Hotel InterContinental chef named bread dumpling maker of year

Chef Tomáš Vaníček of Prague’s InterContinental hotel came first in a national bread dumpling making contest on Monday evening. The event was hosted by the InterContinental and was being held for the third time. Among the judges was former foreign minister Jiří Dienstbier, who is himself a keen cook. Mr Dienstbier said increasing numbers of Czechs were aware of the dumpling competition, which he joked was making more headlines than the congresses of political parties.

Author: Ian Willoughby