World's starred chefs cook for one week in Bangkok

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The 11th Annual World Gourmet Festival welcomes Michelin star chefs from Argentina to Hong Kong to celebrate fine food and wine at the Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok in Thailand September 6-12.

The following chefs will be preparing decadent meals:

Daniel Chambon, Le Pont de L'Ouysse, Lacave, France
Anthony Demetre, Wild Honey and Arbutus restaurants, London, UK
Alejandro Digilio, La Vineria de Gualterio Bolivar, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Gale Gand, TRU, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Douglas Keane, Cyrus Restaurant, Healdsburg, California, USA
Alvin Leung, Bo Innovation, Hong Kong, China
Brent Savage, Bentley Restaurant and Bar, Sydney, Australia
Matteo Vigotti, Ristorante Novecento, Meina, Italy

Plus Chandler Burr, the New York Times perfume critic will bring to Bangkok his "Scent Dinner."  Burr describes the experience as an "olfactory dinner, with each course ...guests enjoy professional-grade gourmand perfumery raw materials such as - essences and absolutes of French mint, Brazilian cacao, Peruvian pink peppercorn, Indian saffron - and the great culinary perfumes that began with Guerlain's 1925 Shalimar (whose heart is vanilla), Angel (its key molecule is ethyl maltol, the molecule you taste when you eat cotton candy), Tom Ford's Black Orchid (powered with a chewy, dirty absolute of rum), and the great new chocolate floral Missoni." To learn more about Burr's Scent Dinners around the world, visit: http://www.chandlerburr.com/newsite/index.htm

The "Gourmet Package" includes "deluxe overnight accommodations, complimentary breakfast and a featured dinner of your choice for each night booked." The pricing ranges for two per night: THB11,650-60,150 (€294-1519). For those interested in The Four Seasons' Hotel Bangkok event and not staying at the hotel who would like to reserve a table for a dinner, send an email to: wgf.bangkok@fourseasons.com and visit: http://premierthailand.com/Enews_Fourseasons/event.php?page=11th to see what chefs will be cooking up when.

Also, from September 17 to 26 , Michelin star chef Andrea Angeletti from Le Busche in the Marche region of Italy visits the Hyatt Regency Delhi's La Piazza restaurant to prepare specialties that include Olive ascolana, cremini fritti, carciofi, broccoletti, Passatelli with parmesan fondue and white truffle , lasagnette with sheep ricotta and vegetables, fish stew Anconetana-style and rack of lamb encrusted with thyme and garlic plus a host of Italian wines including Enzo Mecelia Janus, Casa Fosca, Templi, Le Vele Verdicchio, Braccano, Le Silva Rosso Conero, and Tordirutta Verdiccio Passito. The price for two is INR 4000 (€67); to make a reservation and learn more, visit: http://delhi.regency.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels/entertainment/restaurants/index.jsp#4148