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Sébastien
Bras  
Restaurant Michel Bras - Lagiole, France |
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Christophe Michalak  
Restaurant Plaza Athénée
- Paris, France |
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Jean-Pierre Vigato 
Apicus - Paris, France |
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Régis Marcon, MOF 
L’Auberge et Clos des Cimes
- Auberge, France |
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Roy Yamaguchi, James
Beard Foundation Award
Roy’s Restaurant - Hawaii,
United States of America |
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Chef
Sébastien Bras, works alongside his father
Michel Bras, carrying on in his footsteps at the family-run
three Michelin star hotel-restaurant situated in the
Aubrac plateau. |
Chef Bras takes
pleasure in creating cheerful that brings surprise and
joy, enlivening his plates with different combinations.
Taking inspiration from nature and intimately connected
to the region, his cuisine rests on the perfection of
the ingredients from the best suppliers. To him, a white
dinner plate is a canvas for his food.
| 5
February 2004, Thursday |
| 8pm |
Dinner
Intimate by Sébastien Bras
Cooking
demonstration and dinner (Fully Committed)
Raffles Culinary Academy
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| 7
February 2004, Saturday |
| 12nn |
Masterchefs
in Action Lunch with the Wines of Renowned
Vintners
The Ballroom |
| 8pm |
Evening
Soirée
Gala
Dinner with the Stars
Raffles Grill & Tiffin Room |
| 8
February 2004, Sunday |
| 11am |
Brunch
with the Stars
Lobby |
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Christophe
Michalak is the Head Pastry Chef at Restaurant
Alain Ducasse at Hotel Plaza Athénée,
Paris, working closely with Alain Ducasse. |
Having worked
in Hilton Park Lane of London, Hilton in Brussels, Negresco
of Nice, the Fauchon house, a pastry making of Kobe in
Japan, at Pierre Hermé in New York and Ladurée
in Paris, Chef Christophe has won several awards and
now holds three Michelin stars.
Immensely talented, Chef Christophe is equally comfortable
making the most intricate and exquisite chocolate desserts
as he is making homemade pastries. His creations reflect
his taste which he describes as “very greedy,
very childlike”.
| 7
February 2004, Saturday |
| 12nn |
Masterchefs
in Action Lunch with the Wines of Renowned
Vintners
The Ballroom |
| 8pm |
Evening
Soirée
Gala
Dinner with the Stars
Raffles Grill & Tiffin Room |
| 8
February 2004, Sunday |
| 11am |
Brunch
with the Stars
Lobby |
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Owner and
Chef of the exclusive Apicius in Paris, Jean-Pierre
Vigato’s achievements and establishments
have earned him two Michelin stars. |
Known for
his Dionysian transformations of homely ingredients
and also
for unlikely combinations, Chef Jean-Pierre’s
unique style includes taking joy in “mixing it
up”,
embracing both nostalgia and innovation, rich and poor,
high and low. His creations are true inspirations of
the purest flavours.
| 5
February 2004, Thursday |
| 10am |
Jean-Pierre
Vigato’s Cooking Secrets
Cooking class
Raffles Culinary Academy
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| 7
February 2004, Saturday |
| 12nn |
Masterchefs
in Action Lunch with the Wines of Renowned
Vintners
The Ballroom |
| 8pm |
Evening
Soirée
Gala
Dinner with the Stars
Raffles Grill & Tiffin Room |
| 8
February 2004, Sunday |
| 11am |
Brunch
with the Stars
Lobby |
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Two Michelin
star chef, Régis
Marcon, is the chef and owner of restaurant, L’Auberge
et Clos des Cimes, which started out as a humble eatery
in 1982. |
He is one of
France’s most celebrated chef, having published
several cookbooks with several awards under his belt
including Le Bocuse d'Or and Gault-Millau Guide’s
Chef of the Year. Chef Marcon is also a recipient of
the highly prestigious Meilleur Ouvrie de France (Top
Artisan of France) which was awarded in recognition of
his talent and artistry.
His cuisine is inspired by the abundance of local
produce with hundreds of subtle flavours and Gault-Millau
Guide described him as “a magician of the earth,
gathering all that grows, listening to the throbbing
of nature to restore its purity and primitiveness”.
| 6
February 2004, Friday |
| 8pm |
Dinner
Intimate by Régis Marcon
Cooking
demonstration and dinner (Fully
committed)
Raffles Culinary Academy |
| 7
February 2004, Saturday |
| 12nn |
Masterchefs
in Action Lunch with the Wines of Renowned
Vintners
The Ballroom |
| 8pm |
Evening
Soirée
Gala
Dinner with the Stars
Raffles Grill & Tiffin Room |
| 8
February 2004, Sunday |
| 11am |
Brunch
with the Stars
Lobby |
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Roy
Yamaguchi is the chef and owner of Roy’s
Restaurant in Hawai’i and its list of associated
enterprises and his empire spans all across the United
States of America from Hawai’i, New York City
to California as well as Guam and Hong Kong. |
Chef Roy was
the first chef from Hawai’i to receive the prestigious
James Beard Foundation Award among many other awards. Part of the Iron
Chef US Contingent in 2001 with two cookbooks and his own cooking show
under his belt, Chef Roy has impressed many with his cuisine which
he refers to as “Euro-Asian” – an
innovative style combining his European background
and the robust flavours of Asia-Pacific.
| 6
February 2004, Friday |
| 10am |
Roy
Yamaguchi’s Cooking Secrets
Cooking
class
Raffles Culinary Academy |
| 7
February 2004, Saturday |
| 12nn |
Masterchefs
in Action Lunch with the Wines of Renowned
Vintners
The Ballroom |
| 8pm |
Evening
Soirée
Gala
Dinner with the Stars
Raffles Grill & Tiffin Room |
| 8
February 2004, Sunday |
| 11am |
Brunch
with the Stars
Lobby |
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