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. (raw)