimulated his career,
where he was appointed as the Chef de Partie at Atlantis the Palm
Jumeriah in Dubai.
Acquiring four solid years of experience in traditional Cantonese
Huaiyang cuisine, Chef Eric designed his own signature appetizer called
Wasabi with Prawns which gained popularity amongst Chinese food lovers.
He is also a specialist in Nanjing roast duck, wok fried scallops with
XO sauce and modern Chinese cuisine. |