Bangkok, August 5, 2022 / TRAVELINDEX / The World Gourmet Festival, Bangkok's most famous and traditional international culinary event, returns to the City of Angels to bring together award-winning master chefs for a week of outstanding food and fine wines under one roof – in an atmosphere that encourages the free exchange of ideas.

The festival, taking place from September 6th to 11th, 2022 at the Anantara Siam Bangkok Hotel, promises an exceptional lineup of world-class chefs showcasing their distinctive styles at one of the capital's most exclusive addresses. Nine celebrated chefs from the Netherlands, France, Italy, Great Britain, and Thailand, boasting a total of four Michelin stars, will deliver an international culinary spectacle.

– Peter Gast: Graphite in Amsterdam, Netherlands (1 Michelin star) – Davide Caranchini: Materia in Como, Italy (1 Michelin star) – Nicolas Isnard: Auberge de la Charme in Prenois, France (1 Michelin star) – Amerigo Sesti: J'AIME by Jean-Michel Lorain in Bangkok, Thailand (1 Michelin star) – Christian Martena: Clara in Bangkok, Thailand – Sugio Yamaguchi: Botanique in Paris, France – Chudaree “Tam” Debhakam: Baan Tepa in Bangkok, Thailand – Claire Clark: Pretty Sweet in London, United Kingdom – Sutakon Suwannachot: Chocolatier Boutique Café in Bangkok, Thailand

The festivities begin on September 6th with a glamorous gala dinner in the ballroom of Anantara Siam. Guests will get a taste of what's to come at the festival: exquisite appetizers by Sugio Yamaguchi and Peter Gast, main courses by Nicolas Isnard and Davide Caranchini, desserts by Claire Clark, and petit fours by Anupong Nualchawee, Anantara Siam's head pastry chef. The event is open to the public. Tickets for a five-course meal, including wine pairings, are available for 8,500 THB++.

During the festival, each chef will host two to three exclusive dinners in the hotel's award-winning restaurants Biscotti, Madison, Spice Market, Guilty and Shintaro, while English master pastry chef Claire Clark, rightly regarded as one of the world's best pastry chefs, and Bangkok-born Sutakon Suwannachot, known for MasterChef Thailand and Top Chef Thailand Dessert, will showcase their refined sweets in the Lobby Lounge throughout the week.

At Guilty Restaurant, the brand new dining and entertainment venue of Anantara Siam, celebrated chef Peter Gast will host three dinners on September 8th, 9th and 10th, inviting food lovers to experience exquisite flavors that earned his Amsterdam speakeasy-style restaurant Graphite a Michelin star.

At Biscotti, Christian Martena from the Clara restaurant in Bangkok will serve a true Italian feast on September 7th and 8th, followed by two more evenings of Italian extravagance with the kind support of Davide Caranchi, who was named the best young Italian chef of 2018 by the L'Espresso restaurant guide and whose restaurant Materia made it into the World's 50 Best Discovery collection.

At the Madison Steakhouse, Nicolas Isnard will host two dinners on September 7th and 8th, demonstrating to discerning diners why he was awarded the prestigious "Young Talent" prize by the Gault&Millau restaurant guide at just 27 years old. On September 9th and 10th, another culinary star, Amerigo Sesti, will take over the kitchen at Madison. After honing his skills at Jean-Michel Lorain's renowned Côte Saint Jacques, he now heads the kitchen at J'AIME by Jean-Michel Lorain, one of Bangkok's finest restaurants.

Lovers of French cuisine can expect an unforgettable experience at Shintaro: Sugio Yamaguchi will revive the spirit and flavors of the French region of Lyon there on September 8th, 9th and 10th.

At the Spice Market, Chudaree “Tam” Debhakam, the youngest chef ever to participate in Top Chef Thailand, will be serving authentic Thai dishes on the 8th, 9th and 10th.

As has become tradition in recent years, the exclusive side events return, including the hugely popular World Gourmet Brunch on Sunday, September 11, 2022. The program is aimed at aspiring and professional chefs alike, offering a unique opportunity to learn new techniques and taste specially prepared dishes from the World Gourmet Festival repertoire through daily cooking classes led by all the guest chefs. A wine seminar will also take place on September 7.

The 22nd World Gourmet Festival proudly supports the Rajavithi Girls' Home Foundation under the patronage of Her Royal Highness Princess Soamsawali. Each dinner ticket sold costs 600 THB, and the proceeds from the auctions held during the festival will be donated to the foundation.

Reservations for the 22nd World Gourmet Festival at the Anantara Siam Bangkok Hotel are absolutely necessary and can be made via the website www.worldgourmetfestival.asia, where detailed information and prices for all events are available, or by email to [email protected] or by phone at +66 2 126 8866.

The Anantara Siam Bangkok Hotel's "Amazing World Gourmet Festival" package offers gourmets the exclusive opportunity to experience an extraordinary international culinary feast prepared by some of the world's finest chefs, right in the heart of one of the world's most fascinating capital cities. From 16,000++ THB per room per night, this special offer includes accommodation for two, a generous daily breakfast buffet, and a table for two at a guest chef's dinner each evening of your stay.