2022 february 22north africa preselection
The North Africa qualifying round promises to be an exciting one! A line up of talented chefs is ready to impress the panel of expert jury members with their chocolate skills. This exciting event is hosted by the Chocolate Academy™ Casablanca on the 22th of February 2022.
Meet the contestants
Issam Tajer
CURRENT PLACE OF WORK
Pastry chef at Nour Delice
FORMER WORK AND ACHIEVEMENTS
- - Pastry chef at Royal Tulip Hotel in Tanger
- - Trained by chef Emmanuel Forcone in 2018
- - Participant in Cremai 2018
Hicham Khabata
CURRENT PLACE OF WORK
Pastry chef at the Mandarin Oriental
FORMER WORK AND ACHIEVEMENTS
- - Pastry chef Sofitel
- - Pastry chef at the Selman four season hotel resort
- - Pastry chef at Applegarden
- - Pastry chef Namaskar Palace
- - Lead chef at the opening of La galleria del pane at Muscat Sultanate Oman in 2014
Aimane Choukri
CURRENT PLACE OF WORK
Pastry Chef and Owner at Maison Choukri
FORMER WORK AND ACHIEVEMENTS
- - Part of the Moroccan national team competing at the World Pastry Cup in 2015
- - 2nd place at the 2018 North African Selection of WCM
- - Jury member for the CREMAI selections.
Jury
Didier Steffan
CURRENT PLACE OF WORK
Retired
FORMER WORK AND ACHIEVEMENTS
- - The previous head chef of DGF
Thierry Dieumegard
CURRENT PLACE OF WORK
Maymana Rabat
FORMER WORK AND ACHIEVEMENTS
Omar Addihaoui
CURRENT PLACE OF WORK
La Villa Fes
FORMER WORK AND ACHIEVEMENTS
Jean Lachenal
CURRENT PLACE OF WORK
Royal Mansour Marrakech
FORMER WORK AND ACHIEVEMENTS
- - Chef at the Bristol in France
Practical
DATE:
22 February 2022
PLACE:
Chocolate Academy™ Center Casablanca
