The 14th Annual World Gourmet Festival at Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok, held from September 2-8, 2013, has raised more than THB 1.7 million for the Save A Child’s Life From AIDS project under the auspices of HRH Princess Soamsawali and the Thai Red Cross.
Funds were raised through a THB 600.00 donation included with the price of every dinner ticket, as well as proceeds from live auctions during the festival dinners.The event wouldn’t have been possible without the participation of guest chefs and food and wine experts from around the world, as well as the support of key sponsors.
This year’s line-up included:
Chef Markus Arnold, MA Pop-Up Restaurants, Bern, Switzerland
Chef Jérôme Bonnet, Restaurant Daniel, Paris, France
Chef Roger van Damme, Het Gebaar, Antwerp, Belgium (one Michelin Star)
Chef Hirohisa Koyama, Aoyagi, Tokyo, Japan
Chef Miguel Laffan, L’AND vineyards, Alentejo, Portugal
Chef Vito Mollica, Il Palagio, Florence, Italy (one Michelin Star)
Chef Paco Perez, Miramar Restaurant, Llançà, Spain (two Michelin Stars)
Chef David Rathgeber, Restaurant L’Assiette, Paris, France
Ned Goodwin, Master of Wine, Japan
Pascal Jolivet, winemaker, Domaine Pascal Jolivet, Sancerre, France
Dilhan C. Fernando, Dilmah, Sri Lanka
Key sponsors and supporters included:
Emirates
Citibank
Gourmet One
Mercedes-Benz
Tourism Authority of Thailand
Travel + Leisure Southeast Asia
The live auction featured items donated by Emirates, Mercedes Benz, Leica, Ralph Lauren Home, Passion4Share and a number of Four Seasons hotels and resorts around the world, including Four Seasons Hotel Lion Palace St Petersburg, Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong, Four Seasons Resorts Bali, Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Marunouchi, Four Seasons Resort Chiang Mai, Four Seasons Resort Koh Samui, and Four Seasons Tented Camp Golden Triangle.
15th Annual World Gourmet Festival Dates Announced
Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok announces the dates of the 15th annual World Gourmet Festival, which will be held from September 1-7 2014. Stay tuned for more announcements and updates of Bangkok’s biggest annual food event throughout the coming months.
Source:-Four Seasons
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