The Beirut Cooking Festival 2013: A Roundup

The Beirut Cooking Festival came to an end. An event which took place at Biel across 3 mouth-watering days of food and drinks. The show hosted and welcomed many businesses in the food and drink sectors, from small producers to big brands, bringing together the very best of irresistible cuisine, magnificent wines, beers and spirits, top celebrity chefs and fantastic shopping facilities.

I attended the show during the three consecutive days. I had the chance to meet interesting as well as food passionate people from four corners of Lebanon. I enjoyed it a lot… interviewed some interesting producers, participated in many events and workshops… You’ll be seeing and reading more about the event in details, video interviews coming this week… But here’s a summary…

The show’s program:

Chef’s Kitchen Celebrity chefs cooking live and giving their best recipes
Cocktails preparations with famous bartenders and bar consultants
Olive Oil tasting sessions with professional olive oil experts and tasters
Librairie Gourmande with a wide selection of cook books and signatures by famous book writers
Wine Tasting Sessions with professional wine makers and experts
Lifestyle workshops with etiquette consultants, designers, florists, food-service experts and dietitians

The main events I attended:

I enjoyed some fun time cooking with Maggi’s ambassadors
I helped Grohe introduce their new Minta Touch to the media by choosing the best decorated salmon plate
I discovered a new “Water Glass Bottle” producer, that’s now affordable to all
Taste & Flavors magazine hosted me for a video interview
I enjoyed many workshops, one of which: “Food, Photography and Typography” an interesting an innovative workshop
Discovered some of The Beirut Cooking Festival exhibitors during a video tour around the expo (which you will be seeing soon)