Led by two-star Michelin chef Christian Lohse, get ready for FIH Regent Group's most exceptional feasts!

Five-star tastes from around the world: four of Regent's representative chefs from Berlin, Beijing, Phuket, and Bali are coming to Taiwan to offer their specialty cuisine! From March 20th to the 22nd, the executive chefs of Regent Berlin, Regent Beijing, Regent Phuket Cape Panwa, and Regent Bali will guest-star at Regent Taipei, Silks Place Yilan, Silks Place Taroko, and Just Sleep Kaohsiung. "Regent Around the World" is an international food festival featuring delicious and beautiful cuisine from all four chefs, and will take place at those four FIH Regent hotels over a period of two to three days. This is the first time that FIH Regent Group has hosted a gathering of Regent chefs for an international culinary event, and this food festival is one of the few large-scale culinary events organized by international five-star hotels. As the global headquarters of FIH Regent Group, Regent Taipei is proud to present "Regent Around the World" and offer diverse delicacies to all of Taiwan!

Regent Taipei is very pleased to welcome the four Regent chefs: Michelin two-star chef Christian Lohse from Regent Berlin, Executive Chef Li To Song from Regent Beijing, Executive Chef Christopher Patzold from Regent Bali, and Executive Chef Justin Baziuk from Regent Phuket Cape Panwa. Chef Lohse will be starting off with six lunch and dinners at Robin's Grill & Teppan from March 20th to the 22nd, featuring classic and innovative French cuisine. From March 21st to 22nd at Silks Place Yilan's buffet restaurant Mix Gourmet, Chef Song will be offering exclusive dishes from a presidential meal enjoyed by former USA President George H.W. Bush. On March 21st at Just Sleep Kaohsiung Zhongzheng, Chef Patzold will be presenting innovative fusion cuisine prepared from the freshest local ingredients.

For Silks Place Taroko, Chef Baziuk's creative French cuisine will be part of Silks Place Taroko's exclusive accommodation package: "Gourmet Retreat." Confirm room reservations for this package, and enjoy Chef Baziuk's dinner menu in an elegant private dining space. Additionally, Chef Baziuk's selected appetizers and entrées will also be available at Silks Place Taroko's Wellesley restaurant. The Gourmet Retreat package includes one night for two in the Garden View Suite on the elite Retreat floors, Chef Baziuk's exclusive dinner for two, Retreat floor or buffet breakfast for two, airport and train station transport services, half-day trip to Taroko Gorge, Retreat floor afternoon tea for two, unlimited red and white wine, access to the Retreat Lounge, and more. Available at NT$6,500 per person for weekdays only, reserve your vacation at the official website www.silksplace-taroko.com.tw or call 03-869-1155. Certain restrictions may apply; please contact Silks Place Taroko for more information.

FIH Regent Group aspires to provide luxury bespoke, customized hospitality and dining all over the world, and the "Regent Around the World" food festival is a unique platform to share and explore some of Regent's very best cuisine from different cultures. Regent hopes to continue strengthening its reach in Taiwan and abroad, and to continue setting higher standards for luxury hotels and fine dining. FIH Regent Group Chairman Mr. Steven Pan explains: "The four chefs that we've invited to Taiwan have earned an esteemed position in their local food and beverage markets, and we're very honored to host them in Taiwan and celebrate Regent's success all over the world."

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Regent Taipei

Robin's Grill & Teppan: 2F, No.3, Ln.39, Sec.2, Zhongshan N. Rd., Taipei, Taiwan

Prices start at NT$3,800 for lunch, NT$6,800 for dinner.

For more information or reservations, please dial (02) 2521-5000 ext. 3930.

http://www.regenttaipei.com/en/

Silks Place Yilan

Mix Gourmet: No. 36, Minquan Rd., Sec. 2, Yilan City, Taiwan

Prices start at NT$800 for lunch and dinner.

For more information or reservations, please dial 03-935-1000.

http://www.silksplace-yilan.com.tw/en/

Just Sleep Kaohsiung Zhongzheng

Just V: No. 134, Zhongzheng 1st Rd, Lingya District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Prices start at NT$2,000 for dinner.

For more information or reservations, please dial 07-972-3569.

http://www.justsleep.com.tw/Kaohsiung/en

Silks Place Taroko

Wellesley: No.18 Tian Hsyang Road, Shiou Lin Village, Hualien 972, Taiwan

"Gourmet Retreat" package is available at NT$6,500 per person.

For more information or reservations, please dial 03-869-1155.

http://taroko.silksplace.com.tw/en/aboutus.php

All above prices are subject to a 10% service charge.

About Regent Hotels & Resorts

Regent is a global luxury hospitality brand including hotels, resorts, residences and cruises. In 2010, the Regent brand returned to its Asian roots with its acquisition by Taipei-based FIH Regent Group. The Regent experience combines Eastern simplicity and Western elegance all melded together with gracious and intuitive service, bespoke amenities and traditional hospitality. Regent Hotels & Resorts currently operates hotels in Bali, Beijing, Berlin, Phuket, Singapore, Taipei, and Turks and Caicos, with hotels and resorts under development in Montenegro. Florida-based Regent Seven Seas Cruises operates an award-winning fleet of medium-sized luxury cruise ships that visit over 300 ports worldwide. In 2011, all hotels in the Regent-managed portfolio were listed as the best luxury hotels in the world by the Condé Nast Traveler's Readers' Choice Awards, becoming the first and only international luxury hotel group to ever achieve this recognition. And in 2013, the group was fifth in the worldwide ranking of the World Luxury Index measuring the most searched and sought-after luxury hotels. For more information, please visit www.regenthotels.com.

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