Ottó Laczkó

(Budapest, May05, 1957)

WORKING EXPERIENCES: 2005-2008 Executive Chef of GUNDEL Restaurant 1996-2008 Chef in different private restaurants 1995-1996 Production director of the newly built pizza plant of Mirelite Rt. 1982-1995 Sous chef of Atrium Hyatt Budapest Hotel, while between 1987-1991 Chef of the Hungarian Restaurant, Lille Budapest in Oslo, Norway 1976-1982 Partie chef, later sous chef of the first Hilton Hotel opened in Budapest from 1971 apprentice years in the Grand Hotel Margitsziget

ACHIEVEMENTS

• 1985. HOGAKA - Karlsruhe individual and team gold medal
• 1986. EXPO GAST - World Cup Luxemburgindividual gold medal
  GAST '86 - Klagenfurt gold
• 1987. GAST '87 - Klagenfurtgold
  National Culinary Exhibition 3gold medals + special prize of the Club des Maitres d'Hotels
• 1991. Masterchef Certificate
• 1992. IKA - Culinary Olympics Frankfurt silver medal
  National Culinary Exhibition 3gold medals + first " Cook of the Year" trophy
  IGEHO -World Championship Basel national team 2 silver + bronze medals
• 1994. EXPO GAST - World Cup Luxemburg national team bronze
  HOGAKA - Karlsruhe gold
  Gastrotrade '94 gold
• 2005. membership in the Chaine des Rotisseurs
• other Chicago Culinary Art Salon - award

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCES

• Culinary weeks worldwide in many cities of USA, Tokio, Dubai, Bombay, Sri Lanka, Ciprus, Athen, Bahrein, Oslo etc.

MAJOR EVENTS

• Gala reception of HM Elisabeth II. in the Ethnographic Museum in Budapest
• New Year Opera Balls for many years
• Official visit - receptionsforPresidents Putyin, Bush and Sarközy
• Reception in the Parliament for 150 Head of States on the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of 1956 Revolution