The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is an official sponsor of the 13th annual World Gourmet Festival, organized by the Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok and set to take place at the hotel from September 3 to 9, 2012.
BANGKOK- Since its inception, the Festival has grown in prominence to feature an extraordinary line-up of some of the best chefs, winemakers and food experts from across the globe, all under one roof for a week-long celebration of outstanding food and superb wines.
Chefs currently confirmed to participate are:
- Shiqin Chen, La Rei, Il Boscareto, Piedmont, Italy
- Igor Macchia, La Credenza, Piedmont, Italy
- Michael Mina, Michael Mina Restaurants, USA
- Masa Shimakawa, ONYX, California, USA
- Frédéric Vardon, LE 39V, Paris, France
- Victor Quintilla, Lluerna, Barcellona, Spain
- Galvin Lim, Les Amis, Singapore
Also confirmed to participate in World Gourmet Festival events are Master of Wine Jeannie Cho Lee, who will be conducting a wine masterclass, Eleveur de Fromage Jean-Francois Antony, who will be hosting cheese-tasting events, and a cigar and rum-pairing event with Patoro Cigars and Eastory Rums.
Once again this year, the World Gourmet Festival is proud to support HRH Princess Soamsawali’s Save A Child’s Life from AIDS Project under the auspices of the Thai Red Cross Society. A portion of every ticket price, as well as proceeds from an auction, will be donated to this charity.
More chefs will be announced in the coming weeks, and all the latest updates and further information about this year’s festival will be available at www.worldgourmetfestivalbangkok.com as well as Facebook and Twitter.
Luc Citrinot a French national is a freelance journalist and consultant in tourism and air transport with over 20 years experience. Based in Paris and Bangkok, he works for various travel and air transport trade publications in Europe and Asia.
