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Report

on

The Annual 10th Chandiwala

Hospitality Ensemble 2011

Held on 19th to 21st October 2011

at

BCIHMCT, Maa Anand Mai Marg, Kalkaji, New Delhi

Inter College Competition of Culinary and

Management Skills of Students

From

Institutes of Hotel Management &

Catering Technology


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Report on the Annual 10th Chandiwala Hospitality Ensemble2011

A Curtain Raiser

Banarsidas Chandiwala Institute of Hotel Management & Catering Technology,New Delhi, established in 1999, is a Self-Financing and progressive Hotel

Management College in the Country. This is the first and only HotelManagement Institute established under Guru Gobind Singh IndraprasthaUniversity, Delhi, awarding a Four-Year Degree in Hotel Management &

Catering Technology and is approved by AICTE. The Institute is run under theaegis of noted philanthropic Society, Shri Banarsidas Chandiwala SewaSmarak Trust Society, which counts education, health and sports among its

primary functions.

The Institution has been assessed and registered against the provisions of ISO9001:2008 International Standard on 13 September 2011. BCIHMCT was alsoaccredited by NAAC ( National Assessment and Accreditation Council) anautonomous body under University Grants Commission during the NAACAccreditation Award Ceremony held in Bangalore on 24th April 2011. Outlook -MDRA Survey (June 2010 and June 2011) has placed BCIHMCT among top ten

Indias Best Professional Colleges among the Hotel Management Category.

In order to enhance the creativity of the Professional Skills, the Institute has

strived hard for the success of Annual Hospitality Ensemble with increasedparticipation of Hotel Management Colleges across the country, under the

banner, Chandiwala Hospitality Ensemble. The 10th Chandiwala HospitalityEnsemble, 2011 is being held this year from October 19th to 21st, with an

objective to give an opportunity to young aspiring hoteliers to display theirtalents at the National level and interact with the experts from Industry.

The Institute has been witnessing tremendous growth of this event. The IHMslook forward to this Ensemble and this year we have 30 teams participating inthe various events highlighting the Professional Skills in the field of Culinary

Art, Bar Tending Skills and Management Oriented Competitions like Hospitality

Brain Twister and Hotel Design Specific Facility Planning. The teams compriseof participants headed by their respective Faculty. Above all, the Hotels inDelhi-NCR contribute their share by nominating their Chefs and Managers asJudges for the events, inspite of the Hotels having their own operational

pressures. This year, two Hotel groups namely- Welcom Heritage Group andIntercontinental Hotel Group, have initiated an active Industry Institutionpartnership by being the Co and Associate Sponsors for this Mega Event.


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This attempt of the Institute has taken BCIHMCT at an elevated platform asthrough this ensemble a close integration and interaction has been developed

between the Education Sector of the Hospitality Industry with the HotelIndustry in Totality and also with the Sponsors who are the supply chain bothto the Institutes as well as the Hotel Industry.

BCIHMCT is all set to inaugurate its Annual 10th Chandiwala HospitalityEnsemble from October 19th to 21st, 2011. The Chief Guest for the OpeningCeremony will be Mr. Nalin Mandiratta, General Manager, Crowne Plaza,Rohini. Besides many other dignitaries the three day event will host 13 eventsin various fields of the Hospitality Industry namely - IHG Hospitality BrainTwister, Chandiwala Hotel Facility Planning and Designing Championship,California Prunes Dessert Competition, R-Pure Culinary Competition, VegitAloo Mash Culinary Competition, Luca Barwizard Bar Challenge, CremicaCulinary Challenge, Del-Monte Culinary Challenge, Dunar Rice Contest,Chandiwala Floral Decoration Competition, Remington Fruit and Vegetable

Carving, Susta Culinary Wizard, Maggi Coconut Milk Powder Culinary Contest.

This year the theme is Colours of India depicting various cultures, festivals,traditions and eating habits of its vast population in different regions belonging

to distinct religions and ethnic groups. The students of Chandiwala willorganize the theme dinner on 21st October showcasing their event managementcapabilities.

At the Valedictory Function on 21st October Chief Guest, Mr. Nikhil Sharma,

Assistant Vice President-Operations, The Lemon Tree Hotel Company andGuest of Honour, Mr. Ritesh Arora, Director HR, The Oberoi, New Delhi will be

present to boost the morale of the participants.

The Media collaborating for this event are Hospitality Biz, Hospitality BizIndia.com, Spiritz Magazine, Hotels and Restaurants Network, Bakery Biz,Hospemag (The Hospitality E-Magazine) and Tourism & Trade.

The three day ensemble preloaded by a Press Conference on 14th October 2011was also organized. Eminent personalities from the media both Trade Mediaand National Media participated in the conference. The proceedings of each day

were flashed to the media at the conclusion of each days programme and thesame are being attached herewith along with this report.


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Highlights of the Press Conference on 14th September, 2011

Banarsidas Chandiwala Institute of Hotel Management & Catering Technology,

New Delhi, organized a Press Conference to highlight the events of 10thChandiwala Hospitality Ensemble, being held this year from October 19th to21st, with an objective to give an opportunity to young aspiring hoteliers todisplay their talents at the National level and interact with the experts fromIndustry.

The Press Conference was intiated by Mr. R.K. Bhandari, Principal, BCIHMCTwhere he welcomed the Media personalities and introduced the panel. He thenemphasized upon the fact that this event serves as a platform to various HotelManagement Colleges to showcase their talents and skills. He showed hisdelight on the overwhelming response from the Industry and Institutes for this

event, which helps in developing a better interaction and understanding

between the two. He also mentioned that this year, two Hotel groups namely-Welcom Heritage Group and Intercontinental Hotel Group, have initiated an

active Industry Institution partnership by being the Co and Associate Sponsorsfor this Mega Event. He also appraised the media about the Institute followed

by a detailed presentation about the 10th Chandiwala Hospitality Ensemble2011.

Dr. Bhuwan Mohan, Secretary, Shri Banarsidas Chandiwala Sewa SmarakTrust Society welcomed the delegated from the Press and Media and explained

how this event has become an annual feature for Hotel Management Institutesall over. He enlightened the gathering how the sponsors, participants and the

Hotels are benefited as these three bodies are interlinked and inter-related.In the end Mr. R.K. Bhandari announced the International Conferenceorganized by the Institute from 1st to 3rd February, 2012.


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Highlights of the first day of 10th Chandiwala Hospitality Ensemble2011

One of the largest hospitality events "The 10th Chandiwala HospitalityEnsemble 2011" began with all the rituals of inauguration. The crowd

comprised of young Hotel Management students from across the country, theirfaculties, the Media (trade and print) and eminent personalities from theHospitality Industry. The 10th Chandiwala Hospitality Ensemble's inaugurationstarted with lamp lighting by Mr. Nalin Mandiratta, General Manager, Crowne

Plaza, Rohini, Mr. R. K. Bhandari, Principal, BCIHMCT and Mr. Pradeep Gupta,Deputy DirectorAdministration. Mr. Sachin Gupta, Human ResourceManager, IHG - South West Asia, was also present on this occasion.

Mr. Bhandari welcomed the dignitaries and the participating teams. Heemphasized upon the fact that the institute has formed lasting relationshipswith hospitality professionals and educational institutions, transcending

borders of time and distance, through this Ensemble. He showed his delight onthe overwhelming response from the Industry and Institutes for this event,which helps in developing a better interaction and understanding between thetwo.

Mr. Nalin Mandiratta congratulated the college for completing a decade andmentioned that this Ensemble has become a prestigious event in theHospitality sector. He was impressed by the number of participating collegesand announced the event open.

The first competitive event of the day was Brain Twister which was a

Hospitality Quiz Competition. Eighteen teams participated in this event. The

event comprised of four rounds that had questions and visuals pertaining to

the Hotel Operations and Management. The winners were Hitesh Shakya and

Mohit Sehra from IHM, Kufri and runners up were Vicky Kumar and Udit

Nagar, CIHM, Chandigarh.

Brain Twister was followed by Hotel Design and Facility Planning Competition.The various Sale Points of the Hotels like Coffee Shop, Hotel Kitchens,Reception, Guest Rooms were planned by the students. The students weregiven a specific activity for making a Site Plan and Layout Plan based on

architectural principles applicable to the Hospitality Industry, in detail. Thecontestants planned the given facilities which were judged and evaluated by

the Judges from the Industry, comprising of Mr. D.D.Sharma, Director, IRCTC,Mr. Ashok Dhar, Chairman, ABL Hospitech, Mr. Taranjit Singh Chandpuri,DirectorDesign and Engineering, IHG and Ms. Jyoti Khosla, Corporate VicePresident, Royal Kapsons. Ten teams participated in this event.


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Highlights of the second day of 10th Chandiwala Hospitality Ensemble2011

On the International Chefs Day, 20th October, chefs around the world celebratetheir profession while cooking up a storm in the kitchen, inventing new flavorsand preparing delectable dishes, not only to feed but also to nourish. Similarlyat Banarsidas Chandiwala Institute of Hotel Management, the budding chefsfrom different participating teams, during the Hospitality Ensemble, competedwith each other in various culinary competitions throughout the day.

The second day of the Mega Event started with a Culinary Competition of one

snack and one dessert to be made in one and half hours time. This event wasjudged by Chef Yogender Pal, Executive Chef, The Claridges, Surajkund andChef Vivek Saggar, Chef Consultant. Nineteen teams from IHMs participated inthis event. The winners for this event were Rishab and Regina from Bcihmct(prepared Grenade Blast & Devil's Chamber). The runners up were Sayali Wagh

and Shreyas Kulkarni from AISSMS, Pune (prepared Vegit Aloo Muthia andVegit Pan with Rabri).

Bar Challenge competition was next where each team made an innovativecocktail. The judges judged them various criteria like technique, bouquet,aroma, taste and appearance of the drink, flair with ice and bar equipment,overall efficiency and time frame prescribed. This was judged Mr. GurmeetSingh Barry, Outlet Manager, EROS Hotel, Mr. Sharad Sharma, BeverageManager, The Leela, Mr. Puneet Sehgal, Director F & B, Crowne Plaza, Okhla,Mr. Harleen Singh, F & B Manager, Crowne Plaza, Okhla and Mr. Abhishek

Shukla, Asst. F & B Manager, Smoke House Group. This is one of the mostpopular challenges where one can see a lot of enthusiasm in the students tomaster the bartending skills. Nineteen contestants participated in the event.The participants were cheered and applauded by the audience on theirbartending skills. The winner of this competition was Prince Gupta fromBcihmct. The Runners-up for the event were Nitish Thapar from Regency

College, Hyderabad and Saurabh Aswani, BCIHMCT.

The third event was another culinary competition where students preparedSalads, Sandwiches/Canaps and Dessert from the ingredients given in thebasket. Nineteen teams participated in this event. This event was judged by

Chef Avdesh S. Bhadauria, Executive Chef, PSK, Chef Ramit Wasan, ExecutiveChef, Crowne Plaza, Okhla and Chef Yadav, Corporate Chef, ITC Group. Thewinning team was of BCIHMCT with participants - Himanshu Swaroop &Bhanu Singharia. The team from AISSMS, Pune, stood second.

Near to the end of the day the last event had students who concocted ThreeCourse Menu- Mocktail, Starter, Main Course (Pasta) and Dessert using thegiven products. The judges for this event were Chef Ajay Kumar, Executive


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Sous Chef, The Lalit, Chef Rajiv Srivastava, Corporate Chef, Lemon Tree andChef Tapan, Consultant Chef. Twenty one teams participated in this event. All

the culinary events were coordinated by Chef Ranojit Kundu and Chef PremRam, BCIHMCT.


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Hospitality Education Comes Full Circle at 10th ChandiwalaHospitality Ensemble 2011

The day three of the Mega Event was buzzing with activities throughout theday. Various kitchens and venues holding competitions were filled with

enthusiastic students from different participating teams.

The two course menu (main course and starter) competition to be made fromrice brought out the most innovative dishes and even newer names, as thestarting event of the third day. Twenty one teams participated in this event.This event was judged by Chef Virender Kumar, Le Meridien, Chef Tarun

Datcha, Sarovar Group and Chef Ajit Kumar Thakur, Jaypee VasantContinental.

The winning team of Flower Decoration Contest put up a very thoughtprovoking arrangement keeping the points of balance, color and theme in

mind. Yogesh Khare from AISSMS, Pune won the competition with awardwinning theme related to female infanticide. The runner up team of Regency

College, Hyderabad had the arrangement putting up a message Hope NeverEnds by N.Nagavansi. The participants revolved their arrangements aroundthemes like Indian Weavers, Love, New Born Babies and above all did not forgetthe Ecology and Environment while making their floral arrangements. Totaltwelve teams participated in this event which was judged by Mrs. NeerajSharma, The Oberoi, Mrs. Saroj Vanmala, Claridges, Surajkund, Mr. Baru

Chauhan, Dusit Bird Hotel and Ms. Juanita Madan, Crowne Plaza, Rohini.

The Fruit and Vegetable Carving got all the participating ten teams into quickaction with lovely carvings emerging. The various carvings that emerged were offlowers, birds, human faces, fruit baskets etc. This event was judged by Chef

Atul, Exec Chef, Hotel Royal Plaza and Chef Vivek Rana, Chef De Cuisine, PanAsian, IHC. Prashant from BCIHMCT won the competition with Irfan Khanfrom GIHM Hyderabad being the runner up.

In salad and dessert competition dishes were prepared by sixteen teams. This

event was judged by Chef Paresh Kondvilkar, Exec. Sous Chef MBD Neofolis,Jalandhar, Ms Garima Khanna, Manager Masscom, SUSTA, Chef Nitin Jain,Senior Sous Chef, Radisson Blu MBD. The winners of this event were Hanoz

Messman & Shivam Desai, CZ Patel College Gujarat. The teams presented theirdishes very creatively.

The contests came to an end with the last culinary competition of the daywhere each of the sixteen teams participating prepared a three course menuusing coconut milk powder.


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The judgement parameters only for Culinary Competitions were effective use ofingredients given in the basket, accompaniments, authenticity, creativity and

innovation, taste/ color/ texture, written recipe, portion size and nutritionbalance, wastage & cleanliness. The first position was bagged by AISSMS, Pune

with contestants - Ambar Rode and Sumit Kisar. Sonal Nagdev, Viraj Patel

from CZ Patel College stood second.

The three day Ensemble concluded on 21st October 2011 followed by theValedictory function followed by theme dinner Colors of India.


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The Valedictory Function

The valedictory function of the 10th Chandiwala Hospitality Ensemble was heldin the lawns of Chandiwala Estate with great variations of events whichincluded Award Presentation to the winning teams, Cultural Programme by the

students of BCIHMCT and Pushpanjali dance recital by a student from theparticipating Institute of Hotel Management and finally the much awaitedTheme Dinner "Colours of India". The programme commenced with the ritualsof lamp lighting and release of the Souvenir of Chandiwala HospitalityEnsemble 2011 by the Chief Guest Mr. Nikhil Sharma, Asst. Vice President Operations, The Lemon Tree Hotel Company and Guest of Honour Mr. RiteshArora, Director HR, The Oberoi, New Delhi, Mr. Peter Douglas, CorporateTraining Manager, The Lalit, Ms. Sharda Sharma, Executive Housekeeper,Crowne Plaza, Okhla along with Dr. Bhuwan Mohan and the Principal Mr. R.K.Bhandari.

Mr. Bhandari read out the details of the three day Ensemble and at the sametime he expressed his gratitude to the Chief Guest and Guest of Honour fortheir presence and above all the participating teams from the IHMs of thecountry and outside, for their overwhelming participation.

He also thanked the sponsors for their generous support and the media fromboth National and Hospitality Trade for covering the event. The awards werepresented to the winning teams of all thirteen events along with Certificates ofCompetence. A vote of thanks was given by Mr. R.K. Bhandari, Principal,BCIHMCT.

The Theme Dinner was declared open after the stage performances. The Themedepicted a replica of the Colors of India and highlighted the various festivalsof the country with visual displays made by students of the institute. Thedinner venue was transformed into an arena of venues with culturalamalgamation. The Menu comprised of irresistible delicacies from five major

festivals of India namely, Baisakhi, Diwali, Eid, Onam and Christmas.

The entire event was sponsored by eminent Industrialists and CorporateHouses and their Directors also participated on this occasion.

We invite your feedback and suggestions to enable us to take thisEnsemble to further heights with closely knit association of BCIHMCTwith the Hospitality Industry, Sponsors Fraternity and above all theInstitute of Hotel Management and their students not only at the NationalLevel but with the Global participation also.

Thanking youR.K. Bhandari, Principal

10th chandiwala hospitality ensemble 2011

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