By Osagie Alonge
Lalu Surdiham, a chef working in Lagos has emerged as the winner of the Knorr Taste Quest cooking competition.
He beat four Nigerian contestants in the grand finale of the competition last night Sunday, April 7, 2013 to win the sum of N1m after participating in the TV show game that lasted weeks.
Surdiham is the chef in charge of Sky Lounge and Restaurants in Eko Hotel and Suites. He arrived in the Nigerian hospitality scene in 2008. He won the award for ‘Best Chef’ at the 2012 The Club and Bar Restaurant Awards held in Lagos.
As winner of the competition, he walks home with a 2013 Hyundai Elantra, One Million Naira, kitchen equipment worth N300,000 and of course, all the bragging rights…
2 comments
it a fantastic competition knorr has put up,this will encourage a lot of nigeria chefs to word hard ,for am a chef that will love to be in the next competition ,knorr keep the good work on .hope to see me on that stage next season .tx
Its nice that competitions like these are held and the concept behind it is achieved I am happy for such event so young minds will know there is notthing wrong being a chef or cook bravo.