Top international and regional chefs to showcase culinary flair at The Speciality Food Festival

Taking place from 19 - 21 November 2012 at Dubai World Trade Centre next week, the show will feature the much-anticipated Chef's Corner, a dedicated platform for Dubai's top restaurants to showcase their creative culinary skills using produce and ingredients selected from a variety of participating exhibitors.

"The Middle East is fast becoming a culinary capital of the world. With fine dining and gourmet retail trade experiencing exponential growth in recent years, there is a pressing need for specialist buyers, chefs and suppliers to stay abreast of the latest industry trends, to be able to source premium products and innovate with unusual ingredient combinations. The Speciality Food Festival not only provides access to the Middle East's highly lucrative premium food market, but also is a facilitator for the industry. Features such as the Chef's Corner highlight our commitment to keeping the industry informed, updated and inspired," said Trixee Loh, Senior Vice President, Dubai World Trade Centre, organiser of the event.

The Chef's Corner complements The Speciality Food Festival's position as a forum for specialist buyers, chefs and suppliers to review, showcase and sample products, and as a meeting place for networking and active business transactions. Hosted by the Baking & Pastry Guild Middle East, Chef's Corner will present eight of the region's top chefs who will offer a Smörgåsbord of demonstrations as diverse as convection cooking, molecular snacks, easy production of fine pastries, pralines and truffles and gourmet cheeses.

The Speciality Food Festival is for Trade and Business Professionals only and will be open from 10am-6pm on November 19 and 20, 10am-5pm on November 21. General public and persons under the age of 21 will not be permitted entry. Free trade visitor registration is available now online at www.speciality.ae. Registration will also be available at the show upon proof of trade status.