By Sidi Mohamed
D0HA: The second edition of the Goût de France ( Good France) will be held on March 21 to promote the French cuisine. The event is being held inspired by the success of the last edition.
Announcing details about the event, the French Ambassador to Qatar, Eric Chevallier, said yesterday that more than 1,500 chefs from across the five continents will be participating in the event, and providing 1500 “French –style dinners”.
“This is part of a global event organised at the initiative of the famous French Chef, Alain Ducasse, and The French Ministry of foreign Affairs,” the ambassador said. He was addressing a press conference at his residence and present were several celebrated chefs representing some eight famous restaurants.
Over 100,000 people and representatives from 1,300 restaurants from across the world had taken part in the last edition of the French food festival, in addition to French embassies from around the world”.
The French Embassy in Doha is also contributing to the “Good France” event along with eight restaurants here, in which tribute will be paid to one French cuisine which is vibrant, open and innovative, he added.
In 2010, the Unesco had considered the French cuisine as an international and humanitarian heritage, Chevallier said replying to a question from this newspaper. In the words of the famous Chef Alain Ducasse: “French cuisine is the interpreter of a cuisine that has evolved towards lightness in harmony with its environment, and the common point of this event is generosity, sharing and the love for what is beautiful and testes good”.
The Peninsula
