AND THE WINNER IS … ‘REUNION’
(Posted 17th February 2016)
The second edition of the exhibition of Gastronomy Overseas closed on Sunday in Paris. For four days, visitors walked the aisles of the Paris based Event Center, located at the Porte de la Villette. Babette De Rozières, creator of the show and a famous chef herself and host of France’s top cooking shows, invited more than 100 chefs from French overseas regions to showcase their gastronomy and the culinary arts.
Inside the exhibition hall, full of scents of spices, fruity flavors, scents of punch, the aromas of curries, was Reunion present on a stand of 114m2 dedicated to the unique cuisine of Reunion.
An explosion of flavors was presented on the stand F77 from Reunion Island Tourism, decorated multi-faceted tourism of the island. The trophy for the "best stand" was awarded on February 15.
Hundreds of visitors had stopped to discover, rediscover and taste the specialties of Reunion from the House of Turmeric, Vanilla Reunion, Mascarin, Saveurs de la Fournaise, Reunion Fruits, the Sugar Union of Rums, Isautier of Rum Cocktails and the blends of Asia Food at the stand of the Reunion island Tourism which was decorated with displays of many of the island’s tourist attractions.
This event offered visitors a unique culinary journey in the company of the great names of Reunion cuisine: the master chef of France Philippe Doki-Thonon (Roland Garros), the chef Jean-Claude Cleret (H-catering), catering and chief disciple of Escoffier Marie-France-Grain Galet.
The Reunion stand provided a rendezvous location to tickle everyone’s taste buds with special fragrance and unique dishes which offered something for everyone including the famous rougail sausages, chicken curry, samosas and even peanut butter rougail/
The cooking demonstrations and tasting sessions took place in an almost festive atmosphere and under the grey skies of Paris offered a ray of sunshine to the public, culinary sunshine that is.
Various activities were provided by the show organizers and the island of Reunion was awarded several trophies and recognition as shown:
Trophy for best stand of the 2nd exhibition of gastronomy Overseas – © Joey Niclès Modeste
Stand IRT: Pierre Grange, Head of the Ministry of Agriculture, Marie-Jo Leguen, Chief of the Ministry of Overseas, Ghislaine Arabian, Top Chef, Beatrice Fabignon, Home chef and event, Pierre Negrevergne, Mirabeau terrace chief
Third Prize Trophy Babette (development of youth vocational schools ultramarine): Bronze medal Alan HOARAU, apprentice at the hotel school of the Renaissance in St. Paul, intern at the head of Marc Passorio, Restaurant The Spirit of violet. © Joey Niclès Modeste.
