Dusit Thani College students win the second runner-up at Tiparos Challenge 2024 Rising Star Chef  

18 September 2024

Dusit Thani College, Thailand’s leading hospitality education affiliated to Dusit International, has lately had its students participate in Tiparos Challenge 2024 Rising Star Chef, hosted by Tiparos brand owner Tang Sang Hah Co., ltd. Delightfully, the students were able to achieve the second runner-up award. 

Tiparos Challenge, a yearly competition held at the National Food Institute, is a contemporary Thai cuisine competition which allows challengers to blast their cooking skills and ingredient knowledge and implement into dishes. With different topics every year, the 2024 challenge named “Dek Sen” featured local noodles in each region. The result showed that Dusit Thani College’s representatives – Mr. Thammanat Chalermsak and Mr. Sittha Bualoylert from Culinary Arts and Kitchen Management Program – took over the second runner-up award. The students were coached and mentored by Mr. Apisit Jitprasong and Ajarn Nutthawut Promchan while Mr. Teeradon Saengor and their fellows from Culinary Arts and Kitchen Management Program – Ms. Phattharaphon Phooltuayad and Ms. Chutimon Boonthongsri – supported their practices. 

Dusit Thani College sponsors students to join various competitions throughout the year. The college aims that students are able to gain experiences which reinforce the development of their skills, competencies, and professionalism in the future. 

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