Pressbook Constance Festival Culinary 2024

5/23/24, 1:01 PM

Constance Festival Culinaire 2024: A Foodie's Paradise In Mauritius - Great British Chefs

The 2024 trophy winners are announced at the closing ceremony

The climax of the dinners however, came on the Friday night of the festival, when the six one-Michelin starred chefs and six international pastry chefs were split into two groups to create two epic twelve-hand dinners. Having competed against each other earlier in the week, they now had to work together to serve up six courses to over a hundred covers. ‘That felt like the easy bit,’ laughs Rob, who took charge of the fsh course at his dinner, serving up a bream dish topped with a beautiful sauce made from Rogn caviar. ‘Cooking food for that many people is what we all do day in and day out at our restaurants, so even if there was any competitiveness left over from earlier in the week, we were still all focused on working together to create a great meal.’ And a great meal it was too, as different styles from across the world came together to form a dinner that summarised the celebratory ethos of the whole week in a nutshell. As the 2024 festival drew to a close, although prizes were of course handed out to winners and Champagne corks were popped, the resounding feeling was that the week had been a celebration of the entire industry, rather than of individuals. And it’s this spirit in which Constance Culinaire is held that makes it stand apart from so many other food competitions and festivals.

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