The chefs were challenged with the concept of using local Amritsari ingredients in their master dishes, with the winning dish set to be displayed as the August Month’s Special at Punjab Province restaurant

Following the philosophy of Hyatt Loves Local , a program at Hyatt hotels around the world - introduced to uplift and encourage collaboration with small businesses, a cook-off competition for Hyatt Regency Amritsar’s chefs was organized on July, 26th 2021 at the Regency Ballroom.  6 chefs participated and competed against each other.

The chefs were challenged with the concept of using local Amritsari ingredients in their master dishes, with the winning dish set to be displayed as the August Month’s Special at Punjab Province restaurant highlighting the Chef’s work as well as the perfect use of the local ingredients.

The prime objective of the competition was to promote and increase the use of the local ingredients and create a unique dish with their sense of creativity and innovation. The event was judged by Chef Jyoti Arora – Master chef India Finalist, Colonel Mandeep and by Kamaljit Singh – General Manager of Hyatt Regency Amritsar.

Keeping in mind the current situation, all the chefs, judges, and the audience were following the social norms of using Masks, Gloves, Hand sanitizer and maintaining Social Distancing at the event.

The results were based on Taste, Originality of the recipe, Use of local ingredients as well as by Presentation. Chef Vishwajeet emerged as the winner for the event and the other chef contestants displayed a stellar show through the cook off!