Vaduz 2024 Gourmet Festival – a complete success with over 12,000 visitors
Vaduz, 8 September 2024: The Vaduz 2024 Gourmet Festival under the motto «Talents, Stars and Stars» was a great success and attracted over 12,000 visitors to Vaduz. The atmosphere on the town hall square was excellent, and top chefs as well as up-and-coming talent and local originals impressed with their culinary masterpieces.
With a total of 300 GaultMillau points and 17 Michelin stars, the festival brought together a concentrated load of stars from the gastronomy scene, who presented their creations from gourmet food trucks. Accordingly, visitors were able to savour top-class cuisine free of charge on the two festival weekends on the covered town hall square in Vaduz.
Top-class line-up provided a feast for the palate
The line-up for the 2024 Gourmet Festival was absolutely top-class and left nothing to be desired in culinary terms. The exciting mix of up-and-coming talent, star chefs, top chefs and TV chefs was a particular highlight. «We are delighted that the Vaduz Gourmet Festival was fantastically well attended and that we were able to present a first-class line-up of top chefs», said Markus Goop from the event organiser Skunk AG.
The line-up included top stars from the Swiss gastronomy scene such as Tobias Funke, Sebastian Zier, Stefan Heilemann, Christian Kuchler, Kevin Romes, Laurent Eperon, Niklas Oberhofer, Käthi Fässler, Roger Kalberer, Bernd Schützelhofer, Antonio Colaianni, Pascal Schwarz, Daniel Sladek, Hansjörg Ladurner, marmite Youngster 2024 Fabio Vulcano, André Siedl and Dominique Schrotter.
Local personalities and TV celebrities
The top local chefs included Ivo Berger (Torkel Vaduz), Hubertus Real (Restaurant Marée), Martin Real (Restaurant Weinlaube), Reto Jenal (Salz & Pfeffer), Yunyun Ye (Restaurant Tang), Martha Bühler (Marthas Knöpflestudio), Giuseppe Albanese (Restaurant Amarone) and Patcharida Dill (Restaurant Engel).
The star-studded line-up also included prominent TV chefs Meta Hiltebrand, Grill Ueli and René Schudel. Moreover, the Rocking Chefs also caused a sensation with their dragon barbecue.
Exclusive culinary offers in Vaduz restaurants and shops
In addition to the highlights on the town hall square, the festival also offered exclusive offers in restaurants and shops in Vaduz during the week. These ranged from a Japan Tasting Night at the Café im Kunstmuseum, an exclusive champagne dinner at Restaurant Marée, a gin tasting at Hoi-Laden and a special barbecue course at Greber. These events offered guests an additional opportunity to experience delicious cuisine in different locations.
Accompanying events, such as the classic car meeting and the Princely Liechtenstein Tattoo Parade, complemented the culinary offerings and created additional attractions for visitors.
Sponsors: Municipality and VP Bank
Ein spezieller Dank gebührt den Trägern und Partnern des Genussfestivals, ohne diese die Durchführung des Festivals nicht möglich wäre. Die Gemeinde Vaduz und die VP Bank übernahmen wiederum die Trägerschaft. Dazu konnten namhafte Partner wie Laurent Perrier, Altherr AG, G. Bianchi, Oona Caviar und b_smart gewonnen werden. Medienpartner waren Liewo, FM1 und marmite. Veranstaltet wurde der grösste Kulinarikanlass der Region vom Verein Genussfestival in Zusammenarbeit mit Erlebe Vaduz und der Eventagentur Skunk AG.
