Icelandic Culinary team at IKA Culinary Olympics in Germany
The Icelandic Culinary Team will compete in the IKA Culinary Olympics, held 22-25 October in Erfurt, Germany. The Icelandic team will compete on 23 and 25 Oct.
The IKA Culinary Olympics are the world's biggest culinary competition, held every four years and has over 100 years of history. Many of the world's best chefs from 50 countries compete in two categories, Culinary Art Table and Hot Kitchen. The participants bring part of the ingredients from their home country.
THE ICELANDIC TEAM
The Icelandic Culinary Team is ranked in top ten in the world and won gold medals in the categories Culinary Art Table and Hot Kitchen in the World Cup in Luxembourg in 2014. Number of the Icelandic team’s members have been successful in culinary competitions and know well what it takes to succeed. The team focuses on professionalism, accuracy, creativity and a competitive spirit and high quality Icelandic ingredients are the keys to its success.
THE ICELANDIC INGREDIENTS
The Icelandic Culinary team brings high quality ingredients from home, such as haddock, langoustine, lamb, beef, and skyr.
THE MEMBERS OF THE TEAM
The members of the Icelandic Culinary team are Haflidi Halldorsson director, Thrainn Freyr Vigfusson professional director, Bjarni Siguroli Jakobsson captain, Bjorn Bragi Bragason president of the Icelandic Chefs Association, Steinn Oskar Sigurdsson manager, Johannes Steinn Johannesson manager, Fannar Vernharðsson, Ylfa Helgadottir, Hafsteinn Olafsson, Axel Clausen, Gardar Kari Gardarsson, Hrafnkell Sigridarson, Atli Thor Erlendsson, Sigurdur Agustsson, Georg Arnar Halldorsson and Maria Shramko.
For further information please contact: Thrainn Freyr Vigfusson, professional director: thrainnfreyr@gmail.com / (+354) 695-2999 or Haflidi Halldorsson, director: chefhaflidi@gmail.com / (+354) 772-8228
Please visit the Icelandic Culinary Team's website www.kokkalandslidid.is and follow it on social media:
Facebook www.facebook.com/Kokkalandslidid and Instagram @icelandicculinaryteam.
Photos: Marino Thorlacius
IKA Culinary Olympics website: www.olympiade-der-koeche.com