Cuban Chief Wins World Contest

Havana, May 30 (Prensa Latina) Cuban sommelier and maître Yamir Pelegrino has won the most important world contest on gastronomic literature with his book “Mi Pasion Gourmet” in the category for food professionals.
The World Gourmand Awards, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, gathered 582 regional winners from 42 nations in 26 categories.
Pelegrino´s cookbook, which competed with other finalists from countries such Belgium, Brazil, China, UK, France and Germany, was the best rated by the jury.
The Cuban chief, who is president of the Cuban sommeliers, drew inspiration from family traditions using wine.
Mi Pasion Gourmet already won the Latin American Award in the Best Cookbook for Professionals category.
The competition published a yearbook that will be distributed in the main book fairs on the globe: Paris (France), London (UK), the US, Frankfort (Germany), Guadalajara (Mexico) and the Asian fairs.