Taste of Dubai 2008

January 6, 2008

‘Taste of Dubai 2008'

"With so much to experience at the international culinary showcase of our finest restaurants, tickets are being devoured!"

Dubai is counting down to the outdoor gourmet food and beverage event of the year.

Taste of Dubai is an exclusive event offering visitors the opportunity to sample signature dishes from 16 of Dubai's most prestigious restaurants and absorb gastronomic culture in a festival atmosphere.

Taste of Dubai is being touted as the social event of the year for over 15,000 visitors who are passionate about food.

Set in the elegant outdoor environment of Dubai Media City's Amphitheatre and Park, the event will be accentuated by live music and entertainment from the Coast Bandstand. 

More than just about sampling mouth-watering dishes, the three-day event is a lavish cultural festival. Attendees can improve their culinary knowledge at the live Mark Wilkinson Chefs Theatre and the MMI Beverage Theatre; educate their palate at tasting sessions, and pick out specialty provisions at the Gourmet Food Market. Satisfied, and with a newly inspired outlook on cuisine, guests can slink off to the Chill Out Zone, courtesy of Almaz by Momo London. 

The Mark Wilkinson Chefs Theatre will feature the work of leading Dubai-based and world celebrity chefs. Visitors will have the chance to catch them in action during demonstrations and tutorials. With every demonstration over the three days there will be a giant Spinneys gift hamper to be won.

As well as food, Taste of Dubai will also offer an array of beverages and specialized tastings in the MMI Beverage Theatre. There will be a daily programme of tastings, tutorials and advice on how to pair drinks with food from connoisseurs and sommeliers.

One of the top Dubai restaurants to be contributing is Verre. Head Chef Mathew Pickop envisages that the Dubai event will be every bit as exciting as the London event. "I'm delighted to be involved in Taste of Dubai and I know that the Taste events in London have been a great success.  I have no doubt that here in Dubai with such a fantastic range of restaurants, with such very talented chefs and a discerning clientele who are passionate about food, we have all the ingredients for a fantastic event."

To it's already stellar lineup of high-end restaurants, Taste welcomes Greek restaurant  Elia, from Majestic Hotel, to this year's festival. Executive Chef Yiannis Baxevanis is a multi award winning chef, dubbed "Chef of the Future" by the International Wine Academy. Yiannis and his team of three other highly accomplished Greek chefs offer a new take on Greek cuisine. The team not only creates the masterpieces of contemporary Greek cuisine, they serve you their creations themselves, giving you the opportunity to converse with them about the recipes and the dish. This fresh and expressive style of cookery will certainly fit in well at Taste of Dubai.

Cassale Sherriff, Event Director, Turret Group Middle East says: "We are delighted to bring this wonderful event to Dubai. The restaurant scene here is at a very exciting stage and such an event will help highlight Dubai as the culinary hub of the region by showcasing some of its finest restaurants & gourmet produce."

Taste visitors will discover a mouth-watering array of gourmet food suppliers at the event's Gourmet Food Market. Browsing the stalls and trying delicious specialty food and ingredients, visitors can buy and enjoy at home. The line-up includes Oil & Vinegar, Orbis Coffee Roastery, Moka Trade (Godiva Chocolates), Raw Coffee Co, Right Bite Catering, Lindt & Sprungli, Essential Fine Foods, Serendipity Super Premium Ice Cream & Sorbet , The Lime Tree Kitchen, Barakat Quality Plus, Shakespeare's, Impulse, Fire Fly Tonics, Extreme Drinks, Caribou Coffee, Mark Wilkinson Furniture, Tavola, Magrudy's, Newman's Own and more.

Tickets are now available from the Festival website http://www.tasteofdubai08.com/ , Time Out Dubai online ticket sales http://www.timeoutdubai.com/, Mark Wilkinson Showroom and Spinneys Audio Video outlets. Standard, Premium and VIP tickets are available and are beginning to sell fast!

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Notes to Editors:

Restaurants confirmed so far for ‘Taste of Dubai' 2008 include:

Certo, SAS Radisson

Shabestan, SAS Radisson

Sumibiya, SAS Radisson

The China Club, SAS Radisson

Verre, Hilton Dubai Creek

Le Classique, Emirates Golf Club

Magnolia, Madinat Jumeirah

Pisces, Madinat Jumeirah

Benjarong, Dusit Thani Dubai

Rhodes on Mezzanine, Grosvenor House

Indego, Grosvenor House

Maya, Le Meridien Beach Resort and Spa

Almaz by Momo

Elia, Majestic Hotel

Gourmet Food Market exhibitors:

Oil & Vinegar

Orbis Coffee Roastery

Moka Trade

Raw Coffee Co

Caribou Coffee

Right Bite Catering

Lindt & Sprungli

Essential Fine Foods

Serendipity Super Premium Ice Cream & Sorbet

The Lime Tree Kitchen

Barakat Quality Plus

Shakespeare's

Impulse

Fire Fly Tonics

Extreme Drinks

Mark Wilkinson Furniture

Tavola

Magrudy's

Newman's Own

Ticket Sales:

Taste of Dubai website: http://www.tasteofdubai08.com

Time Out Dubai website: http://www.timeoutdubai.com

Spinneys Audio Video outlets

Mark Wilkinson Showroom

Taste Currency:

Ticket holders can purchase ‘Taste Currency' at the festival. Restaurant Stalls and Gourmet Food Market purveyors will trade exclusively in the Taste Currency, which offers excellent value for money.

Taste Timings:

For further information and enquiries about ‘Taste of Dubai' please visit: http://www.dubailime.com/http:www.tasteofdubai08.ae

Alternatively for press enquiries please contact:

Peri Hellyer, BPG PR, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or tel: 971 4 295 3456 (ext 306) or mobile: 971 50 318 4452

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