Celebration of French cuisine

(From left) H.E. Christophe Penot, Tan Sri Megat Najmuddin Megat Khas, Karl Rathswohl and Tan Chien Chyi.

THE French Embassy recently organised a special dinner in conjunction with the Gout de or Good France 2017 at the French ambassador His Excellency Christophe Penot’s residence in Kuala Lumpur.

For the third consecutive year, Gout de France or Good France has brought together over 2,000 chefs on five continents to celebrate French gastronomy.

In each participating restaurant, this event, took the form of a dinner, tribute to the excellence of French cuisine, its

Distinguished guests at the Gout de or Good France 2017 dinner. (From left) Jean-Pierre Galland, Datin Paduka Setia Tengku Zatashah Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, Bruno Menard and Yukimi Saito. capacity for innovation and the values that it represents: Sharing, pleasure, and a respect for good food, good company and the environment.

Here in Malaysia, 15 restaurants and two culinary arts school participated in Gout de France. Each one of the 15 participating chefs in Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Ipoh, Kota Kinabalu, and Malacca offered a Frenchstyle menu in their restaurant, based on a multi-course meal with fresh, seasonal and local products, complemented by French wines and spirits, while the rest highlighted their own culinary traditions. (From left) Jeremie Forrat-Jaime, Anne-Sophie Mouquet, Sebastian Mouquet and Jean-Baptiste Desprez. (From left) Joanne di Tullio, Datin Clarissa Lee, Ming Rathswohl Ho and Datuk Yeoh Soo Min. (From left) Datuk Redzuawan Ismail (Chef Wan), Datuk Thomas M.L. Lee, Datuk Steve Day and Benard Di Tullio.