STARS, FOOD & ART IN SOFITEL VIENNA STEPHANSDOM

Vienna, 2nd November 2011 – Six international Michelin Starred Chefs will conven on Thursday, 1st of December 2011, at the Sofitel Vienna Stephansdom for the Stars, Food & Art Gala Event.

Within splendid view of its gothic namesake, St. Stephens Cathedral, Sofitel Vienna Stephansdom, designed by French architect Jean Nouvel, is an emphatically 21st century structure. Floating above the city, the Sofitel restaurant “Le Loft” provides the perfect setting for Stars, Food & Art, a Gala Dinner that will make its premiere in Austria on Thursday, 1st of December 2011.

The event, which combines art and gastronomic excellence, was created in 2007 at Sofitel The Grand Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Armed with this success, the Sofitel brand, in consultation with the acknowledged culinary journalist and author Lise Goeman Borgesius-Timmer, decided to offer this festival internationally at various addresses of the luxury hotel group like in Marseille, Lyon, Munich, Dubai and now in Vienna.

Stars, Food & Art is dedicated to creating the perfect relationship between art and the enjoyment of fine dining. During Stars, Food & Art, six internationally renowned chefs (together, having amassed 13 Michelin Stars) will prepare their signature dishes. Both individual gourmands as well as companies can partake in this sublime gastronomic experience.

Exciting artistic performances will accompany the culinary delights.  3 renowned artists of the Vienna Opera House Valentina Nafornita (Soprano), Adam Plachetka (Bariton) and Stephen Hopkins (Piano) will provide the musical program.

Supporting the World`s AIDS Day on 1st of December, Sofitel Vienna Stephansdom will give a donation to the guest of honor Gery Keszler to the Austrian Aids Assistance.  

Falstaff wine marketing manager and well known wine connoisseur Jason S. Turner will be in charge of presenting the event.

The following’s top chefs have confirmed their participation for Stars, Food & Art in Sofitel Vienna Stephansdom on 1st of December 2011:

Thomas Bühner**, La Vie (Osnabrück, Germany)
Walter Eselböck**, Taubenkobel (Burgenland, Autria)
Andreas Mayer**,Schloss Prielau (Salzburg)
Toni Mörwald**,Toni M. (Feuersbrunn, Upper Austria)
Bruno Oger**, Le Cannet (Côtes d`Azur)
Antoine Westermann***, Buerehiesel (Elsass)

The price is 550 Euro per person and includes the menu with carefully selected drinks and the artistic programme. Private guests and companies can make their reservation under
++43 (0)1 / 90 616-0 or via email  h6599@sofitel.com

Complete information at www.starsfoodart.com

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