Daniel Stoenescu (Miko Palace Cafe, Bucharest) and Adriana Ibrea (Delice International, Câmpina) represented Romania in the European Catering Championship. The contest took place in Lyon (January 21<sup>st</sup> – 23<sup>rd</sup>) and had as a goal stimulating the catering segment in gastronomy and the creation of new products.

Each participating team had to prepare a cold buffet for eight, presenting it to the public. Stoenescu, as leader of the team, created four products, in two of them using Norwegian salmon. Adriana Ibrea (that won a gold medal in a similar competition in Turkey) made the desert, named Foret Noir. The great prize gives to the winner 6.000 euro. But about it, and the performances of the Romanian team, read in our next issue.