World
Gourmet Summit Awards
of Excellence
2001
Awards Categories and Finalists
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Restaurant Awards
Restaurant Manager of the Year Award |
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This
award seeks to recognize a Restaurant Manager who is well mannered,
professional and knowledgeable; and possesses a high degree of competence
in managing a successful operation. The nominee must be a Singaporean,
Permanent Resident, or a non-Singaporean residing in Singapore and
he / she must be working for a Singapore-based organization or a
franchised / branch that is located in Singapore at the time of
nomination.
Philippe Pau
Restaurant Manager
L'Aigle d'Or, Duxton Hotel Singapore
Philippe Pau, a French national, started
in this profession while in his early twenties. His first
position was a commis de rang at a 2 Michelin-star restaurant
in France.
Pau's
passion for his profession brought him to various parts
of Europe, where he experienced and learnt the best in service
excellence. In all establishments that he has worked in,
his enthusiasm has led to many awards and accolades. L'Aigle
d'Or was no exception, it was selected by all leading restaurant
guides of Singapore as one of the best restaurants in town.
A former member of Academie Culinaire of Great Britain,
Les Arts de la Table, Pau is also a member of Academy of
Food and Wine Service of Great Britain.
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Desmond
Goh
Manager
Doc Cheng's, Raffles Hotel
Graduating with a Diploma in Hotel Management from Switzerland,
Goh's ability to 'serve from his heart' was well received
by many local and international visitors to Raffles and Doc
Cheng's. So impressed were these visitors that letters of
compliments and praises for his excellent service were aplenty.
Caterer
& Housekeeper, a weekly magazine for the foodservice
scene attributed the success of Doc Cheng's to Goh's excellence
in service. Ron Kaufman of Ron Kaufman Active Learning was
one of those impressed by his service. Goh's was also nominated
for Tourism Host of the Year 2000, for his continued professionalism
in his capacity as restaurant manager of Doc Cheng's.
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Stephane
Colleoni
Restaurant Manager
Senso Ristorante & Bar
Having spent the last four years working in Singapore, Stephane
Colleoni has an intimate knowledge of the local restaurant
scene and considers this experience essential to the success
of Senso, Singapore's newest Italian restaurant, located at
Club Street.
Responsible
for the daily operations at Senso, Colleoni is the restaurant
manager and one of four partners in the operation. His experience
in Europe and Asia has seen him employed at some of the
world's leading restaurants, including for the last four
years, Ristorante Bice at Goodwood Park Hotel, Singapore.
His professional qualifications include the Brevet d'Etude
Professionelle and the Certificat d'Aptitude Professionelle.
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