Qatar Airways is the official airline sponsor of food fest

Qatar Airways is the official airline sponsor of the ninth Qatar International Food Festival (QIFF), which kicks off today at Hotel Park. The airline will fly in a lineup of regional celebrity chefs to Doha for the festival’s Live Cooking Theatre, a highlight of the annual event.They include famed Michelin-starred chef Wolfgang Puck and Qatari chef and food programme presenter Aisha al-Tamimi; Lebanese celebrity chef Ramzi Choueiri; Filipino celebrity TV chef Nino Logarta; Food Network pastry chef Anna Olson; Turkish celebrity chef Murat Bozok; Kuwaiti celebrity TV chef Sulaiman al-Qassar; Indian chef Ajay Chopra; Kuwaiti chef Asmaa al-Bahar; US 2012 Masterchef winner Christine Ha, IDAM Executive Chef Damien Leroux, and Kuwaiti chef Fawaz al-Omaim. “We help bring the world to Qatar and offer visitors their first taste of Arabian hospitality when they arrive in Doha. Every year, QIFF is a celebration of Qatar’s extraordinary cultural and culinary diversity, and we could not be more proud to participate in this event,” Qatar Airways’ marketing and corporate communications senior vice president Salam al-Shawa said.“As our national carrier and award-winning airline, Qatar Airways is a key component of our efforts to develop and promote unique end-to-end visitor experiences, that extend our message of welcome to the world,” Qatar Tourism Authority’s chief marketing and promotion officer Rashed al-Qurese said.