Last week, the list of the first batch of four-star and five-star "Cantonese chefs" in Guangdong Province was announced, and after data review, on-site display and online voting, a total of 30 five-star "Cantonese chefs" and 79 four-star "Cantonese chefs" were identified, of which 6 from Zhongshan City were selected for the list. On October 27th, after 5 days of publicity, Zheng Yaorong, director and executive chef of Zhongshan Sanxi Restaurant, and Lin Kaisheng, director of production of Zhongshan Hawaii Restaurant Management Co., Ltd., were elected as five-star "Cantonese Chef" celebrity chefs, And the new executive chef of Zhongshan International Hotel Huang Zihang, the director of production of Zhongshan Lailong Dim Sum Gourmet Restaurant Huang Zhenwei, the production director of Zhongshan Hot Spring Co., Ltd. Zhu Deqiang, and the executive chef of Zhongshan Ocean Daxin Catering Service Co., Ltd. Huang Xiqiang were awarded the four-star "Cantonese Cuisine Master" famous chef.
It is reported that Cantonese chefs who have won the title of five-star celebrity chef can give priority to applying for the Special Sticker of the State Council and the selection projects such as "China Skill Award", "National Technical Expert" and "Southern Guangdong Technical Expert", and give priority to the treatment of special technicians. Among the 8 four- and five-star "Cantonese Chef" celebrity chef candidates selected by Zhongshan, 2 were awarded the five-star "Cantonese Chef" celebrity chef and 4 were awarded the four-star "Cantonese Chef" celebrity chef, ranking among the best in the province.
Zheng Yaorong and Lin Kaisheng are leaders in the field of Cantonese cuisine in Zhongshan. Zheng Yaorong has been the first of the top ten celebrity chefs in Guangdong, Huang Ruikun, the first raw fried Shiqi pigeon, has won the Asian Cuisine Gold Award, the Chinese Food Culture Contribution Award, the Top Ten Chinese Catering Culture Contribution Award, Lin Kaisheng has been in the industry for more than 40 years, has worked as a hotel chef in Cambodia, Beijing, Chengdu, Hong Kong and other places, and has also founded a restaurant in Zhongshan to inherit Cantonese cuisine, and now he is a registered culinary master in China and a senior technician of Chinese chinese cooking.
Background link: In August this year, the Office of the Leading Group of the Three Projects of Guangdong Province issued the "Notice on Doing a Good Job in the Identification of Star-rated "Cantonese Chefs" (Guangdong Three-item Office [2021] No. 22), launching the "Guangdong Province 'Cantonese Cuisine Chef' Star Chef Identification and Selection Activity" to select a group of 1-5 star Cantonese chefs. Among them, 1-3 stars are selected by local municipal organizations, 4-5 stars are recommended by various cities, and organized and implemented by the Guangdong "Cantonese Cuisine Master" Talent Training and Evaluation Alliance. The Alliance has set up an organizing committee and a review expert group to formulate a special implementation plan. Through the data review and the identification score of the first stage, 110 chefs stood out, of which 60 were four-star celebrity chefs, and another 50 chefs with long-term employment, outstanding performance and high social visibility will compete for 30 five-star places through the online voting, skill display and defense stage, and the remaining 20 will automatically become four-star celebrity chefs. In addition to the first batch of 30 five-star celebrity chefs using the recognition, starting from next year, all star chefs will need to pass the declaration, review, and gradually promote.
Text/Guangzhou Daily Xinhuacheng Reporter: Zhang Xiangyu Correspondent: Liao An'an Guangzhou Daily Xinhuacheng Editor: Liu Ying
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