Guess What? Rudi Khoirudin

Guess What? Rudi Khoirudin

"I'm very...very honored to know that I have been appointed a
member of the panel of judges at such a prestigious cooking
festival in Hong Kong," said Indonesian culinary expert Rudi
Khoirudin, smiling.

The judges' panel, he said, includes 13 famous culinary
experts and food critics from all over the world. Among the
judges are John Allmag from Canada, Michel Piot from France and
Edoardo Raspelli from Italy.

"I'm the youngest member of the judges' panel," he said.

Khoirudin, whose face is familiar to many Indonesian
housewives, is the host of a popular cooking program sponsored by
the Kartini women's magazine and the private TV station RCTI.

He first visited the British colony as a participant in the
Hong Kong cooking festival, Khoirudin said, and went there again
as the winner of the festival.

"For the third time, I am going to Hong Kong as a member of
the panel of judges," said Khoirudin, whose recipes for various
Indonesian dishes have become famous among housewives across the
country.

The cooking festival, called the Culinary Award, is part of
the Hong Kong Food Festival. The festival is organized by the
Hong Kong Tourist Association and takes place every two years.
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