WorldChefs Online General Meeting

September 07,2020 0 Rita Ghantous

Meetings, the global network of chefs associations, held its first online meeting. The meeting was chaired by the association’s president, Thomas Gugler, and was attended by 150 online panelists from over 120 countries.

During the meeting, the decision was taken to hold the 2023 WorldChefs Congress in Singapore. Furthermore, the committee confirmed that the Russian Culinary Association would host the 2026 congress.

Commenting on the meeting, Lebanese chef Joe Barza said: “The WorldChefs association gives chefs an added value and the opportunity to lobby and have a say in the world. Thanks to the tremendous efforts of our president, Thomas A. Gugler, many chefs have joined the association and have had the opportunity to be highlighted. “

In a special message addressed to the Lebanese chefs post-Beirut’s port blast, Thomas A. Gugler said: “Stay strong and believe in the ‘POWER OF THE WHITE JACKET.’”

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Rita Ghantous

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Rita Ghantous is a hospitality aficionado and a passionate writer with over 9 years’ experience in journalism and 5 years experience in the hospitality sector. Her passion for the performance arts and writing, started early. At 10 years old she was praised for her solo performance of the Beatles song “All My Love” accompanied by a guitarist, and was approached by a French talent scout during her school play. However, her love for writing was stronger. Fresh out of school, she became a freelance journalist for Noun Magazine and was awarded the Silver Award Cup for Outstanding Poetry, by The International Library of Poetry (Washington DC). She studied Business Management and earned a Masters degree from Saint Joseph University (USJ), her thesis was published in the Proche-Orient, Études en Management book. She then pursued a career in the hospitality industry but didn’t give up writing, that is why she launched the Four Points by Sheraton Le Verdun Newsletter. Her love for the industry and journalism led her to Hospitality Services - the organizers of the HORECA trade show in Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Jordan, as well as Salon Du Chocolat, Beirut Cooking Festival, Whisky Live and other regional shows. She is currently the Publications Executive of Hospitality News Middle East, Taste & Flavors and Lebanon Traveler. It is with ultimate devotion for her magazines that she demonstrates her hospitality savoir-faire.