Reservations Open for 12th Annual World Gourmet Festival in Bangkok this September

The 12th Annual World Gourmet Festival will take place at the Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok from 5 to 11 September 2011.

Since its inception, the festival has grown in prominence to feature an extraordinary lineup of some of the best chefs from across the globe for a week-long celebration of outstanding food and superb wines.

Top chefs currently confirmed to participate are:

• David Lee, Nota Bene, Toronto, Canada,
• Ivo Adam, Seven, Ascona, Switzerland (1 Michelin Star)
• Anthony Demetre, Wild Honey, London, UK (1 Michelin Star)
• Guido Haverkock, I Portici, Bologna, Italy
• Hari Nayak, Orissa, Mumbai, India
• Adriano Cavagnini, Amaranto Restaurant, Four Seasons Hotel London at Park Lane, UK
• Dolli Irigoyen, Espacio Dolli, Buenos Aires, Argentina
• Kazumi Sawada, Hoku, Guangzhou, China

The event is coordinated and overseen by Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok’s Executive Chef Nicolas Schneller, along with Shintaro Chef Satoshi Sawada and Biscotti Chef Daniele Cason.

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 two exclusive wine tasting events with renowned winemakers Pio Boffa of Pio Cesare, and Jonathan Maltus of World’s End, as well as a tea pairing event by world-class master tea-blenders Dilmah.

The hugely popular World Gourmet Lunch will take place daily from Tuesday, 6 September to Friday, 9 September, with a cooking demonstration from one of the guest chefs each day, live cooking stations, and a chance to sample some of the creations of the guest chefs, and the famous World Gourmet Brunch, one of the most popular events of the whole festival, will take place on Sunday, 11 September 2011.

Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok has created the World Gourmet Festival package so that guests enjoying one of the festival dinners can retire to their guestroom afterwards. The package includes overnight accommodations, complimentary breakfast, and a featured dinner for two persons per night booked.

Reservations for the dinners and events during the 12th World Gourmet Festival go on sale today, Monday, 1 August 2011.

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