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Tokyo, Gelato-Capital

After the big success in Singapore last March, Gelato World Tour, a celebration of the artisan iced treat enjoyed
worldwide as a healthy and mouth-watering food, will land in Tokyo in September 2015. For three consecutive days,
Tokyo will become the Gelato-Capital of the world.
The “Formula One of Gelato” will take place on 4-6 September, 2015 at the Komazawa Park. Its mission is to
spread the culture of Italian-style gelato, a fresh, artisan food product throughout the world. Visitors to the Gelato World
Tour will enjoy lessons and workshops on the ancient art of creating gelato from Italian experts
and they will witness the competition involving the final selection of 16 flavors from Japan and
the Far East Asia countries. World-class artisan gelato chefs will present their creation and the
three winning flavors will join the world’s best flavors from the various competitions held during
the 2015-2017 edition of this tour. Admission to the event will be free for the public.
The Gelato World Tour, which has the patronage of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
and of Economic Development, is the first international traveling competition in search of the
best flavors in the world and is directed by the prestigious Carpigiani Gelato University and Sigep
– Rimini Expo, the most important trade fair in the world for the artisan creation of gelato, pastry,
confectionery and bakery products. Main partners: IFI, international leader in the manufactur-
ing of display cases for gelaterias and PreGel, the world’s largest producer of
ingredients for gelato, pastry and coffee shops, official licensee of EXPO Milano
2015. Prodea Group is the operating partner. GWT already toured eight cities
in the world: Rome, Valencia, Melbourne, Dubai, Austin, Berlin, Rimini and
Singapore.
Gelato chefs of the Far East Region that aim to participate at the Tokyo’s
leg of the Gelato World Tour are invited to send in their applications from 1st
May to 30 June 2015 at info@gelatoworldtour.com. Details can be found at www.
gelatoworldtour.com. A judging panel will choose the top 16 competitors by 1
August 2015. President of the panel will be Mr. Kato (President of the Japanese
Association of Pastry chefs), Vice President, Mr. Sakai (President of the Japanese
Association of Gelato). Among the members: Mr. Mochizuki (Executive Chef
of the Imperial Hotel, Tokyo) and Mr. Yanai, gelato expert.

Dilmah Real High Tea Global Challenge 2015

Dilmah Real High Tea Challenge, the Toughest Tea The Dilmah Real High Tea Challenge is bringing
Challenge in the world decides on a Global Tea Champion tea back to the 21st century, reinventing, redefining this
this July with the participation of 21 teams from 14 coun- luxurious ceremony of tea. Dilmah Real High Tea rede-
tries. The objective of the challenge is to recreate Afternoon fines Afternoon Tea for the 21st century with innovative
Tea for the 21st century, putting the tea back in High Tea creations that enhance the experience as a whole.
where it belongs. Inspired by Dilmah the ‘real’ tea, the Dilmah Real
High Tea Challenge started in 2007, in partnership with
the World Association of Chefs Societies (WACS) when
Dilmah Founder - Merrill J. Fernando felt that the High
Tea occasion which was originally crafted around tea
had lost its affinity with its origins. He felt that tea had
been relegated to the bottom of a menu overcrowded
with the traditional high tea fare that lacked inspiration,
originality and most importantly any connection to tea.
A passionate tea grower who worked tirelessly to share
the joy of ‘real’ tea with the tea lovers around the world,
he vowed to put the tea back in High Tea. Thus Dilmah
Real High Tea was born.
Today, the Dilmah Real High Tea Challenge has
traversed the world - Australia, New Zealand, Netherlands,
UAE, Hong Kong, Macau, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore,
Chile, Indonesia and France with the participation of the
finest Chefs and hospitality professionals from 14 coun-
tries, awakening a new respect for tea among the culinary,
hospitality and mixology professionals around the world.
For more information, please visit realhightea.
dilmahtea.com

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