Puerto Vallarta Ready To Host 21st International Gourmet Festival

NEW YORK - Oct. 12, 2015 - PRLog -- Puerto Vallarta, Mexico’s leading culinary beach destination, is ready to once again host the International Gourmet Festival, now on the 21^st edition and taking place from November 16-22.

Over 30 world-renown chefs, including Chef Andreas Fischer (Germany), Daniel Eardley (USA), Nic Vanderbeeken (Belgium) and Yerika Muñoz (México), will offer a-la-carte gourmet dining, chef’s tables, gourmet safaris and wine tastings on a daily basis.

“The International Gourmet Festival is an event that has continued to grow each year and every year more and more international chefs want to participate” said founding chef Thierry Blouet. “This year’s guest chefs have between 14 and 17 Gault Millau points and have worked at restaurants with at least three Michelin stars.”

During the 7-day festival, Puerto Vallarta will host international chefs in some of the destination’s most popular restaurants and hotels. The opening event will take place at the white-bathed gourmet restaurant La Leche and its closing will take place at the trendy Sapphire Beach Club overlooking the Bay of Bandera.

Other participating restaurants include Café Des Artistes, Emiliano, Kaiser Maximilian, La Palapa, Michel’s, The River Café, Trio, Vista Grill. In addition, participating hotel restaurants Include Velas Vallarta’s Andrea, Hilton Puerto Vallarta Resort’s Le Delice, Mikado CasaMagna Marriott Puerto Vallarta Resort & Spa, La Corona at Villa Premier Hotel & Spa and Hiroshi, located in the first 5 AAA Diamond property in the Pacific Cost - Hotel Mousai.

The festival has attracted over 400,000 gourmet fans and over 500 international chefs to Puerto Vallarta since 1995. This year‘s list program also includes restaurants from Puerto Vallarta’s surrounding areas, including Riviera Nayarit and Tepic.

Puerto Vallarta is home to over 300 restaurants, including six of the top 10 restaurants in Mexico. According to TripAdvisor readers, Café Des Artistes, Vista Grill, Ocean Grill, Bistro Teresa, Le Kliff and Trío are all included in the Best Fine Dining Restaurants in México (http://www.tripadvisor.com/TravelersChoice-Restaurants-cF...).

“Puerto Vallarta’s tropical and mountainous climates produce fresh and rich ingredients that attract many chefs and inspire them to create dishes the feature ingredients that that come from our waters, including Tuna, of from our mountains such as tropical fruits and artisanal cheeses.

For more information on the International Gourmet Festival visit www.festivalgourmet.com