The Croatian schools’ national gastronomy competition ‘GASTRO 2008’ took place on April 2nd-5th in Poreč, a city almost two thousand years old, located on the west coast of the Istrian peninsula on the Adriatic sea.The event was orchestrated by the hotel and tourism school of Poreč, member of the AEHT since 2003 and currently represented at the AEHT Executive Board.
Some 200 students, teachers and directors of 47 Croatian schools and 2 foreign schools, including 1 AEHT member school, took part in the Gastro2008 contest. The organizers were pleased to welcome Ms Mette-Ida Gordon Padovan from Denmark with Croatian origins coming from the Hospitality College of Copenhagen (DK 04), accompanied by her professor, Mr. Christian Beck.
The contests were between school-based teams, and the students had to demonstrate their practical knowledge in 9 disciplines:
1. culinary arts (preparation of a menu),
2. service,
3. flambé work,
4. culinary arts (preparation of a cold dish),
5. pastry
6. bar,
7. front office,
8. tourism
9. promotion of a tourist destination.
For the first time these contests were organized according to the regulations modified in accordance with the AEHT guidelines for the organization of competitions. The event is subsidized by the Croatian government and has achieved increasing success over a period of more than ten years. Several years ago it was opened up to AEHT member schools from other countries. Roll up, roll up!
