3 course foodfest for abu dhabi
Serves up 3 course extravaganza: gourmet event, Emirati Kitchen and StreetFeast
Spread over two weeks and three weekends next February, the Abu Dhabi Food Festival will offer residents and visitors a full range of activities and promotions in the emirate’s hotels, restaurants, malls and main attractions,
"Over the past six years we have seen a considerable transformation in cuisine quality and service levels within the emirate’s food & beverage scene which Gourmet Abu Dhabi played a role in," explained Sultan Al Dhaheri, Acting Executive Director Tourism, TCA Abu Dhabi.
"We now want to expand the reach of our food celebrations to take in a wider audience."
Gourmet Abu Dhabi was launched in 2009 with the dual aim of raising food and beverage standards within the emirate and promoting Emirati hospitality traditions.
"The choice and range of cuisine on offer is almost bewildering and the emirate has attracted some of the most influential names in the culinary world."
"Year upon year we have also demonstrated to our guests and visitors that the legendary Arabian hospitality is very much alive and well and practised on a daily basis in Abu Dhabi. It is now time to move our food event on to a wider audience and with food for all tastes."
Next year’s Gourmet Abu Dhabi will run for the entire duration of the festival with activities throughout the emirate’s leading hotels.
"Gourmet Abu Dhabi lovers can still look forward to a programme of celebrity masterchefs, master classes, chateau and themed dinners and culinary promotion but in a condensed time frame," explained Al Dhaheri.
The new Emirati Kitchen event, will run from February 5-7 and will celebrate the authentic dishes of the United Arab Emirates.
On the Emirati Kitchen menu are appearances by the country’s most noted chefs, Emirati cooking workshops and a traditional shop – Dukan – selling Emirati kitchen utensils and spices. Over three days of authentic Emirati food, Kitchen goers can experience 25 traditional modern Emirati cuisine recipes, served up by five noted Emirati chefs and 30 Emirati enthusiasts and attend five Emirati cooking workshops.
The region’s inaugural StreetFeast will run throughout Abu Dhabi city, Al Gharbia and the emirate’s second city and heritage heartland of Al Ain on two weekends February 12-14 and again from February 19-21.
"This is going to be a whole lot of fun for everyone," explained Al Dhaheri. "Food from a range of countries and of different types will be served up by a kitchen caravan of food trucks. It will be affordable food for all to enjoy.
"Road side truck food has become something of a genre of its own in recent years and is making its mark internationally. We want to bring the concept here to ensure the region stays on top of culinary trends. Abu Dhabi Food Festival has been designed to appeal to all price points and tastes and will serve up the world on our plates."
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