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Jury members. National preselection France. World Chocolate Masters Final 2013.
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Jury at work. National preselection Scandinavia. World Chocolate Masters Final 2013.
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Jury at work. National preselection The Netherlands. World Chocolate Masters Final 2013.
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Jury at work. National preselection Belgium. World Chocolate Masters Final 2013.
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Turkey

Winner: Yiğit Zeyneloğlu

Preselections

The Southeastern Europe World Chocolate Masters took place between 15-16 March 2013 at USLA International Service and Culinary School. Yigit Zeyneloglu , from Turkey won the preselections and will be the representative of the region for the international Final in Paris.

Yigit Zeyneloglu took part in trainings of Le Cordon Bleu Gastronomy school in London in 2000. He is working as a pastry chef at his family business Pastabahcesi Patisserie since 14 years.

During the competition, all contestants put to the test their technical and artistic skills to work with in presence of a jury of renowned industry professionals. During the two-day competetion, they executed the following creations: artistic chocolate showpiece to be assembled on the spot, moulded pralines, chocolate cake, gastronomic dessert and the revisited classic “Profiterole”. The theme of this year, Architecture of Taste, should be reflected in the different creations.

The World Chocolate Masters Southeastern Europe preselections were organized by the gourmet brands, Cacao Barry, Callebaut, Carma .

RESULT
Classification was as follows:
• First place: Yigit Zeyneloglu, Turkey
• Second place: Igor Zaritskiy,Ukraine
• Third place: Muhammed Özdemir,Turkey

Awards to elaborations:
• Best Chocolate Show piece: Muhammed Ozdemir,Turkey
• Best Moulded Praline: Igor Zaritskiy, Ukraine
• Best Chocolate Pastry: Igor Zaritskiy, Ukraine
• Best Gastronomic Dessert: Yigit Zeyneloglu ,Turkey
• Best Revisited Classic: Yigit Zeyneloglu , Turkey

CONTESTANTS
• Yigit Zeyneloglu Pastabahcsi Adana - Turkey
• İpek Yatmaz İpeksi Tatlar İzmir- Turkey
• Yusuf Karal Karafırın Istanbul - Turkey
• Muhammed Ozdemir Divan Istanbul - Turkey
• Igor Zaritskiy Kyiv - Ukraine
• Rahman Alakbarov Baku - Azerbaijan

JURY
• Rudolf Van Nunen, “The Marmara” Hotel Istanbul – Turkey , Callebaut Chocolate Ambassador and Executive Chef
• Ahmet Kır, “Maxx Royal” Hotel, Antalya, Turkey, Callebaut Chocolate Ambassador ve Executive Pastry Chef
• Rena Alkan, Grand Hyatt Hotel, Bakü, Azerbaycan, Callebaut Chocolate Ambassador ve Executive Pastry Chef
• Alain Regnault, Ukraine , Pastry Chef
• Mehmet Yücel , Giana Chocolate , Chocolatier

Ulusal ön seçim

Dünya Çikolata Ustaları Yarışması Güneydoğu Avrupa Ön Elemeleri, 15-16 Mart 2013 tarihlerinde USLA Uluslararası Servis ve Lezzet Akademisinde gerçekleşmiştir.Türkiye’den katılan Yiğit Zeyneloğlu birinci olarak , Paris’te gerçekleşecek olan uluslararası finalde bölgeyi temsil edecektir.
Yiğit Zeyneloğlu, 2000 yılında Londra’da bulunan Le Cordon Blue Gastronomi okulunda eğitim almıştır.
14 yıldır kendi aile işleri olan Adana Pastabahçesin’de pasta şefi olarak çalışmaktadır.

Yarışma sürecince tüm yarışmacılar sektörden gelen deneyimli jüri üyelerine tüm teknik ve yaratıcı yeteneklerini sergilediler.2 günlük yarışma süresince: gösteri çikolatası,kalıp pralin, çikolatalı pasta, ve yeniden yorumlanmış gastronomik bir tatlı “Profiterol” yaptılar.Bu senenin teması olan Lezzet Mimarisi , tüm yapılan ürünlere yansıdı.

Dünya Çikolata Ustaları Yarışması Barry Callebaut’un gurme markaları olan Callebaut , Cacao Barry ve Carma tarafından organize edilmiştir.

SONUÇLAR
• 1. : Yiğit Zeyneloğlu , Türkiye
• 2. : Igor Zaritskiy , Ukrayna
• 3. : Muhammed Özdemir , Türkiye

Kategori Ödülleri :
• En iyi gösteri çikolatası : Muhammed Özdemir, Türkiye
• En iyi kalıp pralin : Igor Zaritskiy , Ukrayna
• En iyi çikolatalı pasta : Igor Zaritskiy , Ukrayna
• En iyi gastronomik tatlı-Profiterol : Yiğit Zeyneloğlu , Türkiye

YARIŞMACILAR
• Yiğit Zeyneloğlu Pastabahçesi, Adana - Türkiye
• İpek Yatmaz İpeksi Tatlar, İzmir- Türkiye
• Yusuf Karal Karafırın, Istanbul - Turkey
• Muhammed Özdemir Divan Pastaneleri, Istanbul - Turkey
• Igor Zaritskiy Pasta şefi, Kiev - Ukrayna
• Rahman Alakbarov Pasta şefi, Bakü – Azerbeycan

JÜRİ
• Rudolf Van Nunen, “The Marmara” Hotel Istanbul – Türkiye , Callebaut Chocolate Ambassador ve Executive Chef
• Ahmet Kır, “Maxx Royal” Hotel, Antalya, Türkiye, Callebaut Chocolate Ambassador ve Executive Pastry Chef
• Rena Alkan, Grand Hyatt Hotel, Bakü, Azerbaycan, Callebaut Chocolate Ambassador ve Executive Pastry Chef
• Alain Regnault, Ukraine , Pasta şefi
• Mehmet Yücel , Giana Chocolate , Çikolata şefi

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