Only female contestant bags grand win

Siti proud winner – Siti does her hotel proud with the recent win.
The Star

THE only female contestant in a recent culinary contest bagged the top prize and left her all-male opponents awestruck.

Second Commis Siti Arini Darso made headlines at the hotel she works with, Renaissance Kuala Lumpur Hotel when she became the maestro in the 2005 Best Commis Rotisseur Competion.
The win will take Siti to Bermuda in September to display her skills at the Inter-national Competition.

There were two stages to the competition, held at Sunway College.

The first was a menu-writing competition held at Westin Hotel Kuala Lumpur where she competed with 30 others before moving to the second stage.

The second leg was a practical cooking session on modern fusion where participants were evaluated on presentation, taste and style.

Combining Asian and Classic cooking prepared a three-course meal that included appetiser Pan-seared Duck Liver Millefeuille, main course Oven-Baked Pigeon en Croute and Chocolate Risotto stuffed in Sugar Bird’s Nest for dessert.

Siti attributes her success to Joeri Schreurs, Med@Marche’s chef de cuisine.

A keen learner, Siti hopes to continue expanding her knowledge in the culinary art and hone her skills through her daily work with the hotel.