‘Young Patissier’ Annual Baking Championship-for Young Bakers and Food Enthusiasts in India

The Academy of Pastry Arts has announced the first ever - ‘Young Patissier’ Annual Baking Championship for passionate bakers and food enthusiasts across India. With a total winning prize worth more than Rs 8,35,000, the winners of the baking competition will get a phenomenal opportunity to further nurture their baking skills under the guidance of Academy’s renowned master chefs.

The Academy of Pastry has the vision to be able to build a platform of international repute for aspiring professionals in the field. With the various full-time, part-time and intensive courses along with master classes by renowned international chefs in Culinary Arts and Pastry Arts, the Academy has been training and grooming students for over 7 years to become excellent chefs in the hospitality industry or young entrepreneurs building their own setups.

Young Patissier is an opportunity for the youngsters to showcase their passion for baking and also win the prestigious title at the National Level. This nationwide championship will have its entries opened from 16^th July to 15^th October during which interested food enthusiasts and participants between the age group 16 and 25 years can apply by submitting their unique recipe along with the product picture and a selfie with the product of their handmade recipe. These products could be a gateau, pastry, tart, breakfast pastry, bread, chocolates or plated desserts. Shortlisted candidates will be eligible for the second round of Live Kitchen competition in the four country zones (Gurgaon, Bangalore, and Mumbai). The top 8 entrants participate in the final round which would happen in one of the Academy’s Centre in India.

The Academy of Pastry Arts

Along with the title of ‘Young Patissier’ and a glowing opportunity to interact with the world champion Master Chefs, the first winner will get a prize money of Rs 1,00,000 and 50  percent percentage off on course fee of any one course of the Academy of Pastry Arts, India. There will be a prize of Rs 50,000 and Rs 25,000 with discounts of 25  percent and 15 percent respectively on the professional courses for the first runner-up and the second runner-up. The discounts on the professional course will help winners to get closer to their dreams of becoming an expert pastry chef. Apart from this, there will be consolation prizes and audience choice awards for exceptional bakers as well.

Chef Niklesh Sharma, Co-Founder & Executive Pastry Chef, Academy of Pastry Arts states, “This first-ever nation-wide championship on such a large scale is organized by the Academy of Pastry Arts to promote the love of baking in India by giving a chance to young talent to show their skills and nurture it. Furthermore, this will take them ahead on the world level in this field by getting a chance to learn from our expert chefs who themselves are winners of prestigious awards. Our idea behind the ‘Young Patissier’ Championship is to support the true potential of our young talented baking enthusiasts and help them polish their skills to mark their presence in the exponentially growing baking world across the globe.”