Academy of Pastry Arts Baggs India Pastry Cup, 2019

18 June 2019: The dynamic duo of Chef Dean Rodriguez and Chef Shailesh Bhutada from the Academy of Pastry Arts won the India Pastry Cup 2019 competition held in Mumbai. The pair will now be representing India at the Asia Pastry Cup which will be held in Singapore on April 2020.

The India Pastry Cup was a day-long competition. Competitors were judged on their professional skills and ability to provide a practical demonstration of trends and progress in pastry arts. In the competition, teams comprising of two professional chefs from the same company represented their organization. The winning team of the Academy of Pastry Arts faced tough competition by teams of Chef Pankaj Deshpande & Chef Shamal Ghansham More (Symbiosis School of Culinary Arts) and Chef Rishabh Anand & Chef Stephenson Simpson (Team Leela).

The winning team will get a chance to represent India at the Asian Pastry Cup which will be held during the Food & Hotel Asia 2020 show in Singapore in April 2020. Participants were judged by an eminent and talented panel of judges which included Chef Jean Francois Arnaud (MOF – Asia President of the jury APC), Kainaz Messman (Founder & Creative Director Theobroma) and Avijit Ghosh (Corporate Pastry Chef - Hotel Leela Ventures).

Speaking on the prolific performance of his team, Chef Niklesh Sharma, Founder, Academy of Pastry Arts said “Winning the competition solidates the fact that we are moving in the right direction and it thus speaks volumes about the culture and level of cooking going around at the Academy of Pastry Arts. The next big challenge in front of us will be the Asia Pastry Cup, the team is eager and prepared enough to repeat the same performance there as well’’.

About Academy of Pastry Arts:

Academy of Pastry Arts is an esteemed group of professional culinary and pastry schools with Pan- Asia presence in Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia, Delhi NCR, Mumbai and Bangalore. Its journey started in 2010 with a flagship school in Malaysia and today, the company is growing exponentially and plans to be in Dubai and Indonesia soon. The academy uses cutting edge technology, mixed with ingenious techniques, specifically designed to teach the art, science and techniques of creating good food and methods needed to excel in the food industry. Our win in the World Pastry Cup 2019, is a serious indicator of our commitment. Also, the visiting faculty consists of the largest number of Master Chefs such as MOFs, World Champions, Master Chocolatiers and Master Bakers. Over 75 classed led by visiting faculty were conducted across Academy of Pastry Arts centers in 2019.