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"Crust & Crumble: The Ultimate Tart and Pie Bake-Off"Cooking Competition is a dynamic and engaging event where young culinary enthusiasts showcase their skills in baking dessert bars and pies. Working in pairs, participants will have the opportunity to create their most innovative and delicious dessert bars and pies. This competition highlights teamwork, creativity, and technical proficiency in the art of baking.

  • Type of event: Group
  • Team Size: 2

First Prize
7000 INR
Second Prize
3500 INR
  • Event Duration: Each team will have 3 hours to prepare and present their dessert bars and pie.
  • Ingredients and Equipments: Teams have to bring their own ingredients and special equipments, moulds etc required. Pre-prepared ingredients (e.g., pre-baked crusts) are not allowed.
  • Tarts: Participants must prepare a batch of Trts.A "Tart" refers to a type of sweet treat or baked good that is cut into bars or squares, typically featuring a combination of flavors and textures. Unlike traditional pies or cakes, Tart are usually dense, easy to slice, and often layered.
  • Pie: Participants must bake a whole pie. This can be a traditional pie or a creative twist, including but not limited to fruit pies, cream pies, or Savory pies.
  • Safety and Hygiene: Participants must adhere to all safety and hygiene rules, including tying back hair and wearing appropriate kitchen attire (e.g., aprons, closed-toe shoes).
  • Teamwork: Each pair must collaborate effectively to complete their dishes without outside assistance.
  • Dish Requirements: Tarts: Must be cut into uniform pieces and presented attractively. Pie: Must be presented whole or in pre-plated style, with a neatly finished crust and filling.
  • Conduct: Good sportsmanship is expected throughout the competition. Any form of misconduct or rule violation may result in disqualification.
  • Judges’ Decisions: All decisions made by the judges are final. Participants must respect the judges' feedback and decisions.
  • Taste- 25 Marks
  • Presentation -25 Marks
  • Creativity -25 Marks
  • Cleanliness and Organization- 25 Marks

Student Coordinator

Gopal Raj
7209339160
Priyanshi Tyagi
8630107905

Quiz-à-la-Carte - "Where Knowledge Meets Elegance—Pick Your Questions, Serve Your Answers!" The Objective behind organizing Quiz competitions is to evaluate the knowledge of the participants within academics as well as beyond academics and to make them familiar with the prospects of quizzes and the objectivity of the questions. The main purpose of the competition is to develop interest in subject areas of Hospitality Management including competitive aspects.

  • Type of event: Group
  • Team Size: 2

First Prize
7000 INR
Second Prize
3500 INR

The quiz will primarily be there to showcase the technical knowledge of the participant along with some fun elements as well. It will be divided in three rounds

  • The Appetizer (Fun Round)
  • The Entrée: (Technical Round - Core areas of the hotel like Front Office, Accommodation Operations, Food Production and Food & Beverage Service)
  • The Dessert: General Knowledge

The Appetizer (Fun Round): This round will have some fun elements attached to it.

  • The participants will be made to identify the personality, images, spell check, tongue twister etc.
  • Each team will be asked questions one by one.
  • There will be no negative marking for the same
  • The question can be passed to the next team, if they answer correctly then they will earn 5 bonus point

The Entrée: Technical Round:

  • This round will have multiple choice answers The questions will generally be based on all the core technical hotel departments.
  • There will be approximately 10 questions for each team For every wrong answer there will be negative marking if a question is passed to the next team no negative marking

The Dessert: (General Knowledge - Rapid Fire Round)

  • Each team will be asked 10 questions rapidly The questions will cover the latest current affairs in India only Indian Awards, personalities, latest events in field of sports, technology will find its way in the quiz
  • The questions are non-transferable There will be a negative marking of 5 points for each wrong answer
  • A Team can skip a question without answering. A total of 100 points can be earned in this quiz.
  • Each team will consist of 02 members
  • Only 02 teams can participate from each institute/college
  • Only six teams will be eligible for the final quiz
  • If required, there will be a written elimination round for all the participating teams
  • The decision of the jury would be deemed to be final
  • Each team will get 15 seconds to answer

Student Coordinator

Gopal Raj
7209339160
Priyanshi Tyagi
8630107905

ZAIKA: The culinary challenge” is an innovative event designed to challenge and inspire young chefs to create a complete three-course menu that prominently features millets. Participants will work in pairs to prepare an appetizer, main course, and dessert within a set time frame. This competition emphasizes the use of millets, teamwork, creativity, and culinary expertise

  • Type of event: Group
  • Team Size: 2

First Prize
7000 INR
Second Prize
3500 INR

Eligibility

  • Each participant (in pair of 2) must complete the registration process before the competition date.

Competition Categories

  • Appetizers
  • Main Course
  • Desserts

Competition Structure

  • The competition will be conducted in a single round where participants will prepare a dish of their choice including MILLETS from each of the categories choosing one particular cuisine to be followed for all three.

Time Limit:

  • Each participant will have 3 hours to prepare and present their dish.

Ingredients and Equipments

  • Teams have to bring their own ingredients and special equipments, moulds etc required.
  • No pre-prepared ingredients are allowed (e.g., pre-chopped vegetables, pre-cooked meat).

Dish Requirements:

  • Each dish must be a single serving and two portions of each dish to be served.
  • Participants must provide a written description of their dish, including the ingredients and cooking method.

Safety and Hygiene:

  • Participants must follow all safety and hygiene rules in the kitchen.
  • Hair must be tied back, and appropriate kitchen attire must be worn (e.g., aprons, closed-toe shoes).

Assistance:

  • No outside assistance is allowed during the competition.
  • Participants must work independently in pair.

Judges’ Decisions:

  • All decisions made by the judges are final.
  • Participants must respect the judges' feedback and decisions.

Conduct:

  • Participants must maintain good sportsmanship throughout the competition.
  • Any form of misconduct or rule violation may result in disqualification.

General instructions

  • Applicant should be wearing uniform during the competition as well as the award ceremony.
  • Submission of the nomination form is deemed to be acceptance of terms &conditions.
  • Hard copy of recipes to be submitted at the time of presentation of dishes.
  • The contestant has to present the product for judging as per given time schedule. Presentation after the stipulated time will have negative marking.
  • The nomination form should be authenticated by The Principal or HOD of the Dept.
  • Nomination will be on the basis of first come first served.
  • The winner would be judged on the basis of trade test by a panel of chefs whose decision will be final and binding.
  • Contestant have to bring their own display and presentation material, raw material, utensils and any other special equipment.
  • Any mishaps/ loss during the trade test, MMICT BM & HM shall not be responsible. Safety of the material and equipment will be responsibility of the applicant. No claim will be addressed.
  • Contestant will be responsible for the collection and disposal of waste. Marks are reserved for hygiene standards.
  • The contestant will be provided with gas burners, worktable, sink and cooking units/ oven on sharing basis.
  • The contestant will be provided with gas burners, worktable, sink and cooking units/ oven on sharing basis.
  • Marks will be deducted for, using banned seasonings and bringing semi cooked/ semi-Finished product
  • Taste:20%
  • Execution: 20%
  • Presentation:20%
  • Creativity: 20%
  • Cleanliness and Organization:20%

Student Coordinator

Gopal Raj
7209339160
Priyanshi Tyagi
8630107905

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