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1) Marina Bay Sands as Official Location

The award-winning world-class icon has pledged its support to be the official venue for the Worldchefs Congress & Expo 2024.  A destination for those who appreciate luxury, the integrated resort is celebrated for transforming Singapore’s city skyline, it comprises three 55-storey towers of extravagant hotel rooms and luxury suites with personal butler services. Whether it’s enjoying the cityscape from the infinity pool, dining at the long list of celebrity restaurants to shopping at the retail mall, this Congress location will have something for everyone!

2) Support from the Singapore Government

Strongly supported by the Singapore Tourism Board, this event is also endorsed by Minister Chee Hong Tat, Minister Patron of Singapore Chefs’ Association and Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry.

Minister Chee shares,  “Singapore has a strong record for hosting international events, from the annual F1 Night Race to the World’s 50 Best Restaurants Ceremony.  Food is a big part of every Singaporeans’ life, so to all our chef friends from around the world, we look forward to welcoming you to Singapore for the Worldchefs Congress & Expo 2024.”

3) Singapore Airlines’ Exclusive Privileges

The world-renowned Singapore Airlines will offer discounted fares to Singapore on Singapore Airlines and SilkAir. For additional check-in baggage allowance of 10kg across all classes of travels, you will also be entitled to increased amount  of KrisFlyer miles through Singapore Airlines’ frequent flyer programme.

4) A Special Changi Airport Welcome

Voted the “Best Airport in the World’ for 8 consecutive years, Changi Airport’s latest gem, Jewel Changi Airport is an award-winning destination with indoor gardens and leisure attractions, 500 retail stores and 260 dining offerings as well as a hotel, all under one roof.

Delegates will be welcomed with a welcome reception desk and Changi Airport will offer  Shopping vouchers for shopping and dining and complimentary access to attractions at Jewel Changi Airport, as well as discounts on their online shopping platform.

5) Easily Connected to the World

StarHub, a leading homegrown Singapore company that delivers world-class communications, entertainment, and digital solutions, has offered discount or Discount or free gift with purchase of Travel Prepaid SIM card at Singapore Changi Airport*.

With StarHub Travel Prepaid SIM, stay connected with 100GB local data, talktime and more. Chat, surf, and share all your travel moments with ease. Plus, call your loved ones back at home with the bundled IDD calls. Choose from a 7-Day or 12-Day Travel Prepaid SIM, and start surfing on Singapore’s fastest network

6) Seamless Transport, Explore Everywhere

In Singapore, you can easily get from one point to another in less than 30 minutes. To make your transport experience even more seamless, we have partnered with Grab, a ride-hailing app platform for transport. To ensure the best experience, they have also lined up special discounts for all delegates for Worldchefs Congress & Expo 2024!

Online help, just a click away.

To make chefs and pastry chefs’ job easier, Les vergers Boiron launches Allo Chef Les vergers Boiron, an online technical support service.

After publishing the new tables of use for frozen fruit purées, Les vergers Boiron has broadened its range of services with an online technical support for chefs. Now that restaurants are reopening in many countries, this new service, which is being launched starting today on Les vergers Boiron website, will help food and beverage professionals by making their daily lives easier and guiding them through their creativity.

Available in English, French, Spanish and German, Allo Chef Les vergers Boiron allows chefs and pastry chefs, in Europe, to benefit from expert guidance on using Les vergers Boiron fruit solutions. The consulting chefs behind this tool offer their expertise like they usually do during technical courses or demonstrations.

If they have any questions about creating/making a recipe with Les vergers Boiron products, chefs or pastry chefs may use the online service Allo Chef Les vergers Boiron to seek advice from renowned professionals. Then they will be contacted by phone within 48h of the request and guided in a personalized manner through the recipes. This will make their job easier on a daily basis, by being provided with personalized technical support and fast and reliable solutions!

This service is offered unconditionally by Les vergers Boiron until the end of September. Chefs may submit their requests online either from Les vergers Boiron website www.my-vb.com or on the dedicated page.

F. DICK is starting the new barbecue season safely and in style this year. A leather apron and matching leather roll bag perfectly complement F. Dick’s high-quality barbecue tool range and can be used stylishly and safely by all barbecue enthusiasts.

The two products are made of supple 100% buffalo leather, naturally tanned, with a vintage look, while the colour-contrasting logo appliqués add a touch of refinement. Handmade in the Netherlands.

The apron adapts perfectly to the body thanks to the flexibility of the high-quality leather. The adjustable solid leather straps with a buckle fastener at the neck and hip make it comfortable to wear. At 82 cm (32”) in length, it provides reliable protection, especially at a hot barbecue. With a practical hanging loop, a tea towel and other tools, such as barbecue tongs, are always close at hand.

The apron measures 82 x 60 cm (32” x 23.5”).

The leather roll bag, which matches the leather apron, has 5 pockets that can be individually equipped. Here too, the supple leather impresses with its vintage look. Knives and tools can be transported safely and stylishly thanks to the adjustable solid leather strap with a buckle fastener.

The roll bag measures 45 x 47 cm (17.5” x 18.5”).

Friedr. Dick is the only manufacturer worldwide who offers a complete range of knives, sharpening steels, ancillary items for chefs and butchers as well as grinding machines, sharpening machines and knife cleaning devices. The long-standing tradition and experience of manufacturing products for chefs and butchers allow a continuous development of innovative products. Input from customers, especially end-users and our own ideas are converted into high-quality products.

Further information is available from:

• Friedr. Dick GmbH & Co. KG
• Esslinger Str. 4-10
• 73779 Deizisau
• Germany
• Tel.: +49 7153 817 – 0
• Fax: +49 7153 817 – 219
• Email: mail@dick.de
• Website: www.dick.de  
• www.facebook.com/Friedr.Dick
• www.instagram.com/f.dick_official

Keep honing your skills! This summer, Worldchefs has teamed up with The French Chef Handbook – the most complete book of technical bases in the kitchen with more than 500 techniques described step-by-step, 3000 photos, 118 videos, and 1000 recipes worksheets.

Written by the visionary Chef Michel Maincent-Morel, this book revolutionized the learning of cooking by offering solid techniques to beginners.

First published in 1995, La Cuisine de Référence has trained over 800,000 chefs in French cooking techniques. Translated into English for the 25th anniversary, it’s now available to the Worldchefs community in digital format FREE for a limited time only.

Get immersed online, the next best thing to a stage in a kitchen!

Worldchefs Summer Camp with the French Chef Handbook is available for free until August 31, 2020. Don’t miss out!

Here Come the Flexitarians

Vegetarians and vegans aren’t the only ones looking for plant-based proteins. Increasingly, many people around the world are following a flexitarian diet, which means they actively choose to eat less meat. Here are some of the reasons that may influence their dining choices¹.

References:

1. Dataessentials plant-based entry, 2018

This article was originally published the Make it Sizzle — The New Plant-based Meat Alternatives issue of Nutripro: Nestlé Professional Nutrition Magazine. To read the full magazine, click here.