And the Winners of BBM Chef’s Challenge 2021 Are...

Monday 12th of April 2021

Being able to mix up a variety of ingredients and plate a dish so effortlessly is truly an art I appreciate with all my heart. As the leading supplier of food, bakery, cooking ingredients, Best Buy Maldives also recognizes the skilled chefs mastering the art and goes the extra mile in providing quality products from world-renown brands for use in everyday cooking.

In January, the supplier announced BBM Chef’s Challenge 2021 and as an open call for chefs around the nation to showcase their talents and stand a chance to grab grand prizes as winners. Their requirements were to whip up a scrumptious dish of choice using products from any of the handpicked brands supplied by BBM and share pictures with recipes of their creations with the world.

Contributions from all over poured in and just yesterday, the winners have finally been announced! Winners were selected based on the most likes received on their posts shared on social media.

Third Place: Chef Minnie Handa - Demi Chef de Partie at VARU by Atmosphere – Maldives

Chef Minnie kicked off the year by presenting her magical creation for the competition – Mediterranean Open-faced Chicken Sandwich. Her choice of product was mayonnaise from Hellmann’s brand. Minnie won third place by scoring a total of 918 likes across social media platforms and won USD 500 grand prize.

Runner-up: Aminath Hameed – Pâtissier at The Ritz-Carlton Maldives, Fari Islands

The Maldivian Pâtissier and a local favorite with sweet treats, Aminath Hameed came in second place of the competition with a total of 2084 likes and won USD 750. She went with her instincts and whipped up a gabulhi (young coconut), raspberry & chocolate combination to create Choux Au Crequalin by using Redman brand icing sugar and Veliche Gourmet cooking chocolate.

Winner: Mohamed Adil - Chef de Cuisine at Dhigali Maldives

With a total of 2577 likes in total, the Raspberry and beetroot parfait, Beetroot and raspberry cake, raspberry and Sarawak pepper sorbet by Chef Adil won the title of Winner of BBM Chef’s Challenge 2021 and landed the grandest prize of USD 1000. He incorporated Redman and Ravi Fruit supplies into his dish.

Congratulations to the winners and BBM looks forward to more next year.