10 CHEFS FOR MEREF’S 10 YEARS

A total of 10 renowned French chefs hosted the Meref CCIFL gala dinner recently, at Résidence des Pins in Beirut. Jerome Anfray, Sylvain Arthus, Patrick Burat, Thomas Ciret, Alexis Couquelet, Mickael Gantner, Stephane Loison, Jean Baptiste Priolet Xavier Etchebes, Franck Page and Guillaume Gomez, head chef of Elysée Palace, oversaw the event, which marked the 10-year anniversary of Meref - CCI FL. The organization is now firmly established as a place for exchange and knowledge-sharing between French and Lebanese entities operating in Lebanon across both the economic and cultural fields. Meref CCIFL also played a part in helping to organize the École Supérieure des Affaires’ annual, one-day conference that sets out to highlight the way French cuisine is employed as a vehicle to promote diplomacy and soft power. Guillaume Gomez, visiting from France, was the guest speaker along with Stanislas Verpoort, head of the independent service at the Elysée Palace. meref-ccifl.org