14th World Gourmet Festival to Take Place 2-8 September in Bangkok

The 14th annual World Gourmet Festival will take place between 2 and 8 September 2014 at Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok.

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.

Currently confirmed to participate in the 14th Annual World Gourmet Festival are:

• Chef Markus Arnold, Restaurant "MA Pop-Up Restaurant", Bern, Switzerland

• Chef Jérôme Bonnet, Restaurant Daniel, Paris, France

• Chef Roger van Damme, Het Gebaar, Antwerp, Belgium

• Ned Goodwin, Master of Wine, Japan

• Pascal Jolivet, winemaker, Domaine Pascal Jolivet, Sancerre, France

• Chef Hirohisa Koyama, Aoyagi, Tokyo, Japan

• Chef Miguel Laffan, L'AND, Alentejo, Portugal

• Chef Vito Mollica, Il Palagio, Four Seasons Hotel Firenze, Florence, Italy

• Chef Paco Perez, The Mirror Restaurant, Barcelona, Spain

• Chef David Rathgeber, Restaurant L'Assiette, Paris, France

Guests can also look forward to unique wine pairings at the dinners of Chef Jérôme Bonnet and Chef David Rathgeber.

Chef Bonnet's cuisine will be paired with wines by Pascal Jolivet, and Chef Rathgeber's dinner will be paired with wines selected by Ned Goodwin.

In addition to the highlighted chef dinners, the Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok's lobby will play host to cooking demonstrations by the participating chefs in the Gaggenau show kitchen, as well as the much-loved World Gourmet Festival lunch and Sunday Brunch with cuisine from around the world.

The World Gourmet Festival supports HRH Princess Soamsawali's Save A Child's Life from AIDS Project under the auspices of the Thai Red Cross and Red Crescent Society. THB 600 from the price of every World Gourmet dinner ticket, as well as proceeds from the World Gourmet live auction, will be donated to this charity.