On 28th February 2017, a press conference was held at Beast & Butterflies where Mr. Peter A. Knipp unveiled the theme and signature events for this year’s World Gourmet Summit (WGS) festival.
Mr. Peter A. Knipp (CEO of Peter Knipp Holdings Pte Ltd) is the man who started WGS in Singapore with the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) twenty years ago. With over 25 years’ worth of food and beverage knowledge, Mr. Peter A. Knipp leads A la Carte Productions, an event planning division of Peter Knipp Holdings Pte Ltd, to manage and curate the WGS festival.
WGS 2017: United Nations Gastronomic Assembly (UNGA)
World Gourmet Summit (WGS), Singapore’s very own annual food and wine festival, has finally reached adulthood; it has turned 21. Fittingly, it is taking on greater responsibilities with the theme “United Nations Gastronomic Assembly (UNGA)”. This year, WGS 2017 will ‘unite the world with food’ by gathering the culinary stars from 16 countries right here in Singapore. Besides our Singaporean chefs, we will also welcome masterchefs from Hungary, Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, Mexico, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Ukraine, The Netherlands, Japan and Cambodia.
In conjunction with this year’s theme, the press conference was kicked off with a unique multi-national Taco Challenge where chefs from various restaurants got together to make Chinese, Laos, Italian, Portuguese and Mexican tacos live! Just imagine the burst of aromas that greeted our nostrils when the chefs started cooking! I was made to salivate right from the onset!
What to look out for at WGS 2017?
As the World Gourmet Summit (WGS) tries to outdo itself year after year, it often refreshes existing events by injecting new elements and creates new events to keep up with the changing trends. Let us take a look at this year’s signature events!
[Below information are extracted from WGS’s media release.]
- 17th Awards of Excellence
Held on 27 March 2017, this award will honour 36 outstanding recipients and its nominees of the F&B and Hospitality industries.
- Canadian Flavours
Held on 28 March 2017, this event will have Chef Glabus, who represents Canadian embassies around the world, to serve the best of Canada using Canadian products.
- Mucho Mexico Dinner
Held on 30 March 2017, this event will have Daniel Ovadia, a young and talented Mexican chef to showcase the best of Mexico at El Mero Mero.
- 4 Hands Epicurean Delights
Held on 30 March 2017, this event will have Mitch Lienhard (global winner of San Pellegrino Young Chef 2016 from San Francisco, USA) join Ryan Clift (recognized as one of the world’s greatest chefs of today) to present an exquisite dinner at award-winning restaurant Tippling Club.
- Rougie Gourmet Delights
Held on 31 March 2017, this event will have Jargon Eggen (Dutch culinary maestro of two-Michelin-starred De Groene Lantaarn in Zuidwolde, The Netherlands) to present an exceptional 5-course dinner, crafted to be harmoniously paired with Champagne Ruinart at Dolce Vita, Mandarin Oriental Singapore.
- CHOPE UNcover a Gourmet Atlas #UNGA United Nations Gastronomic Assembly
Held on 2 April 2017, this is one of the must-go events of this year’s festival. A celebration of this year’s theme, it will showcase the best of food and beverage that represent the various cuisines featured at the World Gourmet Summit.
- National Kidney Foundation (NKF) “Better Lives” Charity Gala Dinner
Held on 6 April 2017, this event will feature award-winning chefs from the Singapore National Cuilinary Team (IKA 2016 Culinary Olympics Overall Champions) and the Singapore Junior Chefs Club (Champions of inaugural Alen Thong Golden Coffee Pot Young Chefs Challenge in Abu Dhabi), Chef Kirk Westaway from JAAN (Awarded one-Michelin star by Singapore Michelin Guide 2016) and Robert Stirrup from Swissotel The Stamford.
- [NEW] The Royal Gourmet Staycation including “Talad Market Dinner” and “Sunday Brunch”
This is a 2D1N (8 and 9 April 2017) total lifestyle experience at Samardhi Villa & Tamarind Hill. 38 guests (two guests per room, 19 rooms only) can look forward to be pampered with delicious cuisine fit for royalty by Resident Chef Wanthana Nikosaen and to enjoy activities like tea appreciation, wine and music afternoon with a Thai market soiree (8 April 2017), Talad Market Dinner (8 April 2017) and Sunday Brunch (9 April 2017). Talad Market Dinner and Sunday Brunch are also open to non-staycationers (tickets on sale separately). More information at www.samadhiretreats.com and www.worldgourmetsummit.com/wgs2017/main.php.
WGS 2017 will run from 20 March to 16 April 2017.
WGS 2017
Internationally recognized food and wine event
Website: http://www.worldgourmetsummit.com/
*Disclaimer: This was a media invite.
