Tomorrow’s Chefs Celebrate at Funicular

The victors in a recipe competition visited the Funicular Restaurant on Sunday to see their winning recipes turned into a mouth-watering meal.

The competition was the brainchild of Funicular Executive Chef Jorge da Silva who challenged students from St. George’s British-Georgian School (BGS), where his wife Lucy teaches, to suggest some new recipes for his restaurant.

There were 30 entries in all, and three winners were chosen by Jorge. The first place winner, Lazare Zhvania (aged 11), will have his recipe included in the Funicular menu for the next month.

Lazare and his guests watched and helped Executive Chef Jorge prepare the dish following the recipe. The second and third place winners, Nugo Mtsituri (7) and Andria Laitadze (8), were also invited to sample the dish when cooked, along with Lazare and his guests.

A special assembly was held at St. George’s British-Georgian School on Monday last week for Executive Chef Jorge to announce the prize winners. He also presented certificates to all who had participated, and a special wooden spoon trophy to Lazare Zhvania, the first prize winner.

Jorge da Silva later commented that he was pleased with the interest shown in the competition. “There were several really good entries, and it was hard to pick just a few prize winners. I hope that the event might set some students thinking about becoming chefs in the future.” He added that he plans to repeat the challenge next year.

At the presentation assembly, BGS Headmaster Dr. Christopher Greenfield thanked Mr. da Silva for arranging the competition. “You picked a novel idea which really seized the interest of our younger students,” he told Mr. da Silva. “We thank you for all the thought, time and effort you have put into helping our students take up your challenge.”

Sopo Chkheidze