Gastronomic Experiences For Food & Travel Enthusiasts

 The organisation behind The World’s 50 Best Restaurants announces that its ‘Bid for Recovery’ Auction will debut on 3 July, offering food and travel enthusiasts the opportunity to bid for out-of-this-world gastronomic experiences with the world’s best chefs. 

The first-ever global gastronomic auction on this scale, incredible lots have been donated by the restaurants and chefs featured on the recent World’s 50 Best Restaurants lists, as well as by partner brands.

 

The 50 Best ‘Bid for Recovery’ Auction is the largest global event of its kind aiming to raise funds that will provide direct and tangible financial relief for restaurants worldwide as they emerge from the Covid-19 pandemic. 

The auction is a key fund-raising element of the 50 Best for Recovery programme, announced last month, in partnership with founding donor S.Pellegrino & Acqua Panna. 

The 50 Best ‘Bid for Recovery’ Auction will feature more than 100 lots, providing the opportunity for bidders to select from an array of the most extraordinary global gastronomic experiences imaginable, as well as rare and limited-edition items. Some of the bespoke auction lot highlights include: 

Mirazur, Menton, France 

A DAY WITH MAURO COLAGRECO – CHEF AT THE WORLD’S BEST RESTAURANT 

Mauro and Julia Colagreco will welcome two lucky guests to idyllic Menton, visit Mirazur’s famous gardens to select produce, meet the fishermen who supply the restaurant’s seafood at the harbour, and lunch with Chef Mauro at his organic Pecora Negra pizzeria. Guests will also taste dishes at Mirazur’s ‘creation kitchen’, meet the team and enjoy the full, newly developed tasting menu, before departing with a set of wine glasses and case of wine. 

Atelier Crenn, San Francisco, CA, USA 

THE IN"CRENN"IBLE EXPERIENCE! HOSTED BY CHEF DOMINIQUE CRENN 

This truly unique prize includes a day on Chef Crenn’s Bleu Belle Farm, taking in activities such as fermentation, beekeeping and olive oil production. An exclusive wine tasting session with a renowned Californian winemaker will be followed by the tasting menu dinner at Atelier Crenn. The next day, acclaimed pastry chef Juan Contreras will lead guests in a chocolate-making masterclass. The experience culminates in an evening of dinner and drinks at Petit Crenn. 

Odette, Burnt Ends, Atlas and more, Singapore 

DISCOVER SINGAPORE: CUISINE, COCKTAILS AND CULTURE 

As part of this four-day experience with accommodation at both the iconic Marina Bay Sands and opulent Capella Singapore hotels, guests will take in the best of the city’s superb cuisine and cocktails. The trip includes: a meal at two-time Best Restaurant in Asia, Odette, a dinner at Burnt Ends and drinks at Atlas; plus a guided tour of Singapore’s hawker stalls and time with Odette chef Julien Royer. 

Central, Kjolle and Mil, Lima/Cusco, Peru 

ULTIMATE THREE-DAY PERUVIAN FOOD SAFARI 

Led by world-renowned husband and wife team Virgilio Martínez and Pía León, this adventure includes full dining experiences at both Central and Kjolle in Lima, as well as cocktails and local tours. Guests will then be transported to Cusco, home to Martínez’s Mater Iniciativa project and Mil restaurant, to stay at the five-star Explora Valle Sagrado lodge and be led on an exploratory trip through the Sacred Valley near Machu Picchu. 

Additional auction lots include: 

• • Ultimate Delhi food experience for four people with Indian Accent, India 
• • Three-day culinary safari in São Paulo with A Casa do Porco, Brazil 
• • Cocktail masterclass, dinner and night in suite at iconic Connaught Hotel, London, UK 
• • Eating, drinking, shopping & clubbing in Berlin with Nobelhart & Schmutzig, Germany 
• • Overnight Soča Valley immersion with Ana Roš from Hiša Franko, Kobarid, Slovenia 
• • Fishing and feasting day with Florilège in Tokyo, Japan 
• • Gastronomy and culture in Vienna with Steirereck, including helicopter tour, Austria 
• • Mexico City tasting tour with Édgar Núñez of Sud777, Mexico 
• • Three days of gastronomic discovery in Moscow with White Rabbit and Selfie, Russia 
• • Explore HK with Amber’s Richard Ekkebus; suite at The Landmark hotel, Hong Kong 
• • Plus, rare bottles of spirits, chefs’ artworks, private cooking classes, wine region tours, sailing trips, exclusive tastings and bespoke parties all available 

The auction will be conducted online at www.50BestForRecovery.com. Potential bidders can view the full selection of lots from 29 June, with the auction opening on 3 July and running until 12 July. 

In order to contribute to the global recovery of the hospitality industry, 50 Best will distribute all proceeds of the Recovery Fund to restaurants, bars and non-profit organisations.

50 Best for Recovery will also see the publication of an e-cookbook entitled Home Comforts: simple lockdown recipes from the world’s best chefs and bartenders, which will be unveiled to the public for download on 1 July in exchange for a $10 minimum donation. Money raised from the e-cookbook will also go direct into the 50 Best Recovery Fund and used to support the global restaurant and bar industry. 

A spokesman said:" The 50 Best team continues to offer its heartfelt support to all those businesses and individuals suffering from the effects of the global pandemic. The organisation is hugely grateful to all those in the hospitality world who are dedicating their time and skill to help others, as well as to its partners."

"50 Best is committed to using its platform to help fight for equality and inclusivity in the hospitality sector. The Black community has been hit disproportionately hard by coronavirus. This fact has and will continue to help shape the distribution of funds in the 50 Best for Recovery campaign."