Media Release For Immediate Release World Gourmet Summit Prepares 1,100 Gourmet Meals for Healthcare Professionals - 21 F&B establishments will be coming together to whip up a delicious treat to thank these unsung heroes - WGS to announce postponement of annual festival dates and discuss the impact of the virus outbreak on F&B businesses 31 March 2020, Singapore - World Gourmet Summit (WGS) has rallied 21 F&B establishments to prepare a lunch treat for 1,100 healthcare staff at Sengkang General Hospital. These establishments will be preparing meals and making lunch deliveries to the hospital over the next five days. These 1,100 meals will be delivered to the Sengkang General Hospital during lunchtime. Healthcare professionals such as doctors and nurses will be able to enjoy these delectable meals. 200 meals will be delivered to the hospital each day from 30 March to 4 April 2020. Today, restaurants such as OPIO Kitchen & Bar, Gattopardo, Ginett Restaurant and Shabestan prepared dishes such as assorted wild mushrooms with barley risotto, Branzino alla Siciliana, Ginett’s signature rotisserie chicken served and rice and chicken kubideh set with rice for these healthcare staff. Please refer to Annex A for list of participating F&B establishments. “Our healthcare professionals have been working extremely hard to save the lives of those battling the virus. We hope to be able to be able to do our part and show our appreciation to them for keeping us safe,” said Mr Ricky Ng, Managing Director, Blue Lotus Group. His restaurant is one of the F&B establishments preparing meals as part of this charity drive. Postponement of WGS At the event, the WGS team also announced the postponement of dates for the annual festival which usually takes place in April 2020. WGS has been rescheduled to take place in August this year instead. Mr Peter Knipp, CEO, Peter Knipp Holdings Pte Ltd who manages and curates the annual WGS and World Gourmet Awards and Ricky Ng, Managing Director, Blue Lotus Group engaged in a dialogue session at the event. The sharing covered the impact of the virus outbreak on F&B businesses and how these businesses should respond in light of the current situation. “During the SARS outbreak, we were one of the few companies to continue with WGS. We will strive to do the same this year. We have postponed the festival and will follow government recommendations and implement the necessary measures to ensure that everyone is safe while having a good time later this year,” said Mr Peter Knipp, CEO, Peter Knipp Holdings Pte Ltd. - END - For media enquiries and latest updates on World Gourmet Summit 2020, please visit the digital media centre at http://tiny.cc/eld7lz,or contact the following: Media Contact Christel Goh Founder, Grow Public Relations Email: [email protected] Phone: +65 9328 0107 Kelvin Teo PR Specialist, Grow Public Relations Email: [email protected] Phone: +65 9171 9183 Annex A – List of F&B Establishments & Menu Annex B – World Gourmet Summit Charity Partners Annex A No Establishment Name Menu Monday 30 March 2020 1 Punjab Grill Vegetarian Culinary Institute of 2 Chicken Provençale, roasted Vegetables and Pilaf Rice America 3 Tamarind Hill Singapore Khao pad kai (chicken fried rice) Plant-based meat & seaweed egg fried rice with Oven baked lemongrass 4 Mitzo chicken Longlife AL Cup 5 Sunfresh Apple Juice (250ml) Tuesday 31 March 2020 6 OPIO Kitchen & Bar Assorted Wild Mushrooms with Barley Risotto Branzino alla Siciliana 7 Gattopardo Seabass with Sicilian caponata, saffron rice with wild fennel, pine nuts and raisins 8 Ginett Restaurant Ginett’s Signature Rotisserie Chicken, served with rice 9 Shabestan Chicken Kubideh Set with Rice Wednesday 1 April 2020 GEMISTA 10 Bakalaki Greek Taverna Stuffed tomato & green pepper with rice & mint Chicken masala, Amritsari choley 11 Yantra Jeera pulao, Gulab jamun dessert Mango chutney Tim's Fine Catering Slow Cooked Lamb Shoulder with Carrot Emulsion, Steamed Calrose 12 Services Rice, Mint scented Lamb Jus and Fresh Peas 13 Angliss Singapore Roasted Whole Chicken Log, Coleslaw, Seasonal Vegtables with Fragrant Rice Thursday 2 April 2020 14 Open Farm Community Nasi Ulam with Potato, Potato and Phuture Pan seared Kuhlbarra Barramudi with Assam Curry, Sous Vide Chicken 15 3 Embers Culinary Craft Breast, Calrose Rice, Seasonal Vegetables 16 Tandoor Chicken Biryani with Raita Garlic Fried Rice with Wagyu Fat and Garlic Chips 17 The 1925 Brewing Co. Char-Grilled Beef, Pan Seared Chives Friday 3 April 2020 Butter Raisin Rice The Catering Concerto by 18 Grilled Summer Veg & Arugula Salad with Balsamic Glaze TCC “Phutura Minced” Patty with Vegetarian Demi Glaze Garlic Calrose Rice 19 Shatec Black Pepper Chicken and breaded Red Snapper Steamed Brocolli and Carrot Beef Rendang, Baked Assam Pedas Snapper filet with honey pineapple, 20 Lynnette's Kitchen Chap Chye and Nasi Lemak 21 Binomio Traditional Paella, chicken and seafood Saturday 4 April 22 Luxe Catering Black Truffle Glazed Chicken with Caribbean Madras Rice World Gourmet Summit Charity Partners Culinary Partner Gastronomic Partner Venue Host Partner Beneficiary Partner Official F&B Caterer Packaging Partner .