The line up of chefs who are going to be heading to Sydney for what organisers are billing as the biggest meeting of “top-drawer” chefs the city has ever seen has been unveiled.
The inaugural World Chef Showcase (WCS) will be a key feature of the new revamped annual Good Food Month in Sydney now known as the Sydney International Food Festival (SIFF) in October.
The WCS running over the weekend of October 11 will see some of the most exciting chefs from overseas as well as from Australia cooking some of their signature dishes as well as discussing their take on the world of food and the trends being seen.
There are more than 20 international chefs from some of the most interesting and acclaimed restaurants in the world taking part.
They include Sebastien Bras (Michel Bras, France and Japan), Peter Gordon (The Providores and Tapa, London), Sergi Arola (Sergi Arola Gastro, Madrid), Alexandre Bourdas (Sa.Qha.Na, France), Edward Kwon (Korea), Rainer Becker (Zuma, London, Hong Kong, Istanbul, Dubai), Praveen Anand (Dakshin, Chennai), Andre Chiang (Jaane par Andre (Singapore), Yoshihiro Murata (Kikunoi, Kyoto), Mamoru Tatemori (Ichino-Ichino-Ichi, Tokyo).
Also coming for the event is London and Hong based Australian David Thompson whose London Thai restaurant Nahm was the first Thai restaurant to receive a Michel star.
Australian chefs who are involved include Neil Perry, Peter Gilmore, Kylie Kwong, Chui Lee Luk, Cheong Liew, Mark Best, Justin North, Martin Boetz, Luke Nguyen, Sean Connolly, Peter Kuruvita, Raita Noda, and Brent Savage.
For more information about the program head to siff.com.au