13th Annual World Gourmet Festival at Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok Raises THB 1.5 million for Charity

Hotel also announces dates for the 14th Annual Festival, to be held from September 2-8, 2013.

Bangkok, Thailand – 2012-09-14 — /travelprnews.com/ — The 13th Annual World Gourmet Festival at Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok, held from September 3-9, 2012, has raised more than THB 1.5 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 500.00 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:

• Shiqin Chen, La Rei, Il Boscareto, Piedmont, Italy
• Diego Irrera, 1884 Restaurante, Mendoza, Argentina
• Galvin Lim, Les Amis, Singapore
• Igor Macchia, La Credenza, Piedmont, Italy
• Michael Mina, MICHAEL MINA, San Francisco, USA
• Víctor Quintillà Imbernón, Lluerna, Barcelona, Spain
• Masa Shimakawa, ONYX, Los Angeles, USA
• Frédéric Vardon, LE 39V, Paris, France
• Master of Wine Jeannie Cho Lee
• Eleveur de Fromage Jean-Francois Antony
• Tea Mixologist and Dilmah Tea Ambassador Robert Schinkel

Key sponsors and supporters included:

• Citibank
• Gourmet One
• Mercedes-Benz
• Thai Airways
• Tourism Authority of Thailand
• Travel + Leisure Southeast Asia

The live auction featured items donated by Turkish Airlines, Cadeaux Jewelry, Leica, Lucaris Crystal, Mercedes-Benz, and a number ofFour Seasons hotels and resorts around the world, includingFour Seasons Hotel Hangzhou at West Lake, Four Seasons Hotel Istanbul at Sultanahmet, Four Seasons Hotel Istanbul at the Bosphorous, Four Seasons Resorts Maldives, Four Seasons Hotel Pudong Shanghai, Four Seasons Resort Chiang Mai, Four SeasonsResort Koh Samui, and Four Seasons Tented Camp Golden Triangle.

14th Annual World Gourmet Festival Dates Announced

Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok announces the dates of the 14th annual World Gourmet Festival, which will be held from September 2-8, 2013. Stay tuned for more announcements and updates of Bangkok’s biggest annual food event throughout the coming months.

Hotel Press Contacts

Nicola Chilton
Senior Director of Public Relations, Asia-Pacific
155 Rajadamri Road
Bangkok, Thailand 10330
Email Nicola Chilton
T. 66 (0) 2 126 8832

###