GASTRONOMY WEEK
[BIZ/LEI: Maastricht, October 10] The 14th European Fine Food Fair is also present at the MECC and this will have a focus on hospitality. New products will play a role and there will be cooking, where experts exchange information. More attention this year will go to the waiting profession; and for the seventh time, the Euro-Toques will award their prize for the best Dutch Euro-Toques restaurant. A number of chefs will give master classes with a focus on wine, where all 61 Grand Crus Classés from Bordeaux from 1983 will be tasted. The consumer fair, PUUR, will also be on and a number of restaurants will open their kitchens for the public. Sites of interest are http://www.puurmaastricht.nl/ and www.weekvandegastronomie.nl/. A range of participants will give interesting demonstrations.
The catering fairs BBB and the European Fine Food Fair and PUUR, the gastronomy fair, will take place in Gastronomy Week — Monday, January 21 through Sunday, January 27, 2008. This 54th edition of the catering fair, the oldest in The Netherlands, will be in the MECC and there will be a number of traditional breweries present from at home and abroad and a number of specialist events. There will also be innovation and a hospitality and inspiration platform, with competitions and conferences.
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