Outstanding personalities in the hospitality industry were honoured with the Pro Gastronomia awards again this year.
Pro Gastronomia Award
The Pro Gastronomia Award was founded in 2018 by Dr. Dénes Sándor, retired Associate Professor of the Department of Hospitality at the Budapest University of Economics and Business, Faculty of Commercial Catering and Tourism (BGE KVIK). The aim is to promote Hungarian gastronomy, to promote the catering eminent personalities of the profession and tPerformancerecognition of.
Who gets the award
Pro Gastronomia award four people can receive it each year. At the same time - as a youth award - a chef's jacket worn by Dr. Dénes Sándor was presented to a student who has achieved outstanding results in the field of gastronomy and has previously graduated from the BGE KVIK or its predecessor institutions. The prizes are awarded annually, and the recipients are chosen by the host, Dr. Dénes Sándor, the head of the Department of Gastronomy at BGE KVIK, and a person of professional standing, as determined by the two of them.
The aim of the Pro Gastronomia Award
Because people in the hospitality and tourism industry work 365 days a year, 24 hours a day, they rarely have time to celebrate. Nevertheless, it is an activity that millions of people enjoy. They do a job that requires a great deal of professionalism and perseverance. The Pro Gastronomia award is a recognition of the „everyday heroes” who are lifting up the domestic hospitality industry through their work.
Hospitality is hard work
These people work every day, on weekdays and holidays, putting food on the table. And gastronomy itself is a process of multiple pleasures. On the one hand, it is the pleasure of making food, of seeing how ingredients are transformed through cooking techniques into delicious dishes that are beautifully presented to give guests a delicious experience. The award winners are also a priority for the judges, who want to ensure that the winners come from different generations.
2021 Pro Gastronomia Award judging
For the year 2021, Dr. Dénes Sándor, Dr. Andrea Lugasi, Imre Kiss, retired director of the Hungarian Museum of Commerce and Hospitality, and chef and gastronomic consultant Viktor Segal selected the deserving persons. This year, the 2020 award winners were honoured instead of last year's postponed ceremony due to the epidemic situation.
Pro Gastronomia Award winners in 2020:
- László Kovács, President of the Hungarian Catering Industry Association, owner of La Fiesta Party Service,
- Rudolf Semsei, vice-president of the Hungarian Catering Industry Association, owner of Budapest Party Service and Vakvarjú restaurants,
- John Hobson, Associate Professor at Manchester Metropolitan University,
- The youth award winner is György Lipták, a former student of BGE KVIK, who has worked in several kitchens in Hungary and abroad. He is currently the chef of a private clubhouse at Normafa.
The winners in 2021:
- Prof. Dr. János Gundel, retired professor emeritus of the BGE KVIK,
- Katalin Pintér, owner and managing director of Gerbeaud Gasztronómia Kft,
- Wolfgang Puck, a leading figure in the culinary world, is a world-renowned, innovative chef legend,
- The youth award winner is Dániel Szűcs, a former student of BGE KVIK, who has worked at the three Michelin-starred Per Se restaurant in New York.
Source : https://uni-bge.hu/hu/kvik/pro-gastronomia-dij
Photos by BGE (KVKI)
