Over 360 diners and guest-of-honor Dr Ng Eng Hen, Singapore's Defense Minister, attended the dinner at The Fullerton Hotel on 18 April 2013. International Masterchef Gabriele Ferron from Italy, known to many[who?]
Encompassing a series of events such as the Wine & Restaurant Experience, Awards Of Excellence and World Gourmet Summit, WGS has more than 140,000 attendees over the past 17 years.
[3] In celebration of its 15th anniversary, World Gourmet Summit 2011 (held from 25 April 2011 to 8 May 2011) featured chefs such as Dietmar Sawyere, Rachel Allen, Edward Kwon, Michael Ginor, Brent Savage, Andrew Turner and Paul Wilson.
Other than celebrity chef Edward Kwon, diners consumed food whipped up by masterchef Yim Jung Sik, Tam Kwok Fung, Manish Mehotra, Keisuke Matsushima, Shinichiro Takagi and Yuki Wakiya.
Each year, the IFEA[12] recognises accomplishments and creative, promotional, operational and community outreach programs and materials produced by festivals and events around the world, with the Haas & Wilkerson Pinnacle Awards Competition.
The Gold Awards won include: "Best New Event", "Best Promotional Brochure", "Best Miscellaneous Printed Materials", "Best Single Magazine Display Advertisement", and "Best Street Banner".
[citation needed] In July 2013, the World Gourmet Summit was named "Best Food Event of 2013" by I-S magazine's 18th Readers' Choice Awards.