As Athens has been selected as one of the top three candidate cities for organizing the 37th WACS Congress in 2016, along with Istanbul and Johannesburg, the Hellenic Chefs’ Federation is feverishly preparing for a dynamic presentation at Daejeon, Korea and invites the WACS members to support the Hellenic candidacy.
Now the time has come to Re-discover the Mediterranean Cuisine as neitherGreece, nor another Mediterranean country has hosted a WACS Congress for at least the last 30 years. That is why the Hellenic Chefs’ Federation intends to organize a traditional high level congress in the most historical city ofEurope, in Hellenic colors and flavors.
The Hellenic Chefs’ Federation, wishing to exploit in the best possible way this unique experience to promote Greece, its cuisine, its culture and traditions to the international gastronomic community, is rallying in this effort national and local bodies, which can make a substantial contribution to a successful outcome, namely the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the City of Athens, the Athens Convention Bureau, the Greek Tourism Organisation, the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels, etc.
During the 35th WACS Congress inKorea, the attendants will have the opportunity to taste the “Greek Breakfast”, a new Breakfast Buffet consisting of traditional products and flavors selected from every corner ofGreece, introduced by the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels in cooperation with the Hellenic Chef’s Association and supported by the Greek National Tourism Organization. The Greek Breakfast has been the result of a fruitful cooperation between gastronomy experts from all overGreece, such as executive chefs, specialized degustators and representatives from the chambers and the traditional food production sector, responding to the high standards of the International Gastronomy.
“Our intention has always been to maintain the high quality and evolve our traditional dishes to a higher level by using new techniques and discretely adding new ingredients. This is what we have in mind for the WACS Congress in 2016: to organize a traditional high level congress, in the most historical city of Europe, Athens, in Hellenic colors and flavors” comments the President of the Hellenic Chefs’ Federation, Mr Miltos Karoubas.
The Deputy Minister of Culture and Tourism, Mr Nikitiadis, appeared certain that the picture of Athens in international tourism markets is going to improve, saying that the international gastronomic community will have the chance to taste the country’s unique cultural treasures.
“This event will bring together over one thousand internationally-recognized food professionals and will therefore provide an unprecedented opportunity to promote Greece, its food and tourism on a grand scale” stated D. Amarantidou, Communications Director at ARTION Conferences & Events, who is responsible for preparing the bid portfolio and coordinating the Greek delegation to Korea in May.
For more information you can contact the Hellenic Bid Coordinator, ARTION Conferences & Events: Tel: (+30) 2310 272275, 2310 252330, E-mal: wacs2016@artion.com.gr.
