Officials announce this weekend’s Food &
Hoteliers Expo.
Warunya Thongrod
Pattaya residents will get to sample some of the
best cuisine the area has to offer while hospitality professionals
can take in classes and compete in various contests at the 6th
Pattaya Food & Hoteliers Expo July 26-28 at the Royal Cliff’s PEACH
convention center in Jomtien Beach.
Sponsored by Pattaya, the Chonburi Administrative
Organization, Tourism Authority of Thailand, Eastern Thai Food &
Beverage Administrative Association and Pattaya and Eastern Seaboard
Chefs Association the event will feature 24 events and competitions
will pit chefs and restaurateurs in individual and team contests, a
“Culinary Cup” featuring participants from 11 foreign countries and
even a Thai massage competition.
There also will be a culinary trade show where
entrepreneurs and industry experts can display their products,
services and techniques to the visiting public. Among the displays
will be kitchenware and accessories, tableware and cutlery, and
cleaning techniques and products.
Workshops will also be held, including ones
devoted to wine service, master chefs, coffee and floral
arrangement.
At a recent press conference, Surasak Punkluab,
president of president of Chef’s Association of Pattaya and the
Eastern Seaboard, said the show was an important opportunity for
chefs to compete in Pattaya in the 2012 Culinary Cup.
