Cooking festival and salon du chocolat in BIEL from 17 to 19 November

The Beirut International Exhibition Center, BIEL, is hosting the 6th edition of the Beirut Cooking Festival and Salon du Chocolat from November 17 to 19, with the participation of some 40 chefs and cooking consultants. The event encompasses a lineup of activities and workshops on the latest in culinary arts and hospitality tips, in addition to wine tasting sessions. This year will receive, and for the first time, the celebrated Pop-Up Restaurant in support of Tamanna association which works with persons with autism and special needs. The restaurant will offer visitors the opportunity to enjoy mouthwatering delicacies prepared by talented chefs for a symbolic fee. The ChefXChange community will be represented by the famous Maxime Le Van who will prepare a dinner banquet on Friday, November 18. The event organizer, Hospitality Services, general director, Joumana Damous Salameh, said that “food brings people together under one roof,” adding that this year will be exceptional for the art of Lebanese cooking, after Beirut was chosen as the best global city for food. “Through this festival and the Salon du Chocolat, we seek to highlight the distinctive features of the Lebanese cuisine and its achievements,” Salameh said. (Al Mustaqbal, November 9, 2016)