Olaoluwa Akintayo has been declared winners of the 2023 Sabi Chef street food cooking competition held at the Muri Okunola Park, Victoria Island, Lagos.
BrandSpur Nigeria reports that in a keenly contested final, Akintayo battled 10 other chefs to scoop the ₦1.5 million prize money.
The Sabi Chef Street Food Cooking Competition which kicked off in November saw over 1,000 entries received by the organisers. 10 finalists were picked from the entries, thus preparing the ground for a fitting grand event.
The winner made his signature street noodles to beat other street food chefs to emerge.
According to the celebrity chef and judge at the event, Joy Etor (@joyetor), Akintayo was able to persuade her and her colleague, Chef Peter Olaniyi (@iam_polan) with his street credibility, presentation and style.
Street food vendor, Tosin James emerged the first runner up with a sum of one million naira while the second-runner up and third place winner shared five hundred thousand naira each.
The Sabi Chef competition is organized by Newspread.ng to celebrate and empower street food vendors who contribute significantly to Nigerian cuisine and culture.
The chairman of the day, Shola Ewuola noted the street food vendors were often overlooked and undervalued by the mainstream culinary industry.
“It’s mainly for the people who have not been privileged enough to attend culinary schools, the people who are on the street who are trying to make a living, the people who are trying to send their children to school, the people who are on their daily grind, he said while commenting about the mission of Sabi Chef Food Festival.”
