Due to the international interest in this event, the City of Valladolid, has simultaneously organize an International Tapas Competition exclusively for students of accredited culinary schools throughout the world. This event, now in its third year, is sponsored by the city’s International School of Culinary Arts, the Chamber of Commerce of Valladolid and the Town Hall of Valladolid. A total of 10 students will have the opportunity to participate and represent their countries and their schools.
Objectives of the contest
The International competition has the following goals :
- Stimulate creativity, motivation and culinary skills among students.
- Promote camaraderie and knowledge exchange among teachers and students from different regions of the world.
- The competition gives students and professors the chance to participate in a complete educational week that encourages them to discover and develop their culinary talents. The program includes visits to produces, wineries, top restaurants in the area and historical areas around Valladolid.
How to participate
The competition is open to students who are enrolled in a Culinary Class of an accredited culinary school anywhere in the world.
Participating students must be at least 18 years old and must be fluent in English.
The student must have completed at least one semester in the culinary arts program of their school.
Each School will be allowed to register two students for the competition
The organizers of this event reserve the right to document the key moments of the competition with visual and photographic material, report and publicize the event and the works done through a series of activities to raise awareness of the competition through the local and international press, newspapers and Television.
Regulations
Participating students – submit all required Competition Application documents to your culinary arts teacher by the deadline shown on the application. Incomplete applications will not be accepted and will be disqualified immediately.
Every application must be endorsed by one culinary professor or the Dean of the school.
The school must decide which students will represent the school and will be allowed to send up to two applications.
Applications must be sent by July 26th, following the rules that are specified in the attached application form.
A team of professionals will select the best participants to represent their country.
Learn and practice the recipes for the Final Competition. Again, you want to be ready to compete if you make it to the finals.
Wait to be notified if you are selected for the Final Competition. You will receive an email letter stating if you have, or have not, been selected to compete by August 13th
Compete in the Final Competition
If selected. The City of Valladolid will give the school a scholarship that will cover all the travel arrangements, airfare and full room and board for the sponsoring professor and the student that will participate in the final competition in Valladolid, Spain. The dates for this final competition will be from November 6th to 11th, 2011. Throughout these 5 days, the student and the professor will take part on a culinary immersion program that includes the competition finals, attending the 7th National tapas competition, visits to top producers, wineries and restaurants as well as visiting historic landmarks around Valladolid.
The jury – is composed of national and international experts and professionals in the field of gastronomy.
The final prize(s) - will be notified to the students selected to the final.
What you need to include in the Competition Application
All the application forms must be received before July 26h. The applications must be submitted via email to the following address : amoreton@eicfp.com
Application form – Fill out ALL sections of the application.
School information sheet – This sheet must be signed and dated by the director, dean or president of the school.
Professor’s letter of reference – This reference letter must be signed and dated.
Personal essay on your career goals – Write a formal essay (minimum of 250 words) describing your professional career goals. Essay should also include the reasons for choosing the tapa presented.
Picture of the tapa submitted – Participants will send only one picture in a jpg document with a minimum size of 640×480 pixels.
Recipe : The recipe must be in English and in the mother tongue of the participant. It has to be divided into two parts :
- Ingredients and quantities
- Preparation methods
SEND ALL THE ABOVE VIA E MAIL – The subject line must read : INTERNATIONAL CULINARY SCHOOLS TAPAS COMPETITION
Judging Criteria
Each member of the jury will give its assessment according to the following parameters :
- Culinary techniques- 20 pts.
- Presentation- 15 pts.
- Originality- 15 pts.
- Use of a mix between local and Spanish ingredients-10 pts
- Flavor- 20pts
- Tapa concept. A tapa is something small that can be eaten in 2 or 3 bites- 20 pts MAXIMUM POINTS = 100
Media
By entering the contest, entrants agree to abide by the Contest Rules and the decisions of the jury panel. All decisions are final. By entering the contest, winners agree to the use of their name and the name of their school, address (city only), comments, voice and images for publicity purposes by the City of Valladolid, without further compensation.
PARTICIPANTS FROM THE USA : This year we will have a semi final contest in New York to pick 3 participants among the applications received. Selected candidates will be invited to compete in New York. The organization will cover the room and board expenses.
FORMS
SOURCE : http://www.escuelainternacionaldecocina.com/en/2011/06/08/concurso-internacional-de-tapas/
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