Russian veteran cook Viktor Belyaev, who worked for 30 years in Russia’s Kremlin, will join the Hoi An International Food Festival 2017 in Hoi An town, the central province of Quang Nam, in March.
Quang Nam (VNA) – Russian veteran cook ViktorBelyaev, who worked for 30 years in Russia’s Kremlin, will join the Hoi An InternationalFood Festival 2017 which will take place in Hoi An town, the central provinceof Quang Nam from March 22-26, the organization board has announced.
Nguyen Van Son, Chairman of the People’s Committee of Hoi Ansaid that the event is expected to draw 12 world-class cooks who will maketheir country’s specialties using local materials in 12 different restaurantsin the ancient town, which is a world cultural heritage site.
Other well-known cooks to take part in the event includeGert Klotzke from Switzerland, who is one of major cooks serving Nobel awardingceremonies; Publis Silvia from Sri Lanka, who once served senior officials andthe Prime Ministers of Sri Lanka and is the most outstanding chef inintroducing Sri Lanka cuisine to the world.
They will share cooking techniques with local cooks in HoiAn, while joining an exchange among international and famous chefs in Hoi An,he said.
It is noteworthy that at the opening of the festival,President of the World Association of Chefs’ Society, Thomas Andeas Gugler,will present Hoi An with a certificate recognizing the town as the gastronomycapital of Vietnam.
The Hoi An Int’l Food Festival aims to introduce and promoteHoi An gastronomic culture values to visitors, while honouring restaurants withgood services.-VNA
Hoi An City has debuted its Phan Chau Trinh Institute to boost culture and social science research of the central Quang Nam province, the central and Central Highlands region and Vietnam as a whole.
A series of cultural activities will take place in the ancient town of Hoi An in the annual Nguyen Tieu (the full moon of the first lunar month of the year) Festival from February 12-15.
Colourful lanterns have long been a symbol of the ancient town of Hoi An in Quang Nam province. In the evening, the whole town is lit up with lanterns of all shapes and sizes.
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A view of Hoi An (Photo: VNA) 
