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A new chapter is opening for the gastronomy of the Dodecanese. For the first time, an international culinary competition is coming to the Island of the Knights, aspiring to become a landmark event for both professional chefs and the next generation of culinary talent. The Rhodes International Gastronomy Cup by Pefkos Breeze is now a reality. Culinary students, rising talents, and distinguished professional chefs from Greece and abroad will gather in Rhodes to showcase their skills, exchange knowledge, celebrate creativity, and demonstrate the power of gastronomy to unite people, cultures, and traditions. Organized by Tastynation Global and proudly supported by Pefkos Breeze Family Resort & Spa, Rhodes is preparing to host a high-standard international event that aims to secure its own distinguished place on the global culinary calendar. On an island where history meets culture and hospitality is a way of life, gastronomy is about to take center stage on an international platform. Stay tuned. More exciting announcements will soon follow regarding a competition that is set to leave its mark on the global gastronomic landscape and further establish Rhodes as an international destination for gastronomy, culture, and creativity. Rhodes International Gastronomy Cup by Pefkos Breeze Where Gastronomy Meets Excellence. Rhodes International Gastronomy Cup by Pefkos Breeze — Bringing the World of Gastronomy to the Island of Knights. One World • One Kitchen • One Family

FROM THE RAW MATERIAL TO THE KNIFE. FROM THE KNIFE TO THE FIRE. Every nation has its own gastronomic story. And deep within the roots of almost every culture, three elements have followed humanity through the centuries: The raw material. The knife. The fire. Long before gastronomy entered modern kitchens, embraced technology and advanced equipment, people first had to know and understand the raw material. To respect it. To learn its structure. To understand every part of it. To develop methods of cutting, butchering and making full use of it. This is how the art of butchery and meat craftsmanship was born and evolved. An art that goes far beyond the use of a knife. It is knowledge. It is precision. It is technique. It is respect and responsible use of the raw material. It is creation. From the traditional cuts of different cultures to modern butchery techniques, and from meat preparations rooted in heritage to contemporary creative approaches, meat tells an important part of the story of nations and their people. And then comes fire. Humanity's oldest culinary language. Wood. Charcoal. Smoke. Flame. From the Greek spit-roasting tradition and the fire techniques of the Balkans to the great fires of Africa, the culinary traditions of Asia, the techniques of the Mediterranean and the legendary BBQ pits of the Americas, every culture has learned to speak its own language through fire. What we now call BBQ and Fire Cooking is not simply a modern cooking trend. It is a true culinary time machine. It takes us deep into the roots of every country. Into the techniques of its ancestors. Its ingredients. Its aromas, flavours and memories. Because traditional gastronomy was not created in a single day. It was cut. Butchered. Crafted. Smoked. Cooked over fire. And passed from generation to generation. This is the philosophy of MEAT–IN PTOLEMAIDA. A new international competitive institution created to unite the art of meat, professional butchery, the precision of cutting and meat preparation, meat craftsmanship, BBQ, live-fire cooking and culinary creativity. A competition where meat professionals do not come simply to make cuts. They come to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of the raw material. Butchers and meat craftsmen do not come simply to present a product. They come to transform technique, tradition and creativity into culinary expression. Chefs, pitmasters and masters of fire do not come simply to cook. They come to tell the story and express the gastronomic culture of their homeland through fire. Greek and international guests. Butchers. Meat craftsmen. Chefs. Pitmasters. Creators. People who understand that behind every great flavour comes first knowledge and respect for the raw material. And behind every fire, there is a story. NOW, THE INVITATION IS OPEN. If you are a meat professional and you know that behind every precise cut lies knowledge, accuracy and technique… If you are a butcher or meat craftsman capable of transforming raw material into creation… If you create meat preparations and products that bring together tradition, knowledge and a contemporary vision… If you are a chef who believes that true gastronomy begins with a deep understanding of the raw material… If you are a pitmaster, grill master or master of fire, and for you flame is not simply a cooking method but knowledge, instinct and culture… Then this event was created for you too. MEAT–IN PTOLEMAIDA invites professionals, creators and teams from Greece and around the world to take on the challenge. To showcase their technique. To test their knowledge. To reveal their creativity. To bring the gastronomic identity of their homeland to the international stage. We are not simply looking for competitors. We are looking for people who have dedicated time to understanding meat. People who respect the knife. People who understand fire. People who have something to create — and a story to tell. Meat professionals and butchers. Meat craftsmen and cutting & butchery specialists. Creators of meat preparations and meat products. Chefs and culinary professionals. Pitmasters, grill masters and BBQ teams. Professional and international teams. The raw material is waiting for you. The knife will test your precision. The fire will test your knowledge. And your creation may write its own story. ARE YOU READY TO TAKE PART? MEAT–IN PTOLEMAIDA — WORLD MEAT, BUTCHERY & BBQ CHAMPIONSHIP MEAT HAS ITS OWN ART. THE KNIFE HAS ITS OWN PRECISION. FIRE HAS ITS OWN STORY. AND NOW, THEY ALL MEET WITHIN ONE INSTITUTION. PTOLEMAIDA, GREECE Founded & Organized by Tastynation Global ONE WORLD • ONE KITCHEN • ONE FAMILY