InterContinental Muscat Culinary Team Wins Nine Medals at HORECA Oman 2026

InterContinental Muscat culinary team has won an outstanding nine medals at HORECA Oman 2026, enhancing the reputation of Oman as a rising force in the culinary world and bringing prestige to the hotel’s chefs.

Cooks and pastry chefs, as well as culinary artists, hot sauces makers, and meat chefs worked in a variety of challenging categories against a panel of judges highly trained in their respective fields.

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The amount of hardware they won was gold, silver and bronze acknowledging a wide range of ability within the Hotel’s own kitchen gang. Display & presentation was in a gourmet and contemporary style, as was the pastry, with live cooking challenges.

This showcased the blended tradition and modernity of Oman’s hospitality and food-service industry through a blend of contemporary International techniques and regional flavour.

The execution of their job also illustrated the significance of hard work and constant improvement of their skills in competitive gastronomy. Entries had to be precise and innovative, as well as capable of delivering under intense judging conditions.

Confidence in the quality of the culinary team was extended by the praise given from leaders of the hotel, which has helped to consolidate the high standards of the hotel’s dining activities, which had been recognized at a major international event.

It appears Muscat is gaining traction with visitors as a place to visit, fine-dine and for international hospitality. The world-class competitions like those at HORECA Oman offer a platform for sharing of knowledge and the fine tuning and presenting of new trends in the culinary world that are recognized locally and internationally.

The nine medals add to InterContinental Muscat’s confidence in creating culinary skills and exceptional dining experiences for its guests.

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