Inaugural Kuala Lumpur Big Kitchen Festival 2015

The city of Kuala Lumpur is set to come alive amidst a 3-day food festival at the  iconic Dataran Merdeka  later this month.  Kuala Lumpur City Hall in partnership with the Ministry of Tourism &  Culture, is proud to present the inaugural Kuala Lumpur Big Kitchen Festival 2015.Heating its way from the 29^th  to 31^st May 2015,  the  food  festival will  bring together  gastronomic delights  from the 13 Malaysian states,making local and international foodies spoilt for choice with the range of over 60 food counters serving up only the best.

Y.Bhg. Datuk Seri Hj. Ahmad Phesal Hj. Talib, Mayor of Kuala Lumpur quoted in his speech today, “According to Euromonitor International, Kuala Lumpur is ranked 9th out of 100 leading cities for tourist arrivals in its annual Top City Destinations Ranking 2013.It is no surprise that Kuala Lumpur made the Top 10 list, as one of  its main attraction is the variety of food it serves which has always created a lot of interest with visitors from  around the world”

He added “The Kuala Lumpur Big Kitchen Festival 2015, taglined “Bringing You the Gastronomic Experience”,  is the ideal platform to introduce Kuala  Lumpur as the ‘MELTING POT’ of South East Asia. The food festival will serve delectable dishes ranging from street food right up to fine dining while highlighting Kuala Lumpur as the GASTRONOMY HEAVEN to the foodies around the world.”

The 3-day festival will transform Dataran Merdeka into 8 QUARTERS to include every facet of Malaysian food - Negeri, Warung, Manisan, Food Trucks, Warisan, Samplings, The Dulang and Mayor’s Courtyard. Each Quarter will be set up in a unique presentation serving everything from one’s favourite childhood dish to science defying “molecular gastronomy” dishes.

About the Festival Competitions  

To create more excitement during the festival, the Kuala Lumpur City Hall has organised the Big Challenge which includes three competitions. First, the KL Big Kitchen, Big Race, a cooking competition which includes racing against time to buy ingredients at KL’s oldest market, Chow Kit Market and returning to the Big Kitchen site at Dataran Merdeka to cook a dish. The second competition is the KL Signature Mocktail Competition, open to amateurs or professional mixologists to create KL’s signature mocktail. Finally the KL Signature Dish Competition, a competition that is in search of a unique, signature dish using local herbs and spices. The winners of each competition will receive Cash Prizes, a Trophy from the Datuk Bandar Kuala Lumpur and gifts sponsored by the festival’s partners. Interested participants can download the entry forms from the festival website www.klbigkitchen.com