For the 11th consecutive time “Nie Zhenite” newspaper gathered the bravest and the most skilled culinars from the whole country at its National Culinary Contest for Amateurs “A Meal for Two”. This year the event was held under the patronage and with the special participation in the jury of Mrs. Vesela Draganova, MP in the NMSII and Chairperson of the Party of Bulgarian Women. Guests were the ladies from the Club of Women Entrepreneurs and Managers in Bulgaria, representatives of the IWC with President Maria Novak, etc.

The jury: (right to left) Mrs. Radoslava Mincheva, owner of Nedelya confectionery, Mr. Zhoro Georgiev, chef of Maxim restaurant, Mrs. Alena Georgieva, Director General of Merloni Indesit Bulgaria EOOD, Mrs. Vesela Draganova, MP, Chairperson of the Party of Bulgarian Women, the president of the jury Mr. Asen Chaushev, Chairman of Branch Unions, Mrs. Rositsa Gencheva, twice winner in “A Meal for Two” contest and author of Culinary Encyclopaedia, Mrs. Margarita Dobreva, owner of Eliaz bakery. The President of the International Women’s Club Mrs. Maria Novak (with the microphone) welcomes the contest participants.

The expert jury took a long time to taste the variety of meals, because in the adult category there were 59 participants and in the category for children – 25.

The rest of the participants didn’t leave empty-handed either. They received the books from Bulgarian Bestseller – National Museum of Bulgarian Books and Polygraphy “The Holidays of the Bulgarians in Legends and Myths” by Nikolay Nikov, “Theatre–Going Around the World” by Kalina Stefanova, “The Price” by Marko Semov and the edition de luxe of “The Fish Primer”.

Tatyana Petrova