Kathmandu, Apr. 17
Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) on Sunday honoured the finalists of BBC Master Chef:
The Professional 2020.
In a program organised in Kathmandu, the team of chefs including Alex
Wave, Alex Wave, Bart van der Lee and Philli Armitage along with Master Chef
Santosh Shah was received by the Chief Executive Officer of the Board, Dr.
Dhananjay Regmi as well as board members and directors.
Dr. Regmi said that Shah has added a new dimension to Nepal's tourism by
introducing Nepali cuisine to the world.
"Nepal is considered as a beautiful destination by tourists but
after Master Chef Santosh Shah introduced Nepali food to the world, it conveyed
the message that Nepal is also an important destination in terms of culinary
tourism,” he said.
Shah said that he was proud to bring Nepali food to the world stage. He
also urged the team that came with him to come back to Nepal and experience
Nepal up close again. Similarly, Wave, Lee and Armitage said that they were
happy to visit Nepal and learn about the art and culture here.
Nepal's tourism sector was devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic but is
slowly returning to normalcy.
A team of Chefs including Shah has been in Nepal since April 7 during the
'Master Chef Finalist Tour to Nepal' tour programme organised by the Nepal
Chapter of Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) under the promotion of
post-epidemic tourism revival campaign promoted by NTB.
Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 18 April 2022.
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