In Hong Kong, over 3,600 tons of food is discarded every day, amounting to one-third of the city’s solid waste. Half of the unwanted food is in fact edible, a testimony to the seriousness of the issue of food waste. In order to raise the public’s awareness of reducing food waste, as well as to highlight the importance of social innovation in managing unwanted fresh food and reducing wastage, PolyU’s Jockey Club Design Institute for Social Innovation (J.C. DISI) has invited a group of 15 professional chefs and 13 grassroot families to prepare a feast on 4 September, making use of unwanted food collected from local wet markets the day before.
This event is to allow the participants to better prepare themselves for the opening event of the “10 Day Fest” Festival Vernissage: Social Gastronomy which will be held on 9 October organized by J.C. DISI. Festival Vernissage: Social Gastronomy will bring together a total of 90 participants comprising 30 professional chefs, 30 senior management of international corporations and 30 disadvantaged families, to prepare a feast using unwanted fresh food.
Director of J.C.DISI Mr Alvin Yip, 15 professional chefs including Chinese food connoisseur Mr Wan Tat-kong, Fu Tung Cantonese Cuisine Chairman Mr Lin Yongchun, Founder of Xi Yan Mr Jacky Yu, culinary expert Mr Ben Li and beneficiaries from grassroot families will attend the cooking event held on 4 September 2014 (Thursday).
The media are cordially invited to attend the media interview and cover the cooking session, with details as follows:
Date: 4 September 2014 (Thursday)
Time: 3:00pm (Interview); 3:40pm (Cooking by professional chefs & grassroot families)
Venue: Western Food Production Laboratory, Level B2, School of Hotel and Tourism Management, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 17 Science Museum Road, Tsim Sha Tsui East
Speakers:
Mr Alvin Yip, Director of J.C.DISI
Mr Wan Tat-kong, Chinese food connoisseur
Mr Lin Yongchun, Chairman of Fu Tung Cantonese Cuisine
For enquiries, please contact Winnie Lam at 2766 6377 or 9739 0807.
Winnie Lam
Division Head (Public Affairs)
Communications and Public Affairs Office
