Four Seasons Hotel Mumbai will host the 1st World Gourmet Festival from 17 to 26 March, 2017.The 10‐day long series of dinners, bartending displays and wine evenings will be showcased by world‐renowned chefs and bar experts, specially flown down from America, Asia and the Middle East.
Executive chef Dessi de Vries and Head mixologist Ashish Sharma will orchestrate this bespoke experience, hosting exclusive dinners and cocktail evenings at The Club, San:Qi and AER Lounge & Bar.
Celebrated chefs like Dharshan Munidasa, founder of two of Sri Lanka’s most famous restaurants, ‘ Nihonbashi’ and ‘Ministry of Crab’ (both featuring at #29 and #49 on Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants, 2017), Timothy Butler of the famous ‘Eat Me’ restaurant in Bangkok ( featured at #31 on Asia’s 50 Best restaurants, 2017), Hari Nayak of the well‐known restaurants ‘Alchemy, Café Spice and Bombay Bungalow’ in New York City, Himanshu Saini of ‘Tres Ind’ in Dubai, and Cristian Borchi of ‘Locanda L’Antica Porta di Levante in Vicchio and Passaquai in Borgo San Lorenzo’ in Tuscany will delight guests with their stunning dishes and elegant plating.
Global bartending wizards, like Philip Bischoff & Gabriel Carlos of ‘Manhattan Bar’ at The Regent, Singapore (listed at #11 in the World’s 50 Best Bars, 2016), Alex Veringa of ‘Quinary Bar’ in Hong Kong, Marco Corallo of ‘Hendricks Bar’, Four Seasons Resort Dubai Jumeirah Beach), Charmaine Thio & Jay Paramathayalan of ‘28 HongKong Street’ in Singapore will also showcase their magic.
The festival is supported by Four Seasons Private Residences Mumbai, Mercedes Benz, Chivas, Absolut Elyx, Fratelli Wines, Spiritual Luxury Living, Taste of Britain, Appy Fizz, O‐Zell Soda, San Benedetto, Cellar Door Hospitality and Food with Benefits
