World Spice Food Festival

Minister Faiszer Musthapha with SLTDA officials at the press conference to announce the festival. Picture by Saliya Rupasinghe

The fourth World Spice Food Festival marking nine days of thrilling culinary extravaganza from November 6 to 14 will start off with a tantalising array of edibles at Water's Edge on November 5. Organised by the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA), the World Spice Food Festival will comprise a three day Food Village at Galle Face Green from November 6 to 8, followed by individual food promotions at each of the participating hotels, up to 14, to culminate with a closing ceremony on November 15.

The spectacular highlight, which will bring a distinct flavour to the festival is the Global Spice Food Village, held from November 6 to 8 at the Galle Face Green, from 6.30 p.m. to 12 midnight, each day. Eighteen Colombo-based hotels and restaurants will participate at the Food Village at Galle Face Green manning stalls with 21 signature chefs specialising in various cuisines of the world, specially flown in for the event from Vietnam, Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Spain, and also already working in Sri Lanka, attached to some of the leading hotels in the country.