The Beirut Cooking Festival came to an end. An event which took place at Biel across 3 mouth-watering days of food and drinks. The show hosted and welcomed many businesses in the food and drink sectors, from small producers to big brands, bringing together the very best of irresistible cuisine, magnificent wines, beers and spirits, top celebrity chefs and fantastic shopping facilities.
I attended the show during the three consecutive days. I had the chance to meet interesting as well as food passionate people from four corners of Lebanon. I enjoyed it a lot... interviewed some interesting producers, participated in many events and workshops... You'll be seeing and reading more about the event in details, video interviews coming this week... But here's a summary... 
The show's program:
- Chef’s Kitchen Celebrity chefs cooking live and giving their best recipes
- Cocktails preparations with famous bartenders and bar consultants
- Olive Oil tasting sessions with professional olive oil experts and tasters
- Librairie Gourmande with a wide selection of cook books and signatures by famous book writers
- Wine Tasting Sessions with professional wine makers and experts
- Lifestyle workshops with etiquette consultants, designers, florists, food-service experts and dietitians
The main events I attended:
- I enjoyed some fun time cooking with Maggi's ambassadors
- I helped Grohe introduce their new Minta Touch to the media by choosing the best decorated salmon plate
- I discovered a new "Water Glass Bottle" producer, that's now affordable to all
- Taste & Flavors magazine hosted me for a video interview
- I enjoyed many workshops, one of which: "Food, Photography and Typography" an interesting an innovative workshop
- Discovered some of The Beirut Cooking Festival exhibitors during a video tour around the expo
The Complete List of Exhibitors: ADONIS VALLEY, ADYAR, AL SULTAN FOOD STUFF CO., AL YOUNBOUH, AMC MIDDLE EAST, ARLA KALLASSI FOODS, BARISTA ESPRESSO, BATROUN MOUNTAINS WINERY, ETS I.HAKIM DOWEK & SONS, BOECKER, BOOKERIA, BOUTIQUE CAFE , C2C, WESTERN CUP, G. VINCENTI & SONS S.A.L,. CANNE A SUCRE, CAROL NADER , CHATEAU FLORENTINE, CHATEAU NAKAD, CHATEAU WADIH, COARA FOR NATURAL FOOD, COMITE DE BIENFAISANCE DE LA PAROISSE DE JEITA, CONVIVIO , COOKIELICIOIUS S.A.R.L., CUISINE SANTE INTERNATIONALE LIBAN, CUTLASS-V S.A.R.L., DESIR NOIR, DOMAINE NAJM, DUBBLE - SMART PACKAGING EFFET DESIGN, EIDO TRADING, EMALL.ME BY BANK AUDI, CALLEBAUT – EMF, ENJOY LEBANON, ETS.ELIE SKAFF, CANDY SHOP, GREEN HAND / SYNDICATE OF LEBANESE CRAFTSMEN, HAILA & CO (TEFAL) , HEALTHBOX-DIET & NUTRITION CENTER, ETS. JABER JABER & SONS, JUICE FOR CHARITY - CAUSES, JUNAL KANZAMAN ART & CRAFTS, KENWOOD, LE GABARIT-DIET CENTER, LE MARZIPAN DE ZOUK, LWAH SHOP, LEBANON TRAVELER MAGAZINE, LITTLE CAKE, MAATOUK FACTORIES SAL, MAGGI, KARINE ZABLIT - MAISON FONDÉE À LA MAISON, MARIE BAZ, MIEL DU LEVANT, NESTLE SWEETENED CONDENSED MILK, OLIVIERS & CO., CHATEAU OUMSIYAT, STE OUBARY (PARTY PARK), PIERRE AZAR TRADING SAL, PIZZA CUPS, PLEIN SOLEIL, KHALIL FATTAL ET FILS, QI JUICES , SIBLOU, AQUA BLUE, SODI , TAWLET SOUK EL TAYEB, S.PELLEGRINO & ACQUA PANNA, STORIOM SALIBA, TALAYA, TANMIA, TASTE & FLAVORS MAGAZINE, TRIMAX CO S.A.R.L., EMILE RASSAM, CAFE DIEM, HOUSE OF ZEJD.
See you next year for the first "Salon du Chocolat" in Lebanon organized in parallel with the Beirut Cooking Festival 2014
