Young chef scores culinary coup for M’sia

Passionate about cooking: Ng (centre) with juror Le Cordon Bleu Paris executive chef and culinary arts director Eric Briffard (left) and Ismail taking a picture together after her win. —Photo provided by Ng

KUALA LUMPUR: Focus, consistency and adaptability in the kitchen saw young chef Amelia Ng Mei Vern scoring a culinary coup for the country when she emerged champion at the 2017 Jeunes Chefs Rôtisseurs Competition in Frankfurt, Germany.

The international competition, held since 1977, is organised by the Chaines des Rotisseurs, a gastronomic society with 25,000 members and a presence in more than 80 countries.