Events

AI At 2024's IIHM Young Chef Olympiad 

The Young Chef Olympiad is a week-long extravagant competition, which features timetable for the for the contestants as well as the mentors, it is organized by the International Institute of Hotel Management (IIHM) in partnership with the International Hospitality Council (IHC) London. The contestants undertake two rounds of culinary challenges in their quest to win the coveted YCO Champion Trophy and a validation of their skills by globally renowned experts from the food and hospitality industry. 
YCO 2024 in Kolkata’s IIHM college continued to be a significant platform for Sustainability as it continued to embrace the UN Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs) and spread the message across the world through this mega platform. The YCO 2024 Sustainability Award is another acknowledgement of any work or contribution towards the SDGs by any country or institution from anywhere in the world.
This event gives a platform to IIHM students to take part in the Olympiad which gives them widespread opportunity for the future in the culinary industry and helps generate awareness and active participation in creating a sustainable approach of their institute. The Young Chef Olympiad is not only about competing but about developing camaraderie between nations and helping the youth understand how technology like artificial intelligence (AI) is set to change the hospitality industry.

“AI is being used in various ways in the hospitality industry and young chefs need to know about it. For a start, before the competition takes off, they have to put all their recipes on a software. If they don’t do that they can’t qualify,” said Suborno Bose, chief mentor and chairman, IIHM, and CEO, IHC.

The olympiad is a meeting point for the youth from various parts of the world.

The Young Chef Olympiad started with participants from 15 countries in 2015. It has now grown to accommodate participants from 60 countries.