REUNION CELEBRATES 6TH MAKASSAR FESTIVAL AT THE PALM RESORT & SPA
(Posted 22nd March 2014)
Food and drinks from the Ile de la Reunion are at the centre of the 6th Makassar Festival this weekend, held at one of the island’s leading resorts, the Palm Resort & Spa*****. From the 21st to 23rd of March the Palm showcases big names in French cuisine and renowned winemakers at the Makassar Festival. The 6th edition of this event, under the banner of multiculturalism and sharing, offers connoisseurs, gourmets and gourmands a high-quality program.
As has become a sort of a tradition, an extensive programme has been prepared for visitors to the resort from across the island and visiting Executive Chef Philippe Joannes, seen in the picture below on the left with the Palm chef’s team, comes all the way from the Fairmont in Monto Carlo, one of the leading hotels on the French Riviera.
Saturday, March 22
• from 14h to 18:30: Wine Fair with growers and their products, local artisanal producers, Caves Palm and Oenology competition. • 17h: Cooking Live Show with Meilleur Ouvrier de France Philippe Joannes and the head of Palm Fabien Guillaume. • 19:30: Aperitif followed by dinner tasting and wine pairings in Makassar.
Sunday, March 23
• 12:30 Lunch tasting and wine pairings. • 14h to 17h: Wine Fair with growers and their products, small-scale local producers, Caves Palm and Oenology competition. • 17h: Cooking Live Show with Meilleur Ouvrier de France Philippe Joannes and Pastry Chef Laura Palm Fridmann. • 17:30: The Festival closes with the announcement of the competition results oenology. • 17h to 20h: Sunday @ Sunset, the appointment You Kokoa the casual lounge and bar.
Meanwhile, in a related development, has Reunion Tourism, in short IRT, announced that on the 23rd of April will the Renaissance Hotel School organize their first ever cooking contest.
Twenty candidates have so far signed up to the challenge in several categories, among them starters, fish, meat, desserts.
Only products of the Indian Ocean area will be allowed to prepare a gourmet dish. Among the local products will be green papaya, darling, bream, zourite, chicken, pineapple and the combava. Each of the contest categories will be awarded a prize, supplemented by a special award for the best female chef. The main objective of this event is to pay tribute to the work of Christian Antu, renowned leading local chef, an widely known unique character and a fervent defender of Reunion cuisine. Through this competition will the contestants also showcase the variety of the products and cuisine of the Indian Ocean. Contest kitchen Christian Antou is available to industry professionals for hotel, restaurant or catering industry and future upcoming industry professionals. Registration is done online at the website of the Hotel School Renaissance until Monday, March 31, 2014 and a few places for contestants are still available!
For more compreshensive information about the island visit www.reunion.fr
