The Festival Gala Launch
MALAYSIA
INTERNATIONAL GOURMET FESTIVAL (MIGF)
Sunway
Pyramid Convention Centre
Friday, 26th
September 2014
“Red Hot Chefs”
ROYAL PATRON OF MIGF FOR THE 14TH STRAIGHT YEAR YAM TUNKU NAQUIYUDDIN TUANKU JAAFAR AND WIFE YAM TUNKU NURUL NUR HAYATI AND THE FOUNDERS/ORGANISERS OF MIGF DATO STEVE DAY AND DATIN SU DAY
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A
Sizzling Start to MIGF!
The
Malaysia International Gourmet Festival and its spectacular preview – Taste
MIGF – kicked off with a scorching Gala Launch as this year’s Red Hot Chefs!
“Welcome fellow banqueters,
gourmets, gourmands, epicureans, bon vivants, foodies, carnivores, herbivores
and all lovers of fine food…welcome to the Gala Launch of Taste MIGF,”
announced MIGF Organising Chairman Dato’ Steve Day as he stood on stage,
welcoming the masses to the launch of the 14th Malaysia International Gourmet
Festival.
Organising
Chairman Dato’ Steve Day surrounded by living pots and pans!
Royal Patron Tunku Naquiyuddin Tuanku Ja’afar, Tunku
Nurul Hayati, Organising Chairman Dato’ Steve Day and Datin Su Wai Fun.
Festival Royal Patron, Tunku
Naquiyuddin ibni Tunku Ja’afar – who has stood in the role since the Festival’s
inception – sat across from the stage in the scintillating Theatre of Cuisines,
surrounded by captains of industry, all there to take global gourmet safaris,
sampling portions from each of the 28 participating restaurants in this year’s
festival. Global indeed as fare from the four corners of the Earth were well
represented, from Sri Lankan to Cantonese, Modern French to Italian, Japanese
to Thai, and a fusion of International and Western specialities.
Royal Patron Tunku Naquiyuddin Tuanku Ja’afar and Organising Chairman Dato’ Steve Day
The month long food extravaganza
has become a culinary milestone on the Malaysian calendar proffering specially
created Festival Menus abounding with creativity and overflowing with flavour.
At no other time in the year is the gastronomic landscape of the country so
alive with innovation as Festival restaurants try to outdo each other in
friendly competition, raising the standards in doing so year on year.
As each of the Festival Master
Chefs strutted on stage, the MC announced them in synch with the MIGF Red Hot
Chefs TV ad, they struck a pose while media cameras flashed and the crowd
looked on. Then, under a sea of confetti, with Dato’ Steve and Tunku
Naquiyuddin on stage, the Festival was officially declared open.
Festival Master Chefs
Also making a special appearance
was the spanking new Jaguar F-Type Coupe in jet black. The stunning vehicle,
with a gently sloping roofline and sultry silhouette, was uncovered by Dato’
Steve immediately following the chefs’ gambit. A vision of automotive beauty,
the car fit like a glove into the Theatre of Cuisines, alongside the gorgeous
food on display.
Spanking
new Jaguar F-Type Coupe
The Theatre of Cuisines, filled to
the brim with stunning restaurant booths, teemed with invitees eagerly sampling
the lush fare on offer. Eye catching stilt walkers in colourful culinary-themed
costumes moseyed through the crowds, stopping for selfies with foodies as they
munched on everything from mini wagyu burgers, blow-torched tuna, French snails
and pan-seared tiger prawns.
TASTING THE DELIGHTS
Entertainment for the night came
from a duo of top-notch bands, starting with the Aseana Percussion Unit who let
loose a slew of infectious rhythms that kept the atmosphere flaming hot. Next
up came The Elements whose set continued to move the crowd as they trod the
dance floor and danced the night away. In between, a DJ threw down a remixed
set of classics, from The Supremes to Michael Jackson.
The Elements Band
Crowd dancing the night away
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