That’s a wrap! The World Gourmet Symposium brought together leaders and innovators in the food and beverage industry from around the world, focussing on a day of ideas, discussions and thought-leadership at Mandoon Estate in the beautiful Swan Valley. After months of preparation and carefully curating a program of hot topics in the industry, the […]
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A brilliant day of discussions, ideas and market trends – from business to farming to resilience in the workplace to culture to the future… Thank you for coming – see you at a Gourmet Escape event next year! […]

New faces in the food and hospitality industry to speak at the Symposium
Beyond the headline celebrity chefs including David Chang and Jock Zonfrillo, The World Gourmet Symposium has a line-up of exceptional talent from the worlds of business, technology and leadership as well as visionary hospitality entrepreneurs who will share their experience and life lessons. Robert Laing, Farm.One Rob Laing describes himself as a technology guy who […]

The future of food: The World Gourmet Symposium
Where will our food come from in the future? How can technology help us predict what restaurant consumers really want? How can we build businesses that are economically sustainable but stay true to our principles? How do we address the mental health issues that are so prevalent in the hospitality industry today? The World Gourmet […]

WHO IS MIKE WEEKS – SPEAKER AT THE WORLD GOURMET SYMPOSIUM
“Every day we meet people who are overwhelmed, cognitively loaded to breaking point or experience a sense of threat in the workplace. Learning how to be resilient isn’t just a benefit for the demands of work, it is an essential step towards regaining wellbeing and performing throughout life.” Co-founder and CEO at Frontline Mind, […]

WHO IS ROB LAING – SPEAKER AT THE WORLD GOURMET SYMPOSIUM
WHO IS ROB LAING – SPEAKER AT THE WORLD GOURMET SYMPOSIUM Rob Laing’s inclusion in The World Gourmet Symposium is probably the most obvious as he is the epitome of intersecting of food and technology as well as leading the discussion as to where things are going. An Aussie who moved to New York to […]

WHO IS DAVID CHANG – SPEAKER AT THE WORLD GOURMET SYMPOSIUM
“If you’re ever in a situation where you’re asked why you do something a certain way and your response is ‘this is how I’ve always done it’, ‘this is what has been taught to me’, and you’ve never been critical to think why and is there a better way, then that’s just not good enough.” […]

GOURMET ESCAPE ANNOUNCES THE WORLD GOURMET SYMPOSIUM – PRESS RELEASE
GLOBAL CULINARY INNOVATORS TO CONVERGE IN PERTH THIS NOVEMBER FOR THE WORLD GOURMET SYMPOSIUM PERTH (6 September 2019) – This November, as part of the newly expanded 10-day Western Australia Gourmet Escape presented by Westpac (8-17 Nov 2019) Perth will host some of the world’s most exciting chefs, creatives, sommeliers, food activists and business leaders […]

JUST ANNOUNCED: NEW EVENTS RELEASED
Guests are invited to design their own foodie adventure at Western Australia Gourmet Escape presented by Westpac with a range of mouth-watering new culinary experiences just announced. From a four-course dinner with Pierre Koffmann at Bistro Guillaume or a Momofuku collaboration at the two-hatted Yarri Restaurant, to a “hardcore carnivore” feast over fire, or a meet-and-greet (over […]