Winner Europe South
Country: Portugal

Name: Carlos Manuel Alves Gonçalves
Age: 26
Present position/establishment: Sous-Chef Executive in Real Villa Italia Hotel & Spa
Town/country: Lisbon
Past positions /establishments (list):

• 2 years as Sous-chef , Bica do Sapato Restaurant in Lisbon
• 4 years as Chef partie, Ritz Four Seasons Hotel in Lisbon
• Chef Partie in Four Seasons Terre Blanche Provence

Past trophies:

• 2009 - Winner of semi-final Global Chef Challenge South Europe, gold medal
• 2008 - IKA Culinary Olympics, Senior team - 1 silver medal and 3 bronze medals
• 2007 - 3rd place in Slovenia, Semi-final Global Chef Challenge South Europe
• 2007 - Mediterranean Challenge in Cyprus, Senior Team - 2 silver medals
• 2006 - Expogast in Luxembourg, Senior team - 4 bronze medals
• 2005 - Scothot in Scotland, senior team - 1 bronze medal
• 2004 - IKA Culinary Olympics, junior team - 1 silver medal and 1 bronze medal

Graduate from: Estoril Tourism and Hotel Professional School (Kitchen and Pastry) 3 years
Graduation year: 2001
Favourite dish: Risotto
Favourite fruit: Cherries
Favourite restaurant (apart from your own): Botin in Madrid
Other passion (when not cooking): paintball, swim, dance, volleyball
Email/Blog/website: carlosmoita88@hotmail.com