PRESENTATION OF THE ROYAL CULINARY SCHOOL PROJECT

Belgrade, 19 March 2007 – Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Alexander II and Crown Princess Katherine hosted today a reception in honour of uniting two National Culinary Associations and presentation of the project Royal Culinary School.

The Culinary Association of Serbia, whose patron is HRH Crown Princess Katherine, and the National Association of Cooks will join together to form the National Culinary Union and in that way become a member of the World Culinary Association.

On this occasion the Culinary Union promoted their first project, The Royal Culinary School, which is being launched in cooperation with The Foundation of HRH Crown Prince Alexander for Culture and Education and HRH Crown Princess Katherine Foundation.

This project is a unique opportunity for the children and youth without parental care to experience the creativity of gastronomy and take cooking into consideration as their future profession.

“The gathering of our two Culinary Associations is a big step for the future of this profession. It is about time that our country presents the beauty our National cuisine at competitions worldwide. The project Royal Culinary School will give the children and youth from homes for children without parental care the opportunity to experience this beautiful profession. I hope that I will have a chance to enjoy their food in the best Belgrade and World restaurants” – emphasized Crown Prince Alexander II in his speech.

The First Private High School for Hospitality and Tourism gave a scholarship and Faculty of Science from Novi Sad also donated two scholarships as a support to this project.

At the reception were also present representatives of the Diplomatic Corps, Directors of the Touristy schools, Hotel owners and many other distinguished people from all fields of Tourism.