Chefs’ Talk

Disciples Escoffier Hong Kong has started to host ‘CHEFS’ TALK’-networking events. These gatherings takes place on Mondays in each month, after dinner service, and this time it’s all about us chefs. No suppliers, no press, just chefs hanging out and surely talking about cooking, exciting ingredients, but the main thing is just to get together and relax after a nice day in the kitchen. When the night goes further the stories from different kitchens along the career fill the space. All this relaxed ‘networking’ typically takes place in one of the Disciple’s restaurant and is fuelled by Kronenbourg 1664.

The first CHEFS’ TALK took place in FINDS on 20^th July 2009. We enjoyed some of Jaakko’s ‘Scapas’ (Scandinavian Tapas) and spiked them up with some ice-cold ‘Koskenkorva’ vodka from Finland along with well-chilled Kronenbourgs.

PARTICIPANTS INCLUDED

From left to right

Graham Burst              exec chef, Inter-Continental

Adam Bantock             exec chef, M-at-the-Fringe

Didier Rochat               exec chef, Marco Polo Hotel Gateway

Jaakko Sorsa                exec chef, FINDS / president Disciples Escoffier

Alvin Leung                  exec chef/owner, Bo-innovation

Oyvind Naesheim      exec chef, NOBU/ secretary general Disciples Escoffier

Rudolph Muller           exec chef, Disneyland/ president HK Chefs Association

LATER ARRIVED

Pierre Altobelli            chef de cuisine, Amber @ Mandarin Oriental Landmark

Juuse Mikkonen         exec chef, H-One

Alberto Boccelli           exec chef, Deep Water Bay Golf Club

Fabrizio Napolitano   exec chef, Gocchia

Luca Signoretti            exec chef, Sabatini @ Royal Garden Hotel

Michele Senigaglia   corporate chef @ Di Vino, Spasso, Gocchia

Sampo Laukkanen head chef, FINDS

CHEFS TALKs continued in Alvin Leung’s 2-Michelin star restaurant ‘BO innovation on 1^st September 2009. Alvin actually turned this gathering to a multi-course tasting dinner;) After numerous amazingly tasty creations we hanged in Alvin’s kitchen and the floor staff had hard time trying to lure us out from the kitchen and to leave – such a good time we had!

Gathered were

Robert Fontana           Chairman, Disciples Escoffier ASIA

Alvin Leung                  exec chef/owner, Bo-innovation

Sandro Falbo executive Sous Chef/Specialty Restaurant Chef, Nicollini’s @ Conrad

Jaakko Sorsa               exec chef, FINDS / president Disciples Escoffier

Oyvind Naesheim      exec chef, NOBU/ secretary general Disciples Escoffier

Sampo Laukkanen head chef, FINDS

In the future we are planning to organize CHEFS TALKs also together with Macau-delegation which surely will be interesting!