DOHA: Renowned global lifestyle personality Martha Stewart and Australian MasterChef judge George Calombaris are in the stellar line-up of celebrity chefs who will feature at this year’s Qatar International Food Festival (QIFF), Qatar Airways has announced.
Qatar Airways, the official co-host of QIFF, is bringing back its popular Cooking Theatre, a signature event for festival-goers. This year the award-winning airline will present culinary events at the Museum of Islamic Art Park and Katara Cultural Village.
Qatar Airways’ exclusive on board chef, the multiple award-winning Vineet Bhatia, will once again create inspired cuisine for visitors to the airline’s live stage show. Returning to the festival from Canada, QIFF favourite and creator of Qatar Duty Free’s Soprafino Restaurant at Hamad International Airport, Chef Massimo Capra will also make appearances throughout the seven day event.
Four international Michelin star-rated talents complement the already exclusive line-up: palate-pleasing Japanese chef Tagaki Kazuo; Australian chef Paul Bentley; Bangkok legend Tim Butler; and celebrated pastry chef Jesus Escalera.
Additional talents include: Francisco Ruano, owner of one of the top five restaurants in Mexico and former chef at world-famous Noma Restaurant and a number of fabulous chefs from the Arabic food channel Fatafeat; Daad Abu Jaber; Salma Soleiman and Mohamad Orfali. Hamad International Airport, partner of FC Bayern Munich, has secured the football club’s head chef Alfons Schuhbeck to participate in the Qatar Airways Cooking Theatre and fans can look forward to learning about the team’s food favourites.
Qatar Airways Senior Vice President Marketing and Corporate Communications, Salam Al Shawa, said: “Qatar Airways is inviting festival-goers to take a global food journey at this year’s QIFF, courtesy of the most-talented chefs, who will inspire them with flavours that transport them to all corners of the world. The hundreds of thousands of visitors and food fans that enjoy the ever-popular Qatar Airways Cooking Theatre and the chefs’ entertaining demonstrations will be spoilt for choice by the fantastic array of national and international chefs performing.
Rashed Al Qurese, Chief Marketing and Promotion Officer at QTA, said: “Hosting celebrity chefs from around the world is one of QIFF’s unique attributes, allowing our visitors to witness up close the various skills and special ingredients that go into so many popular international dishes. We would like to thank our partners at Qatar Airways for making these appearances possible and look forward to welcoming the participating culinary stars.”
Children will enjoy the presence of the much-loved Kidzmondo characters who will be appearing at a variety of festival activities throughout the week.
The Peninsula
