HA NOI (VNS)  — Chef Patrick Jeffroy, winner of two Michelin stars and Executive Chef at L'Hotel de Carantec in northwest France, will kick off Les Aromes Festival at the Sofitel Legend Metropole with a cooking show tomorrow.

Some of Viet Nam's most notable chefs, including Didier Corlou and Olivier Genique, will also grace the Metropole's kitchens. Blind tastings, chocolatiers and fashion shows will diversify the festival's six-day menu.

The Metropole's new Executive Chef, Nicholas Shadbolt, will join the cooking extravaganza with an impressive five-course dinner on December 2. On the following day, chefs Shadbolt and Genique will supply the food while five female winemakers introduce vintages from their respective chateaus.

For further information about the festival, call (04) 38266919, ext 8200. — VNS