{"id":239792,"date":"2016-11-04T06:06:04","date_gmt":"2016-11-03T20:06:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=239792"},"modified":"2016-11-04T06:06:04","modified_gmt":"2016-11-03T20:06:04","slug":"world-resorts-galit-rules-cnmi-next-top-chef","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/world-resorts-galit-rules-cnmi-next-top-chef\/","title":{"rendered":"World Resort\u2019s Galit rules the CNMI Next Top Chef"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-239792 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/world-resorts-galit-rules-cnmi-next-top-chef\/1-35\/'>1<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-239809'>\n\t\t\t\tHotel Association of the Northern Mariana Islands president Gloria Cavanagh recognizes the work and contribution of Imperial Pacific International, Ltd.\u2019s Corporate Social Responsibility volunteers for the success of this year\u2019s CNMI Next Top Chef. (Contributed Photo)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/world-resorts-galit-rules-cnmi-next-top-chef\/2-33\/'>2<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-239810'>\n\t\t\t\tEmpty Vessel Ministry president Rose Smith poses with some Imperial Pacific International, Ltd.\u2019s Corporate Social Responsibility volunteers prior to the CNMI Top Chef event at Saipan World Resort&#8217;s Taga Hall on Wednesday evening. (Contributed Photo)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/world-resorts-galit-rules-cnmi-next-top-chef\/3-28\/'>3<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-239811'>\n\t\t\t\tImperial Pacific International, Ltd.\u2019s Corporate Social Responsibility representative Marvin Palacios assists Hyatt Regency Saipan\u2019s Reiji S. Yoshizawa in clearing his station for the next segment of the competition (Contributed Photo)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/world-resorts-galit-rules-cnmi-next-top-chef\/4-27\/'>4<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-239812'>\n\t\t\t\tImperial Pacific International, Ltd.\u2019s Corporate Social Responsibility staff Tanishia Masga and Selmalyn Taitaino prepares six of the 12 chefs before their competition.\u00a0(Contributed Photo)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/world-resorts-galit-rules-cnmi-next-top-chef\/5-28\/'>5<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-239813'>\n\t\t\t\tImperial Pacific International, Ltd.\u2019s Corporate Social Responsibility representative Zack Dela Cruz clears the chef\u2019s cooking station in preparation for the next segment of the event.\u00a0(Contributed Photo)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>It was about cooking up success.<\/p>\n<p>From thorough planning to its seamless execution, the latest edition of the CNMI Next Top Chef competition was the largest ever successfully staged, joint organizers Empty Vessel Ministry and the Hotel Association of the Northern Mariana Islands said.<\/p>\n<p>The organizers acknowledged that the widely respected culinary competition was the result of the collective hard work by the committees and sponsors. A total of 12 chefs and their student chef-assistants from Kagman High School participated in this year\u2019s competition.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s competition was held on Wednesday evening and produced three top chefs: Marinero Galit of Saipan World Resort, first place; Edgardo Casing, Fiesta Resort Saipan, second place; and Francisco A. Sablan, independent, third place. <\/p>\n<p>Imperial Pacific International was a gold sponsor. IPI fielded 10 volunteers from its Corporate Social Responsibility team, providing support and assistance in the setup and behind-the-scenes work to the actual staging of the competition, which was held at the Saipan World Resort.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis year, the hotel association joined with Empty Vessel Ministry\u00a0to bring to the CNMI the first-of-its-kind format for the CNMI Top Chef competition featuring Certified Angus Beef and Entwine, the wine of the Food Channel,\u201d said HANMI president Gloria Cavanagh. \u201cThe planning and execution of tonight\u2019s event could not have happened without the hard work of the committee. I applaud these hardworking people. It was not an easy event to pull off and I believe they presented us with a top quality event. I would like to recognize our gold sponsors, Best Sunshine International (Imperial Pacific International) and Docomo Pacific; also our silver sponsor, Bridge Capital LLC, and bronze sponsors Triple J Five Star Wholesale Foods, IT&amp;E, and the T Galleria. Thank you to all of our corporate sponsors that are always there to assist a good cause, which I believe this is.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>All proceeds raised from the event will fund the work and advocacy of Empty Vessel Ministry Foundation. Since partnering with HANMI, the competition held this year was Empty Vessel Ministry\u2019s fourth and largest Top Chef event to date. It was established in 2011<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBest Sunshine International is a part of HANMI,\u00a0and HANMI is a partner of Empty Vessel Ministry Foundation. We also have contributed to Empty Vessel in many different\u00a0ways and have mutually collaborated with them\u00a0in previous\u00a0projects,\u201d IPI-CSR executive director Geri Dela Cruz said. \u201cWe consider them our partners in their main mission to go out and help the community and those in need.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Dela Cruz\u2019 team of 10 volunteers sat on the Top Chef committee assisting with planning months before the competition. <\/p>\n<p>Aside from providing manpower, as a gold sponsor, Imperial Pacific International\u2019s $2,000 helped fund needed materials and prizes for the competition. <\/p>\n<p>Prior to the start of the event, IPI-CSR assisted with setting up the competition venue. During the event, IPI CSR was also responsible for time-keeping, clearing each chef\u2019s cooking station between competition rounds, assisting the backstage kitchen with cleaning each chefs\u2019 utensils, and securing the chefs who were waiting for their part in the competition. <\/p>\n<p>Assisting in this year\u2019s competition was an exciting experience for the CSR volunteers who were able to observe firsthand the work of a professional chef and culinary experts. <\/p>\n<p>Empty Vessel Ministry president Rose Smith acknowledged the support extended by Imperial Pacific International. \u201cEmpty Vessel would like to thank Imperial Pacific\u00a0for the partnership that they have extended to Empty Vessel since last year. When the island was hit by Typhoon Soudelor, Imperial Pacific\u00a0was among the first and fastest sponsors to support Empty Vessel. They have continually supported our causes and\u00a0donated funds toward events such as this\u00a0for us to continue helping in the community,\u201d Smith noted.<\/p>\n<p>For\u00a0CNMI Next Top Chef, Imperial Pacific is a gold sponsor. \u201cThe company\u00a0provided their CSR staff\u2019s services in helping at this event and they are an active part of the committee. Without the major support from Imperial Pacific, this event would not have gone the way it has gone], which is a very huge success. We do sincerely appreciate the company\u2019s support,\u201d Smith added. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was about cooking up success. 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