Food Festival

After the huge success of the cooking classes which were organized at the Royal Golf Club back in May and June 2013, New Dawn Society organized a Food Festival that aimed to bring the talented Bahrainis who are interested in cooking in one place. The festival took place in Dec 6th & 7th 2013 starting from 12pm to 7pm.

The main theme of the festival was Live Cooking. Different cuisines were available: Thai, Indian, Lebanese, Mexican, Italian etc in addition to healthy snacks and desserts.

24 food stands were available on Friday. A cupcake decorating competition was held at 4pm and was judged by Mrs. Layla AlSharif and the owner of Let's Eat Cake, Nadia. The winner of the competition was the owner of Cute Oven cupcakes.

26 food stands were available on Saturday and another cooking competition was organized at 4pm which was the highlight of the festival. Three young Bahraini chefs were challenged to cook a starter dish and a main dish out of secret ingredients. The judges of the competition were Mrs. Afnan AlZayani and Dr. Dalal AlSherooqi and the two winners were Muneera AlMannai and Aysha AlOraifi.

A cooking class by chef Yousef (from Bahrain TV) was also held on Saturday at 3pm. Other activities included live music and kids corner.

The festival was under the patronage of Shaikh Hisham bin Abdulrahman AlKhalifa, the Governor of the Capital Governate. The official opening ceremony was attended by his vice Mr. Hassan AlMadani and other representative on Friday at 4pm.

The proceeds of the festival will be used to buy electrical wheelchairs for Bahrain Association for Parents and Friends of the Disabled.

We'd like to thank our sponsors for making this event a huge success: Al Aali Shopping Complex, Al Osra Supermarket, AlGhalia, ilcapopizza and all the restaurants & businesses that provided us with prizes.