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Sébastien Bras
Restaurant Michel Bras - Lagiole, France
Christophe Michalak
Restaurant Plaza Athénée - Paris, France
Jean-Pierre Vigato
Apicus - Paris, France
Régis Marcon, MOF
L’Auberge et Clos des Cimes - Auberge, France
Roy Yamaguchi, James Beard Foundation Award
Roy’s Restaurant - Hawaii, United States of America





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
6 February 2004, Friday
9pm Evening Soirée
The Cuisine of Sébastien Bras with the Wines of Domaines Barons de Rothschild

Raffles Grill
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

 



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”.

5 February 2004, Thursday
4pm Chocolate Atelier – High Tea on Stage by Christophe Michalak
Jubilee Hall
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




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
6 February 2004, Friday
12nn Lunch
The Cuisine of Jean-Pierre Vigato with the Wines of Domaines Barons de Rothschild
Raffles Grill
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

 




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”.

5 February 2004, Thursday
8pm The Cuisine of Régis Marcon with the Wines of Château Palmer
Raffles Grill
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

 





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.

5 February 2004, Thursday
12nn Lunch
The Cuisine of Roy Yamaguchi with the Wines of Château de Valandraud

Raffles Grill
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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