Chef Ulla Liukkonen was invited to become an honorary member of the World Association of Chefs’ Societies – the award was handed over on June 9, 2021 in Lahti
Ulla Liukkonen, President of the Finnish Chefs’ Association, has been awarded an honorary membership in the World Association of Chefs Societies (Worldchefs). Liukkonen has been the chairman of the Finnish Chefs since 2008. Lifetime Honorary Membership of Worldchefs is the highest recognition a chef can receive from his colleagues.
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– I am extremely grateful for the recognition I have received and I want to share it with our entire association. I warmly thank Wordchefs, the board of the Finnish Chefs Association, the member associations and all our members, as well as our supporters, for their cooperation over the years to promote Finnish food culture,” says Liukkonen.
– Recognition is granted on the basis of strict selection criteria, such as the member states’ support for the applicant and meritorious work for the country’s chefs’ association and Worldchefs, says Petri Selander, vice-president of the Finnish Chefs’ Association.
Osmo Norha (1974) and Martti Lehtinen (2006) have previously been invited from Finland to become honorary members of Worldchefs.
The recognition was announced at the Worldchef Congress on 15 August 2020, which was held as a remote congress instead of the Worldchefs Congress & Expo in St. Petersburg due to the corona situation.
Due to the situation, the harnesses were handed over to Liukkonen less than a year late. A solemn handover ceremony was held on June 9, 2021 in Lahti in connection with the board meeting of the Finnish Chefs’ Association. In addition to SKM’s board, representatives of the regional association Päijät-Hämeen Keittiömestarit ry congratulated them.
The Finnish Chefs Association congratulates Liuko on the recognition.
