{"id":245015,"date":"2024-11-25T06:15:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-24T23:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/?p=245015"},"modified":"2024-11-24T22:03:54","modified_gmt":"2024-11-24T15:03:54","slug":"dusit-international-sponsors-netflixs-maverick-academy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/2024\/11\/dusit-international-sponsors-netflixs-maverick-academy\/","title":{"rendered":"Dusit International sponsors Netflix’s ‘Maverick Academy’"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

BANGKOK, Thailand, 25 November 2024: Dusit International, one of Thailand\u2019s leading hotel and property development companies, confirms its role as a key sponsor of The Maverick Academy, a groundbreaking culinary competition series hosted by the renowned chef Alvin Leung \u2013 aka The Demon Chef \u2013 which is streaming on Netflix now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Showcasing a unique blend of high-stakes cooking challenges and business acumen, The Maverick Academy, produced by AR Asia Productions, brings together eight talented chefs from across Southeast Asia \u2014 including Dusit\u2019s very own Chef Woottisak \u2018Woody\u2019 Simhong, a culinary instructor at Dusit Thani College in Bangkok \u2014 in a quest to find the next culinary prodigy who will join Chef Alvin in shaping the future of the culinary landscape as his apprentice and business partner. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Chef Alvin, an English-born Hong Kong-Canadian chef and television personality, is celebrated for his signature style of \u2018X-Treme Chinese Cuisine,\u2019 which has modernised Chinese food and introduced new flavours in restaurants worldwide. He currently holds two Michelin stars at Bo Innovation in Hong Kong. He has also gained recognition as a judge on MasterChef Canada, showcasing his expertise and passion for culinary excellence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He is joined on The Maverick Academy by co-presenter Eric Chong, Chef Alvin\u2019s first apprentice and the winner of the inaugural season of MasterChef Canada. The show also features a distinguished panel of culinary icons as mentors and judges, including chef\/owners of Michelin-starred establishments in Bangkok, along with Adrian Rudin, Managing Director of Dusit\u2019s reimagined flagship hotel, Dusit Thani Bangkok, who serves as a judge on one of the episodes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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While filming in Thailand, contestants stayed at ASAI Bangkok Chinatown, a vibrant Dusit hotel in the heart of the city’s fascinating Chinatown district. This lifestyle-focused property offered an ideal sanctuary for contestants to rest and recharge between demanding shoots that tested their culinary skills, creativity, and entrepreneurial spirit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to featuring a challenge spotlighting Baan Dusit Thani\u2014Dusit\u2019s distinctive standalone dining venue showcasing an array of culinary concepts\u2014the competition also utilised the state-of-the-art facilities at Dusit Thani College, Thailand\u2019s first and largest higher education institution dedicated to hospitality education and training, and The Food School, Thailand\u2019s first multinational culinary school, which is a collaboration between Japan\u2019s Tsuji Culinary Institute, Italy\u2019s ALMA, and Dusit Thani College. These prestigious institutions, renowned for their culinary and hospitality programmes, offered the perfect backdrop for contestants to showcase their skills and expertise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thailand is well represented in the competition, with three contestants, four Thai mentors, and four Thai sponsorship partners. As a Thailand-based company and a key sponsor of the show, Dusit is proud to showcase its dedication to culinary innovation and to inspire the next generation of chefs, both within Thailand and on the global stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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