bhm sports fest - Christ University

Vol. 3 (1), MARCH 2014
Department of Hotel Management, Christ University, Hosur Road, Bangalore 560029
Repertoire: March is a month of mixed feelings; feelings that one academic year is
getting over for the seniors passing out, and the other being feelings that they are going
to counter the new realms of life. It is a month for the new offspring to shoot flowers to
bloom and the summer starts. Wishing all the seniors a very best of life also the readers
a happy vacation and the very best for the exams.
-Avin Thaliath, Editor-in Chief
BHM SPORTS FEST
Basketball: Winners: 1st Years
Runners-Up: 3rd Years
By: Mahira Alvares
Volley-Ball: Winner 3rd Years
The BHM Sports Fest started
off with great fervor on 12th
December 2013 as Father Arun
Anthony released the inaugural balloons and declared the
sports meet open. We then
went into five days of intense
competition between all four
years of the BHM Department.
The sports meet brought out healthy competition and
created many strong bonds of friendship and bridged
the gap between the years, which is why it is held annually.
Organizing this event with Sajeel Anees was an experience that tested our situation handling skills, pressure
managing skills and also learning how to deal with
getting on the bad side of a few people! All in all, we
loved every moment of it and would like to thank everyone for their cooperation and commitment. Kudos to all
participants for giving us an exciting show of sportsmanship till the very last minute!
The Results:
BOYS:
Cricket: Winners: 3rd Years
Runners-Up: 1st Years
Runners-Up: 1st Years
Football: Winners: 4th Years
Runners-Up: 1st Years
GIRLS:
Football: Winners: 3rd Years
Runners-Up: 1st Years
Basketball: Winners: 4th Years
Runners-Up:3rd Years
Throwball: Winners: 4th Years
Runners-Up: 2nd Years
Points Total (10 Point for Winners; 5Points for Runner’sUp)
1st Years: 30 points
2nd Years: 5 points
3rd Years: 40 points
4th Years: 30
points
Let the games begin!
By: Angelina Maben
The precursor of what began almost three
months ago finally culminated in a very exciting and
challenging two day competition between all the bright
minds of the hotel management department. The StudCo along with the guidance from the fourth years and
professors worked tirelessly to make the event a success. Ten teams were created with an equal distribution
of all students using a fair system of random selection.
Competitors were
tested
for their
all
around
knowledge and skill set. The prelim for the ‘chef comp’
was a brain racking written quiz. Students who qualified
for the competition were put to the test in true Masterchef fashion. The practical round required contestants
to use their innovative skills and add a contemporary
twist to age old Indian dishes. This round found even the
most experienced future chefs scrambling to think on
their feet. The judges were wowed by each team’s enthusiasm and creativity. The last thing left to do in order
to crown
the winner was
to test
their
technical
and general
Day one of this competition had students showcase their technological abilities, photography skills,
wine knowledge, marketing strategies etc. ‘Hotel technic’ challenged contestants to create a page for an imaginary outlet on the social networking site, Facebook. In
the same competition contestants were asked to capture unedited moments of the food life within campus.
This added a fun element to the competition. Finally,
they were asked to create an idea for an app related to
the hospitality
industry. Gauthami Shankar
and Avishek
Singh Vishen
were crowned
the most tech
savvy. Fun captions and a brilliant app concept saw them
emerge winners. The ideas
that came
about through
the course of
that competition are real proof that the youth honestly do have potential.
The next competition was a service related one,
wherein contestants blind tasted wine. They then created a wine label and brochure based on the grape variety
they thought they tasted. These wine connoisseurs then
pitched their product to the judges. Michael Tep and
Steven Chung were able to steal the hearts of the judges
with their way with words and marketing skills. Their
idea of a personalized wine label for all consumers was
loved by all.
What is a competition without a little fun? Well, the
‘treasure hunt’ was a good mix of both wit and speed.
The various pit stops had challenges such as a crossword, a spelling round, identification of ingredients, taknowledge of the field. A quiz was conducted in order to
ble set up, cuts of vegetables etc. Groups navigated
do so. In the end Amandeep Singh and Vishwas Badami
from one clue to the next and Team 1 was the first to
were victorious
reach the finish line.
The ‘Hotel Ability Test’ as the name suggests
The prelims for the quiz were also held on day one. The
was conducted in order to test the student’s knowledge
quiz was exciting and competitive and was a combinaof all aspects of the industry. This two day event, held
tion of technical knowledge, general knowledge and
on the 14th and 15th of February encompassed all the
current affairs.
talents the students of the department of Hotel ManAfter a very tiring and eventful day one, contestants
agement, Christ University had to offer.
were all geared up for their housekeeping and managerial skills to be tested. ‘Cut Corners’ required contestants to not only design a restaurant but also do the
budgeting required to set it up. Contestants were also
asked to come up with a checklist for an ubre – demanding celebrity. The one and only Rajnikanth helped
Thiagu Muthiah and Sibyl Sunitha win. The final quiz
round had contestants at the edge of their seats
with the thrilling questions and rounds like the infinity bounce. Team 6 comprising of Amandeep Singh,
Navaz Bharucha and Arjun Saravaran were able to
keep their cool and answer all the tricky questions.
The ‘Best manager’ competition was designed to
test student’s technical knowledge, situational handling and interview skills. The first round required
the contestants to create a tour package for a select
clientele. The next round tested their abilities to
deal with real life situations at the workplace. Finally, a
stress interview was conducted where many curveballs
were thrown at them. Many ended up cracking under
the pressure and eventually Angelina Maben was declared the winner. However, the day ended on a happy
note with a closing ceremony that included a beat boxing session, a dance and a beautiful rendition of the
song ‘Titanium’ by Nadisha Sagar.
The HAT and chef comp were played in true spirit and at
the end of it all, Team 3 emerged as the overall winners.
A hearty congrats to them from the Akshar team!
Thief”.They had made a Mojito as their classic cocktail.For their innovative cocktail they had made a fusion
By: Anish Ramnani of jalapeños and mango juice with a rum base.It was
served along with a jello version of the drink minus the
rum.Their drink turned out to be both cool and spicy
The annual bartending competition of the department
when it hit the throat.They called their drink a
of hotel management - “Kicks’’ was held on the 28th of ‘Frescaliente’ which in Spanish means ‘cool heat’.For
January 2013.The competition featured 5 teams of 2
their on the spot cocktail,they were given amaretto to
students each which included 2 teams from the 2nd
work with.They had then combined the ameretto along
year hotel management students and 3 teams from the with cranberry juice and garnished it with a lime wedge
3rd years.
and they called this drink a ‘Machete’.
As per the rules of the competition we had to make a
classic cocktail,an innovative cocktail and a cocktail on
Next to go was the one man army of Michael Tep,as his
the spot according to what the judges gave us to work
partner was unable to join him.Micheal had made a conwith.All the teams had to draw lots to determine the
temporary classical cocktail called Golden Dreams which
order of the proceedings.
is based on Gallianno flavoured with orange juice and
spices and blended with cream.For his innovative
drink,Michael had infused Rasugullas with sherbet
My partner Diya Jojan and I were the first go and prewhich he had dunked in the glass filled with white
sent our drinks to the judges.We had decided to go
rum.This was something that you could drink as well as
South Indian on which both our classic and innovative
eat at the same time.The judges seemed to be quite imcocktails were based.Our classic cocktail was
“Vasanthaneeram” which is highly popular in Kerala es- pressed with this.Michael had called this drink the “Balls
pecially after the malyalam classic “Devasuram” where of Fury”.For his on the spot cocktail,Michael had to work
the hero of the film MohanLal makes and endorses this with Sambuca.He simply topped the Sambuca off with a
little lemon juice and soda and called it a ‘Sambucatino’.
drink.This drink is rum based with with the essence of
spices and toped off with chilled coconut water and is
bound to quench the thirstiest of throats especially on a
Last in was the Team of Arthi Tivari and Poorvi Iyengar
hot summer’s day!Our innovative cocktail was called
who called themselves “Take 4”. They had made a mos“Manya Killi” which means yellow bird in Malyalam.It
was named so because of the rich golden yellow colour cow mule as their classic cocktail.They made their innoit had.This drink was based on rum along with bourbon vative cocktail using a concentrate of Nanari roots
mixed with whisky and lime and sweetened with sugar
whisky,muddled with South Indian spices and bodied
syrup and had called this drink ‘Tickle thy Roots’.For
with sugar cane juice.For our on the spot cocktail we
were told to make any whisky based cocktail,for which their innovative cocktail they had to use Jagermeiswe had made a traditional Whisky Sour which was much ter.They had made what they called a ‘Cran Bomb’
which was nothing but Jagermeister and cranberry
to the delight of the judges.
juice.The judges were really impressed with this drink
and had voted this the drink of the day.
Next in,was the team of Bryan and Avani whose theme
was “Mad Chemistry”.They had played it safe for their
With this the competition had come to an end and the
classic cocktail and had made a Tequila Sunrise,simple
Judges had declared the team of Bryan and Avani the
yet delightful.Their innovative Cocktail was called
“Bomb Shell” which was a cross between a cocktail and winners and team Take 4 as well as Michael as the runa sorbet.The cocktail was primarily red wine based with ners up. At the end of the day the best men won!
lemon and pomegranate juice along with the essence of
mint.This was injected and infused into hollow cranberry sorbet which was made using dry ice,ethanol and
cranberry juice.The Bomb Shell required a lot of science
to pull off and Bryan and Avani had got their chemistry
spot on.For their on the spot cocktail they had to use
Cointreau.They had made what they called a ‘Coin Flip’
which was made using Cointreau,Whisky,lemon,cranberry and pineapple juice.
KICKS 2013
Next to follow was the team of Vishnu K Kumar and Tinu
S Thomas and they called themselves the “Joker and the
food. This mystery ingredient was Pomegranate. A sudden silence lingered over the kitchen and ideas began to
By Navaz Bharucha &Lara Williams
form. So of the students used it as a garnish, others
made a reduction sauce with pomegranate and much
more.
Junior Chef Comp held on 22nd February 2014 was the
first step towards showcasing their talents. It consisted All the teams had unique ideas, the Indian teams made
of 2 rounds. The preliminary round was a written elimi- food from their culture. Mangalorean, Mallayali, tamilnation round. 8 lucky teams were chosen to show their ian. The continental teams tackled the flavours of the
west with baked chicken, seared fish in white wine vinaiskills they developed this past year. The second round
was divided into two parts, a quiz and the cook off. The grette and pizza turnover. Desserts like panacotta in
strawberry gazpacho, orange crème caramel, banana
quiz covered varying topics like eminent personalities,
food, cheese, popular culture and so on. There was high fritters, satisfied the sweet tooth of all. The Indian desserts were phenomenal as well. There was a lot of variacompetition and energy levels rising with every question. Valmiki and Vishnu emerged winners of this round. tion with textures, colours, flavours, with jackfruit
2 days before the competition, all teams had to pick up payasam, wheat carrot halwa and kheer. All the dishes
chits and that determined the cuisine. 4 teams got Indi- were plated beautifully; the Indian teams made use of
banana leaves and yet had a sophisticated appeal. The
Continental teams made use of modern style plating
with beautiful colours. Every dish was elegant and impressive.
Junior Chef Comp- 2014
The judges for this competition were Chef Padmavathy
from Atria Hotel and Chef Debajoyoti Palroy. Chef’s of
high repute. Each team presented their dishes to the
judges and was then questioned on their knowledge of
their dishes, from the ingredients,
to the methods of cooking and
reasons behind choosing the dish.
After a long grueling wait and a
an cuisine and 4 teams got Continental. The crux of this
sparkling clean kitchen, the wincompetition was meat, each team would be given a mysners were announced. The third
tery meat on the day of the competition and they had to
place went to Rosalind and Amriuse that in their main course. The starter and dessert
ta, their smashing fish curry, full
was planned according to the cuisine chosen.
of flavour. The second place went
The D-day began at 8am when all the 8 teams assemto Shivani and Karan with their
bled, apprehensive of what is to happen next. 4 teams
pizza turnover. Bhargavi and Devika secured first place
got fish and 4 teams got chicken. There was a wide variwith their rasam which won over the judges, leaving
ety of ingredients to cook with, wines, fresh fruits, chocthem asking for more.
olate, vegetables, spices, everything and more a BHM
The competition ended on a happy note with everyone
student could ask for. The competition began at 8:30,
each team full of high spirits and putting their best foot satisfied with their efforts. The opportunity to particiforward. There was a multitudinous ocean of smells and pate in this competition was a prize in itself. It taught us
a lot about ourselves and gave us a better insight about
sounds enveloping the kitchen, the frying of garlic and
food and how to manipulate flavours. It showed us how
onion, the smell of melting butter, the sounds of the
blender, the sound of mustard seeds crackling the smells we work under pressure. All in all, it was a brilliant experience filled with energy. Tired and happy after a long
of Indian flavours. The hustle and bustle of the kitchen
day in the kitchen, everyone left with a smile on their
was at an all time high. Then at 10:30, the contestants
face and a satisfied pallet.
were informed that there was a little twist, they would
be given an ingredient and that had to be used in their
citing events that took place in the last four years. Harsh
then thanked each and every faculty member individually,
By: Behzad Tarapore & Navaz Bharucha
talking about their momentous contribution to the success and achievements of the graduating batch. Vishal
then gave hilarious encounters of the events that took
That time of year when we bid farewell to our 4th years,
place in the last 4 years. He ended on a positive note,
the students who’ve successfully completed their BHM
with humor in the air.
degree and are now mature enough to enter the real
world. They’ve gone through all the grueling experiences The 4th year’s class teacher, Mr. Zacharia Joseph spoke to
and have emerged victorious. The last time the BHM fam- his class, gave them advice and expressed his love for his
class. He spoke about the journey of life and the hard
ily would be gathered in one place.
work one must put in to succeed. The graduating batch
The Hotel Management department of Christ university
then reciprocated with a loud round of applause and unheld their farewell on the 28th of February. An event all
derstanding. 10 students from the 4th year’s were given
the 4th years looked forward to. It started at 4pm at the
special letters of appreciation. The 3rd years put together
panel room. The event was hosted by Mahira and Visha yearbook, this consisted of all the 4th year’s and picwas of the 3rd year. They created an ambience of solemtures of the special events that took place. The faculty
nity and nostalgia among the audience. The head of dealso wrote words of wisdom which would guide the stupartment, Mr Sushil Dwarkanath gave the students some
dents through their life. Aravind Varghese put together a
valuable advice on the joys and trials of the outside
video on behalf of his class. The joy and fun they had in
world. The encouragement to succeed left all the stuthe span of 4 years was captured and this generated tear
dents with dreams and hopes twinkling in their eyes. The
or two from the students.
director of the BHM department, Father Arun Antony adMany competitions were
vised the students to never
held throughout the year,
stop believing and to trust
Sports day, Junior Mixologod for he will always guide
gist, Junior Chef Comp,
the way. Calvin, Michael
Chef Comp, Hat comp,
and Deepak then performed
Kicks. The winners were
‘Summer Love’ This only
awarded on stage and ceremphasized the feeling of
tificates given. This was a
nostalgia and made them
proud moment for all the
face the reality that the safe
winners, their opportunity
haven of college will no
to be appreciated for their
longer exist but the memories will always remain.
successes. There was a proud feeling surging among the
The tradition that one student from the 1st, 2nd and 3rd
students and faculty. Their journey had just begun and
years would speak on behalf of their batch to felicitate
this only encouraged them to work harder.
the 4th years. Calvin from the first year narrated some
funny instances that took place during the year. He spoke
from the heart and left the audience laughing at the sheThe 3rd years put up a magnificent high tea for the BHM
nanigans that took place. Behzad spoke on behalf of the
department. They worked hard and their food
second years, he summarized the whole year in his
Definitely was a cherry to a wonderful evening. This is a
speech. The inter batch matches, to the fests to the
time of great change for the graduating batch.
friends made on the way. He ended with words of encouragement, ‘Shine on you Crazy Diamond’, each one is They have learnt so much over the years, now emerging
unique and deserves to shine. Kenneth spoke on behalf of victorious. They will definitely be missed, but
the third years, he told them to never give up and take on
One day we may meet again in the working world. The
all problems head on. Two students from the 4th year
BHM family is always here with open arms, no
Harsh and Vishal spoke about their experiences and took
One is alone. “Lights will guide you home”
a nostalgic trip down memory lane, narrating all the ex-
Fare Thee Well, Seniors
Student Committee: The first event conducted by the Student Committee was held at
the Movenpick Hotel in a Tuscan Restaurant called Mezzaluna.
Editor-in chief
Avin Thaliath
Conceptualized and Designed by
Bryan John Fernandes
Editorial Team
Avin Thaliath
Keerthan John Noble
Vishal Bose
Aravind Varghese
Claudette Carvalho
Shivani Gogia
Anahita Girish
Vishwas Badami
Mahira Alvares
Angelina Maben
Bryan John Fernandes
Srujana Sagi
Poorvi Iyengar
Behzad Tarapore
Lara Williams
Navaz Bharucha
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