Bali Hotels Association (BHA) is proud to announce the third BHA Sustainable Food Festival, this year in collaboration with Bali Restaurant and Café Association (BRCA), running from Friday, June 30 until Saturday, July 15, 2023.
Celebrating The Best of Bali, this festival is happening over a two week period in 51 locations throughout Bali allowing participating members to showcase in the context of Bali, sustainability which involves preserving the island's natural beauty and resources, promoting cultural heritage, supporting local communities, and ensuring long-term economic viability.
We are delighted to also announce the inaugural Bali Hotels Association Sustainability Food Festival's Authentic Balinese Street Food Dishes Cooking Competition, a noteworthy event that brings together the pillars of sustainability, sports, and culture
The festival allows participating venues to showcase the innovative work they have been putting in to shift to a more sustainable way of operating, from improving skill levels of team members, to building new or improving existing relations with local suppliers, plus working on waste reduction actions.
- Ingredients used must be 100% sourced from Bali
- Menus are encouraged to showcase The Best of Bali
The festival also aims at reducing waste output to as close to zero as possible, by encouraging waste reduction activities such as composting and waste separation to facilitate recycling.
These initiatives are intended to set a benchmark for the future, by being implemented across all operational areas beyond the festival period.
- Encourage organically grown ingredients
- Food waste donations
- Food diverted from landfills
Sandiaga Uno, The Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy of the Republic of Indonesia expresses his appreciation to BHA for the Sustainable Food Festival.
Find a venue near youThis competition celebrates Bali’s culinary heritage and showcases the talent and creativity of member hotels and resorts. Focusing on non-managerial positions, the competition requires participants to source their ingredients solely from Bali, show their art of cooking and captivating stories of the dish in a video submission. The final round of the competition was designed as a live cook-off between 10 chefs on June 28, 2023, at the Nusa Dua Beach Hotel & Spa.
List of finalists of the 1st BHA Cooking Competition 2023:
Courtyard by Marriott Bali Seminyak Resort – Rizal
Holiday Inn Resort Bali Nusa Dua - Putu Armika
Holiday Inn Resort Bali Nusa Dua - Suprana Tubuhyasa
Hyatt Regency Bali - I Wayan Charles Mandita
Jumeirah Bali - I Wayan Ario Setiawan
Mamaka by Ovolo - Ade Surya
Nusa Dua Beach Hotel & Spa - I Putu Gede Ana Januartha
Renaissance Bali Uluwatu Resort and Spa - I Gusti Ngurah Triandhana
Sheraton Bali Kuta Resort - I Made Aditya Purnawirawan
Soori Bali - Nyoman Dedy
Check out all finalist's video submissons on Bali Is My Life Instagram each of them with a unique story to tell.