Prime your tastebuds and get your tummy ready, as the Malaysia International Gourmet Festival 2014 is coming this October! Now on its fourteenth year, the culinary event will once again round up the country’s Red Hot Chefs and their masterful creations. Read more…
From October 1-31, 2014, established and promising restaurants from Malaysia with their respective chefs de cuisine will each come up a special menu the entire month. These enticing offerings come at an exclusive festival price, as well as special offers to boot.
Leading the restaurants from the country’s premiere hotels are Imperial Rama (Thai and Chinese), LTITUDE Restaurant, Bar & Lounge (Western and Japanese), and The Olive (Western-Continental) of Resorts World Genting; Chynna (Chinese), Graze (European), and Chambers Bar and Grill (Western) of the Hilton Kuala Lumpur; Sagano and Dynasty of Renaissance Kuala Lumpur, and Nook (Asian and International) of Aloft Kuala Lumpur, among others.
Meanwhile, among the selection of standalone restaurants are Cuisine Gourmet by Nathalie (French), Maison Francaise (French), Marble 8 (Western), Nerovivo (Italian), La Scala (Italian), Aliyaa (Sri Lankan and Tamil), and Neo Tamarind (Thai).
TASTE MIGF
To jumpstart this year’s gastronomic fete, Taste MIGF will be held come September 26-28, 2014 at the Sunway Pyramid Convention Center. The main attraction of the weekend event is Super Gourmet Safari, where gourmands and foodies alike would have a chance to savor the offerings of participating restaurants in advance.
Also part of Taste MIGF is the Epicure International Gourmet Village, which will have an extensive array of items on offer, as well as master chef cooking classes, workshops, wine tastings, and other culinary happenings. Side-by-side with it is LuxuryPlus Showcase, an exposition of high-end properties and investment opportunities from industry stakeholders.
Gourmet Dollars, the official currency at Taste MIGF’s Super Gourmet Safari, have been created to minimize queues and reduce the complications in giving change. These are available at the venue, but they can be availed in advance from www.tastemigf.com at a 5% discount.
For more details about the Malaysia International Gourmet Festival 2014 and Taste MIGF, check out www.tastemigf.com. Follow event updates on Facebook and Twitter, and use the official social media hashtags, #migf and #tastemigf.
Note: Photos are from Malaysia International Gourmet Festival 2013.
This year is Visit Malaysia Year 2014 with the theme, “Celebrating 1Malaysia Truly Asia.” Visitors can expect a series of year-long special events and activities. For more updates on VMY 2014, check out tourism.gov.my and like Tara Na Sa Malaysia on Facebook.