‘À la carte’ festival brings French food to HCM City
VOV.VN - More than 1,000 guests have attended the annual‘à la carte’ festival on November 4-5 in Ho Chi Minh City— a celebration of contemporary French food, wine and art of living, designed to excite and inspire food lovers of all ages.
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The event is an annual activity sponsored by the French Consulate General in HCM City. This year, the festival takes place at a hotel on Tran Binh Trong Street (District 5). |
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Guests enjoy quality food products imported directly from France, such as bread, jam and pate. |
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Or learn about and purchase famous brands of chocolate. |
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They also have the opportunity to enjoy free over 50 varieties of cheese. |
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Guests use ballots to buy food. Each guest gets ten ballots worth US$10 (VND200,000) when he/she buys an entrance ticket. |
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Guests queue to buy entry tickets. |
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They can then purchase food items ‘à la carte’ with the ballots. |
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More than 25 food booths at the festival are always crowded. The staff never stops working. |
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Regular patrons of the fair, say the festival this year is more crowded than last year and the food quantity and quality are better than ever. |
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Guests can also purchase French jewelry. |
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Some lucky winners will win a basketful of gifts in the sweepstakes and lucky spin events. |
