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	Program 1 Thailand/Vietnam MCs Joanna Savill and Simon Marnie	Program 2 China MC Simon Thomsen	Program 3 World MC Matt Preston
	SATURDAY OCTOBER 10, 2009 9.30 am - 5pm Book at ticketmaster.com.au/siff
	9.30 - 10.20 am DAVID THOMPSON (Nahm, London) Sydney’s Thai star returns on the eve of his newest book launch to take it to the streets... of Thailand of course.	9.30 - 10.20am JEREME LEUNG (Hong Kong) The creative talent behind New Chinese Cuisine dazzles us with the best of Shanghai, Beijing and beyond.	9.30 - 10.50 am Sergi Arola (Sergi Arola Gastro, Madrid) Madrid's star of the post-Ferran generation performs his own brand of culinary rock 'n roll. (with Brent Savage, Bentley Bar,Sydney)
2	10.50 am - 12.10 pm PETER GORDON (The Providores and Tapa Room, London) If you knew fusion... Peter Gordon made it famous at London's '90s hot spot, Sugar Club. He teams up with modern Thai legend Martin Boetz for East-meets-West like never before. (with Martin Boetz, Longrain, Sydney)	10.20 - 11.40 am KYLIE KWONG (Billy Kwong, Sydney) ALVIN LEUNG (Bo Innovation, Hong Kong) Our favourite TV chef, writer and "simple Chinese" cook goes back to back with the wild (and controversial) Chinese deconstructionist, "demon chef" Alvin Leung.	11.10 am - 12.30 pm ALEXANDRE BOURDAS (Sa.Qua.Na, France) From Hokkaido, Japan to a little town in Normandy, Alex Bourdas's cooking is all about memory, flavours, colours and shapes. A journey for the senses. (with Justin North, Becasse, Sydney)
3	1.10 - 2.30 pm LUKE NGUYEN (Red Lantern, Sydney) ANDREA NGUYEN (Into the Vietnamese Kitchen) Two Nguyens (no relation!) get together to prepare a series of home-style Vietnamese classics, via California and Cabramatta.	12.10 - 1.10 pm FUCHsIA DUNLOP (Land of Plenty/Sichuan Cookery) Authentic homestyle recipes from the kitchens of Sichuan, from the writer/chef who brought their stories and recipes to the English-speaking world.	1.20 - 2.40 pm CHEONG LIEW (The Grange, Adelaide) EDWARD KWON (Edward Kwon, Seoul) The godfather of mod Oz makes merry in the kitchen with Korea’s most global contemporary chef.
4	3 - 4 pm TALK SESSION The old and the new, creativity and tradition Sergi Arola (Spain), Jereme Leung (China) and Edward Kwon (Korea) tell us how it works.	2.10 - 3.20 pm TALK SESSION Cyber cuisine Food online: blogs, Twitter, diner reviews and more. Where’s it all going? What does it mean? Webmasters include Andrea Nguyen (vietworldkitchen.com), Christopher Tan (foodfella.com) and Aun Koh (chubbyhubby.net). Moderator: Stephanie Wood (elegantsufficiency).	3 - 4 pm TALK SESSION Why is the West in love with the East? Jereme Leung (Hong Kong), Peter Gordon (London, NZ) and Sebastien Demorand (Paris) explain the Asian fascination. Moderator: Helen Greenwood (SMH Spectrum and Good Living)
5	4-5pm DRINKS AND DESSERTS Pichet Ong Dessert is the food group of choice in New York City. Celebrity dessert chef Pichet Ong wows us with his utterly original Asian-inspired creations. Tastings and drinks included.	4-5 pm DRINKS AND DESSERTS Poh Ling Yeow (with Matt Preston)You loved her on MasterChef. You’ll love her take on Malaysian desserts even more. Expect sweet dumplings, her famous ginger custard, sticky rice pyramids and braised coconut. Tastings and drinks included.	4-5pm DRINKS ANDDESSERTS Grant Collins Australia's most cutting-edge mixologist shakes up a storm with a series of extraordinary Belvedere vodka cocktails. Prepare to be amazed. Tastings included. Of course!

	Program 4 Asia MCs Joanna Savill and Simon Marnie	Program 5 Creative MC Matt Preston	Program 6 Japan MC Simon Thomsen
	SUNDAY OCTOBER 11, 2009 9.30 am - 5pm Book at ticketmaster.com.au
1	9.30 - 10.50 am RAINER BECKER (Zuma: London, Hong Kong, Istanbul, Dubai) Rainer Becker from the hip Japan-inspired Zuma restaurants, presents Zuma classics, past, present and future. (with Neil Perry, Rockpool, Spice Temple, Sydney)	9.30 - 10.50 am SEBASTIEN BRAS (Michel Bras, France and Japan) Nature cuisine and local inspirations: Sebastien Bras presents his creative process. (with Peter Gilmore, Quay, Sydney)	9.30 - 10.20 am YOSHIHIRO MURATA (Kikunoi, Kyoto) You say umami: Japan's leading culinary authority demonstrates the elusive "fifth taste". (with special "assistant", Tetsuya Wakuda, Tetsuya's, Sydney)
2	10.50 - 11.40 am CHUI LEE LUK (Claude's, Sydney) CHRISTOPHER TAN (Singapore's Food Fella) Meet a writer/cook and a contemporary chef with a common heritage and a love of food history. Expect two very different takes on Singapore/Malaysian favourites.	11.20 am - 12.40 pm ANDRE CHIANG (Jaan par Andre, Singapore) Cutting-edge cooking with a French accent, or not? Taiwan-born Chiang and Sydney star Mark Best have both worked with France's greats. They present their own cuisine. (with Mark Best, Marque)	10.50 am - 12.10 pm TALK AND TASTE What is the "fifth taste" and where do you get it? Kumiko Ninomiya from Japan's Umami Information Centre is joined by David Thompson and Alexandre Bourdas to nail that umami thing. Audience participation required.
3	12.10 - 1. 40 pm PRAVEEN ANAND (Dakshin, Chennai) From South India to Sri Lanka: South Indian food explorer chef Anand presents the recipes and ingredients of India's most interesting regions. (with Kumar Mahadevan, Aki's and Abhi's) PETER KURUVITA (Flying Fish, Sydney) compares and contrasts.	1.40 -2.30 pm YU BO & FUCHSIA DUNLOP (Yu's Family Kitchen, Chengdu) The writer/chef who unlocked regional Chinese cuisine for Western readers introduces her favourite cutting-edge culinary genius - China's answer to Ferran Adria.	1.10 - 2.30 pm RAITA NODA (Ocean Room, Sydney) MAMORU TATEMORI (Ichino-Ichino-Ichi, Tokyo) One of Sydney's top modern Japanese talents fires up the robata grill with Tokyo colleague Mamoru Tatemori from the trendy Zetton group.
4	2.40 - 3.40 pm TALK SESSION The culinary road less travelled: "extreme cuisine" or cultural difference? Fuchsia Dunlop (Shark's Fin & Sichuan Pepper), Alvin Leung (Bo Innovation) and Andre Chiang (Jaan par Andre) discuss ways of tasting from East to West. moderator: Sue Bennett (editor, Good Living)	2.30 - 3.30 pm TALK SESSION Sitting in judgement Sebastien Demorand and Benedict Beauge Their book on food criticism has the French critics talking. We match them up with Australia's best, Terry Durack, Good Living restaurant reviewer and Simon Thomsen, co-editor SMH Good Food Guide 2010. moderator: Helen Greenwood (SMH Spectrum/Good Living)	3 - 4 pm TALK SESSION The Michelin capital Australian-Japanese journalist Mark Robinson (The Izakaya Cookbook), Zuma's Rainer Becker and Sebastien Bras (Michel Bras, Laguiole and Hokkaido) analyse the lure of Japan and how it translates elsewhere. moderator: Anthony Dennis (editor, Travel + Leisure)
5	4-5pm DRINKS AND DESSERTS Colin Fassnidge (Four in Hand) And you thought beer was for drinking? This Irishman will show you different. A stout-infused chocolate delice? Stand by for some beery good desserts (sorry!) and a cleansing Coopers ale, or two.	4-5pm DRINKS ANDDESSERTS Guillaume Brahimi (Guillaume at Bennelong, Bistro Guillaume) The art of petits fours, as practised at Guillaume’s Bennelong restaurant. Good Weekend's regular contributor teaches us the tricks. Brown Bros bubbles included. moderator: Judith Whelan (editor, Good Weekend)	4-5pmDRINKS AND DESSERTS Adriano Zumbo (Adriano Zumbo Patisserie and Chocolate Cafe) Sydney's superstar pastry chef dazzles with a sprinkling of Zumbo chocolate magic. Tastings and tipples included.

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