On April 1, 2021, the 2021 HOTELEX "The Rising Star" Chef Competition East China Division hosted by the China Cuisine Association and the national finals came to an end at the Shanghai National Convention and Exhibition Center. The national finals teams include: 12 teams selected from the South China Division, the North China Division, the Southwest Division and the East China Division for the championship, second and third place. Tianjin Vocational Institute representative team, guided by Zhou Wenda and led by Liu Fangyuan, won the championship of the National Finals after fierce competition.

Three players of Tianjin Vocational Institute team are all from the western food training team of the Tourism Management College of TJVI. The contestant Chen Shilong represented Tianjin in the first National Vocational Skills Competition of China. Ten were directly shortlisted for the National Training Team of the 46th World Skills Competition. Chen Shilong's technical level and quality have been greatly improved after the trials of the World Tournament. Therefore, in dealing with the challenges of this competition, he calmly demonstrated his superb skill level and good comprehensive quality.

The HOTELEX "The Rising Stars" Chef Competition aims to build a platform for Chinese young chefs to exchange and learn, promote the international development of my country's young chefs' cooking skills, and stimulate the enthusiasm of young chefs to study diligently and consciously improve their cooking skills. The schedule stipulates that the participating teams must complete 3 dishes for 4 people within 3.5 hours, and complete the meal within the specified time. The overall dishes need to have a complete theme, showing the cooking skills and the original taste of the ingredients, while ensuring the presentation and appreciation of the dishes.

The Western Food Training Team of the School of Tourism Management of Tianjin Vocational Institute has been actively cultivating professional talents, constantly standardizing the training model, encouraging students to participate in international and domestic Western food competitions, so that young talents can understand the advanced Western food production techniques in all regions of the country. strengthen communication with peers, exercise their own psychological quality, enrich their own experience, expand their horizons, and show their skills.