50 chefs develop new Chinese cuisine dishes

Over 50 chefs from Sands Macao and Sands Resorts Cotai Strip Macao attended an event called “Sands China World of Chinese Cuisine”, held yesterday at the Sands Macao ballroom. The event involved more than 50 chefs presenting around 100 “innovative and creative” dishes currently being considered for the menus at Golden Court, Canton and Dynasty 8, which are Chinese restaurants owned by the Sands group.
Sands is currently in the process of selecting which of the 100 new dishes will be included on the menus of their restaurants. However, the chosen dishes  will only be made available from Spring.
The purpose of the event was to allow the main and junior chefs to develop their creativity. Emmanuel Souliere, Executive Chef at Sands Cotai Central, said, “The idea behind the event is to tap into the diversity of cooking talents across the three hotels and to create a synergy of creativity by bringing them together.”
“We have been experimenting for about three months, and we want the team to be recognized for what they have done,” he said, before adding: “This is a rare opportunity to get 50 chefs together – this doesn’t normally happen!”
According to Sands Macao, the event is the first in a series that is designed to enable culinary teams at Sands Macao and Sands Resorts Cotai Strip Macao to continually develop their respective menus so guests are constantly presented with innovative and delicious dishes.
“As a chef it is very important to keep our menus relevant and updated,” said Alen Chow Len Yeun, Executive Chef of Convention catering, Food and Beverage, at Venetian Macao. “One of the best ways to update a menu is to talk to other chefs about what trends we are currently seeing in the industry as well as to talk to them about their particular specialties, which can lead to a crossover with techniques and ingredients.”
Kan Kai Wing, Chef at Golden Court restaurant in Sands Macao, said of the event, “I enjoyed sharing my experience and knowledge with friends and peers where I can.” Staff reporter