Anantara Siam Bangkok Hotel Hosts the 16th World Gourmet Festival to be held September 7 - 13, 2015

Since its inception, the World Gourmet 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 gathered together under one roof for a week-long celebration of outstanding cuisine and superb wines.

The full line up of chefs at the 16th Annual World Gourmet Festival is as follows:

• Chef Francesc Rovira, Fonda Xesc, Gombrèn, Girona, Spain (1 Michelin Star)

• Chef Jean-François Bérard, Hostellerie Berard, La Cadière d’Azur, Provence France (1 Michelin Star)

• Chef Francesc Gimeno Manduley, Bohemic Bistro, Barcelona, Spain

• Chef Pierre Crépaud, LeCrans Hotel & Spa, Crans-Montana, Sur, Switzerland

• Chef Patrick Raingeard, Cap Estel, Èze-Bord-De-Mer, French Riviera, France (1 Michelin Star)

• Chef Sean Connolly, Sean’s Kitchen, Adelaide, Australia

• Chef Hirofumi Imamura, Kazuo Okada Restaurant, Kowloon, Hong Kong (1 Michelin Star)

The event is coordinated and overseen by Anantara Siam Bangkok Hotel’s Executive Chef Nicolas Schneller, along with Shintaro Chef Satoshi Sawada, Biscotti Chef Daniele Bettini and Madison Chef Anchalee Pongrungsit. It is presented in association with Travel + Leisure Southeast Asia.

Each guest chef will host two evenings in one of the Hotel’s restaurants. This year’s World Gourmet Festival will also see the introduction of an exclusive sake tasting and pairing with Thai dishes event with the sake master, Keith Norum, an American who has worked with Miyasaka Brewing Company in Japan since 2005 educating their clients across the globe on sake. Also a first to the festival is the High Tea event with tea pairing by world-class master tea-blenders from Mariage Frères France.

The hugely famous World Gourmet Brunch, one of the most popular events of the whole festival, will take place on the last day of the event, on Sunday, September 13th. If you missed some of the chef’s dinners, this is your chance to sample some of their creations.

Anantara Siam Bangkok Hotel has created the World Gourmet Festival package so that guests enjoying one of the festival dinners can retire to their guestroom afterwards, full and content, and enjoy a good night’s sleep. The package at Baht 23,900 includes overnight accommodation in a deluxe view room, access to Kasara lounge including buffet breakfast, evening canapés, and tickets to any selected World Gourmet Festival dinner with the exception of the Japanese dinner, for two persons.

We are proud to support HRH Princess Soamsawali’s ‘Save A Child’s Life from AIDS Project’ under the auspices of the Thai Red Cross Society which provides medicine for pregnant mothers who are afflicted with AIDS. Proceeds from the auction for the duration of the event plus Baht 600 per dinner ticket sold will be donated to the charity.

The 16th World Gourmet Festival would not be possible without the help of our friends and partners. We are pleased to recognize our primary sponsors such as Citibank N.A. , Mercedes Benz (Thailand) Ltd. and the Tourism Authority of Thailand for their monetary support; and the official media partners, Travel+Leisure Magazine, Prestige and Hello Magazine.

Guests can make reservations for the 16th Annual World Gourmet Festival dinners starting on Monday, August 3rd, 2015. For more information or to make a booking, please contact the Hotel at 66 (0) 2 126 8866 or e-mail: [email protected]. Individual dinner tickets may also be booked through [email protected] or visit www.worldgourmetfestivalasia.com

• ข่าว CHEF PIERRE