The 13th Malaysia International Gourmet Festival (MIGF 2013) was made official in a Media Launch at Sunway Pyramid Shopping Mall on Friday, 23rd August 2013.
It was officiated by YAM Tunku Laxamana Negeri Sembilan, Tunku Naquiyuddin Tuanku Ja’afar, who is also Royal Patron of the Festival. The event kicked off with a breakdancing crew in chefs’ outfits as a teaser, before the screening of the MIGF 2013 television commercial and finally a runway entrance by the chefs of the Festival, in line with the theme “Cool Chefs- Cooking With Attitude!”
Cool Chefs in Catwalk
The launch gambit was followed by the “Revealing of the Festival Billboard” and “Review of the Festival Dishes”. The whole event which garnered curious shoppers was also attended by Festival Advisory Committee members, restaurant owners, members of the media, online food writers and Festival Sponsors – Mr Trevor Bull, CEO of Zurich Insurance Malaysia Berhad, Mr Paul Ho, Senior Executive Director of Fujifilm, Ms Jasmine Lee, Director of Marketing at U-Mobile, and Ms Lee Adelaine of Malaysian Healthcare Travel Council.
Royal Patron Tunku Naquiyuddin Tuanku Ja’afar and Organising Chairman Dato’ Steve Day
Festival Sponsors
Review of the Festival Dishes
The media launch concluded with a press conference and Q&A with the Organising Chairman, Royal Patron and Festival Sponsors, at Tarbush Restaurant, one of the Festival Restaurants.
LIST OF FESTIVAL RESTAURANTS IN THE THEATRE OF CUISINES
- Arthur’s Bar & Grill – Shangri-La Hotel, Kuala Lumpur
- Lafite – Shangri-La Hotel, Kuala Lumpur
- Bunga Emas – The Royale Chulan Kuala Lumpur
- Dynasty – Renaissance Kuala Lumpur Hotel
- Sagano – Renaissance Kuala Lumpur Hotel
- Five Sen5es – The Westin Kuala Lumpur
- Prego – The Westin Kuala Lumpur
- Qba Latin Bar & Grill – The Westin Kuala Lumpur
- Grill 582 – BEST WESTERN PREMIER Dua Sentral
- Lai Po Heen – Mandarin Oriental, Kuala Lumpur
- Mandarin Grill – Mandarin Oriental, Kuala Lumpur
- Nook – Aloft KL Sentral
- Samplings On The Fourteenth Restaurant – Berjaya Times Square Hotel KL
- The Restaurant – The Club, Saujana Resort
- Tuscany Restaurant – Putrajaya Marriott Hotel & Spa
- Midori Restaurant – Putrajaya Marriott Hotel & Spa
- Seasonal Tastes – The Westin Langkawi Resort & Spa
- Blu Med – Blu Med Ristorante e Bar
- Chakri Palace – Rotol Food-Chain (M) Sdn Bhd
- Cuisine Gourmet By Nathalie – Nathalie Gourmet Studio
- Kelantan Delights – Kelantan Delights Sdn Bhd
- Kiraku Japanese Restaurant – Shaftsbury Capital Sdn Bhd
- Marini’s On 57 – Mont Oro (M) Sdn Bhd
- Minori – Multiple Reward Sdn Bhd
- Nerovivo – The Nero Group
- Tanzini – Sonata Vision Sdn Bhd
- Ten Japanese Fine Dining – Sushi Train (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd
- Tarbush Restaurant – Restoran Tarbush Delicacies Sdn Bhd