Chefs win awards in Italy

Two chefs from the Radisson SAS Golden Sands Resort and Spa, Albert Picco and Andrew Vella, have achieved outstanding results in the recent competition Un Filo D'Olio Nel Piatto held in Bari.

Mr Picco and Mr Vella prepared starter delicacies including open lasagna with chorizo and grouper as well as sunny side up quail egg drizzled with salsa verde.

Their winning main course consisted of lamb cutlets stuffed with chicken liver, vanilla mash, confit of Mediterranean vegetables and lamb jus lie. At the end of the competition, the two chefs were awarded best plates and most creative menu. Don Alfonso Iaccarino, one of the few chefs in Italy who runs a three Michelin star restaurant, presented the two chefs with their awards and gold medals.

Raphael Cauchi, general manager of the resort, said the achievement continues to show that Maltese chefs can excel on the international stage and successfully compete with their foreign counterparts.