Reddy, From Junior Chef Winner To Chef Of The Year
Twenty-year-old Navneet Reddy won the Fijian Junior Chef of the Year during the 2013 Moffat Salon Culinaire.
Little did he know that five years down the line he would scoop the 2018 Moffat Salon Culinaire Chef of the Year award.
He was emotional when he received his award during the gala dinner at the Jack’s of Fiji Farm in Legalega in Nadi last Friday night.
“I feel so proud winning this award. I worked on this for the last two months,” he said.
Since a little child, the Olosara, Nadroga-native made up his mind to follow the footsteps of his father, Durga Reddy, now a retired executive chef.
Full of energy, Mr Reddy is the Junior Sous Chef at the Outrigger Fiji Resort and Spa where he has worked for the past nine years.
“When I was small kid, I was motivated by watching my father work in the kitchen so I wanted to follow this track.
“My father is a retired executive chef for last 35 years. He spent 10 years at the Warwick Fiji.
Fiji Chefs Association president Davendra Reddy confirmed during the awards that the three main award winner will be representing Fiji at the 2019 Global Chef Semi-final in Melbourne.
The Piazza Doro Barista of the Year 2018 winner will represent Fiji at the Barista Competition in New Zealand next year.
He thanked the sponsors and the participating properties for this year’s event.
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