Demonstrating its ongoing commitment to nurturing the next generation of culinary arts professionals locally, the Jamaica Observer has awarded six students from the University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech, Jamaica) School of Hospitality and Tourism Management with Table Talk Food Awards scholarships and bursaries.

The recipients — Khalisa McLean, Kanye Swaby, Yolan Davis, Tyssanne Thomas, Kia Campbell, and Anna-Kaye Doyle — were selected after conversation-style interviews with a panel of judges headed by Novia McDonald-Whyte, the conceptualiser and chair of the Food Awards, on Wednesday.

Now in its 27th year, the Jamaica Observer Table Talk Food Awards has been offering scholarships to students enrolled in the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management at UTech, Jamaica in a bid to open opportunities in the culinary industry and support students who are diligently training in the field.