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netherlands Netherlands October 13, 2014 Miele Inspirience Centre, Vianen, Netherlands
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country that is capable of conjuring up fairytale images in the mind at the sheer mention of its name, the Dilmah Real High Tea challenge 2014 concluded with much oomph and splendour on the 13th of October. The event took place for the second consecutive year in Netherlands and was held at the Miele Inspirience Centre, Vianen which was swarming with top industry professionals who were all vying for the prestigious title. Vilmos Dohnal & Wesley Schipper of Restaurant Vermeer of the Hotel NH Barbizon Palace emerged as National winners with Vera Kuiper Willems & Filipe Braz of Hotel Double Tree by Hilton Amsterdam grabbing the gold and finishing a close second. A conqueror’s heritage combined with an eccentric food culture which varies by the day, the eclectic themes presented right throughout the competition were indeed quite refreshing. The judges this year Hidde de Brabander – owner of Dreams of Magnolia, Robert Schinkel – star mixologist and Dilmah Tea Sommelier, Bernd Uber – Black Hat Chef and WACS judges and Dilhan C. Fernando – Director Marketing Dilmah Tea and tea aficionado were blown away by the dexterous manner in which the contestants used the multiple nuances and flavour layers of tea in all aspects of cuisine, all the time taking care to embody their very own identity of culture within each of their culinary creations.
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