On April 12, 2024, in this spring season, the 2024 Guojiao 1573 Tianfu Banquet Conference was grandly opened at the Diaoyutai Boutique Hotel in Chengdu. The conference was hosted by the Sichuan Gourmets Association and supported by Luzhou Laojiao and Guojiao 1573, aiming to show the profound heritage of Sichuan cuisine culture, promote the innovation and development of the local catering industry, and convey the unique charm of Sichuan cuisine to the world.
At the press conference, catering companies and food experts from all over Sichuan gathered together to discuss the inheritance and innovation of Sichuan cuisine, and how to promote Sichuan cuisine culture to the world in the context of globalization.
At the press conference, Mai Jianling, President of the Sichuan Gourmets Association, summarized and reviewed the 2023 Tianfu Banquet and put forward ardent expectations for the 2024 Tianfu Banquet. President Mai said in his speech: "First of all, we would like to express our special gratitude to Luzhou Laojiao and Guojiao 1573, because with its full support, the Tianfu Banquet can be better and successfully concluded in 2023, and it is precisely because of the support and promotion of all parties in the past that our Tianfu Banquet has become famous today, so that the culture and inheritance of Sichuan cuisine can go further." ”
Ma Qiang, Director of Luzhou Laojiao Southwest Marketing Service Center, delivered a speech at the press conference, saying: "As a representative of Sichuan wine, Guojiao 1573 is honored to join hands with the unique food culture of Sichuan cuisine to create a feast of taste and culture, which is also a unique expression of 'representing Sichuan hospitality to the world'. At the same time, he proposed that in the future, he hopes to continuously strengthen the in-depth integration with the Sichuan cuisine industry through further in-depth cooperation with the Gourmets Association, promote the innovation and development of Sichuan wine and Sichuan cuisine culture, and provide consumers with a richer and more diverse taste experience.
Li Houqiang, deputy director of the Sichuan Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China and the Sichuan Provincial People's Government Decision-making Advisory Committee, chairman of the Chengdu Federation of Social Sciences, second-level professor, doctoral supervisor and former secretary of the Party Committee of the Sichuan Academy of Social Sciences, attended the conference and delivered a speech: "Thanks to the invitation of Luzhou Laojiao and the Sichuan Gourmets Association, the Tianfu Banquet is worthy of full recognition and strong support. First, the Tianfu Banquet is the perfect fusion of Sichuan wine and Sichuan cuisine; second, the Tianfu Banquet is the inevitable product of the Sichuan Basin; third, the Tianfu Banquet is the continuation and promotion of Tianfu's famous tourism county; and fourth, the Tianfu Banquet is an innovative product welcomed by the people. I hope that through everyone's efforts, Tianfu Famous Banquet will become stronger, better and bigger, and become a world-class brand!"
This conference specially invited relevant experts in the field of Sichuan cuisine, Mai Jianling, Wang Kaifang, Zhang Zhongyou, Lu Chaohua, Du Li, Hu Jiafeng, Wang Pingping, Li Li, Zheng Qiang, Liu Deyue, Zhao Yipin, Bao Yiyan, Qian Xiaoxian, and Ouyang Jian as the expert advisory group of the 2024 Guojiao 1573 Tianfu Famous Banquet, who provided professional guidance and suggestions on theme building, cooking skills, Sichuan cuisine culture, communication strategies, etc.
In addition, the press conference also announced the list of recommended restaurants for the 2023 Guojiao 1573 Tianfu Famous Banquet, which are: Nanting Huiyue, Tuyan, Renyu Pinge, Yuzhilan, Silverpot Silver Pot, Hexi Courtyard, Yinba 1986, Youyun 1911, Fangxiangjing, Xie Xuan, Nanhui 57, etc., and its managers Wang Zhengjin, Xiong Jianghua, Yang Renchuan, Lan Guijun, Zhou Ziling, Liu Liangfa, Xu Xiaohong, Zhang Yuanfu, Li Anjun, Xu Fan, He Kun and others took the stage and were awarded honorary medals, these restaurants have won wide recognition in the industry for their unique cuisine and excellent service, as well as the creation and interpretation of banquet culture.
The 2024 Guojiao 1573 Tianfu Famous Banquet not only focuses on the presentation of food, but also emphasizes the culture and ritual sense of the banquet. Banqueting, as a cultural experience, not only satisfies the taste buds, but also involves multiple sensory and emotional aspects. In the "Banquet Theme Sharing" session, Liu Deyue, Xu Xiaohong, Zheng Qiang and other industry-related experts conducted in-depth discussions and sharing on topics such as "Famous Banquet Creation and Shu Customs", "The Story Behind the Fermented Banquet from Sichuan Cuisine to Yinba Fermented Banquet", and "Banquet Ceremony, Creating Unexpected Food Memory". The insights and experience of the experts provided valuable inspiration for the participants, and also injected new content into the creation of the Tianfu Banquet in the future.
Liu Deyue, consultant of the 2024 Tianfu Famous Banquet and scholar of Sichuan cuisine, shared the theme of "Famous Banquet Creation and Shu Customs".
Xu Xiaohong, the 2024 Tianfu Famous Banquet Food and Wine Pairing Consultant and National Sichuan Cuisine Intangible Cultural Heritage Inheritor, shared the theme of "The Story Behind the Sichuan Cuisine Fermented Banquet to the Yinba Fermented Banquet".
In 2024, Zheng Qiang, consultant of Tianfu Famous Banquet, gourmet, and general manager of Chengdu Diaoyutai, shared the theme of "Banquet Ceremony, Creating Unexpected Food Memory".
The theme of the dinner at this conference is "Diaoyutai X Master Inheritance Cuisine", which aims to convey the concept of "Sichuan cuisine culture, passing on the torch", through these master inheritance dishes, not only showing the culinary skills of Sichuan cuisine, but also reflecting the inheritance and innovation of Sichuan cuisine culture, which coincides with the concept that Luzhou Laojiao and Guojiao 1573 have been committed to inheritance and innovation. This dinner specially invited 3 Chinese culinary masters and their inheritors to bring the master's inheritance dishes, and jointly presented them with Diaoyutai for a limited time, with food and wine, so that the guests can feel the most authentic Shu charm.
Master Lu Chaohua, as the founding president of the Sichuan Cuisine Master Traditional Skills Workshop and the first batch of Chinese cooking masters, successfully developed a number of classic dishes, at the dinner, Master Lu Chaohua and his inheritors presented his representative dish "Smoked Yellow Croaker with Camphor Tea" to the guests, so that everyone felt the classic taste of Sichuan cuisine.
Master Zhang Zhongyou is a master of Chinese cuisine and one of the first batch of intangible inheritors of Sichuan cuisine in Sichuan Province. The braised abalone assorted by Master Zhang and his inheritors was very popular among the guests. The workmanship of this dish is complex, and the heat is just right, so that everyone can feel the authentic taste of Guanfu Sichuan cuisine cooked in slow heat.
Master Wang Kaifa is a master of Chinese cooking and the inheritor of traditional Sichuan cuisine. Master Wang and his inheritors brought to the dinner his masterpiece - lion head with cabbage. This dish is improved on the basis of the traditional Huaiyang dish lion's head, incorporating Sichuan characteristics, with a salty and fresh taste, refreshing and not greasy, and amazing taste buds, so that everyone can taste a different kind of Sichuan cuisine.
With the successful conclusion of the 2024 Guojiao 1573 Tianfu Famous Banquet Conference, Luzhou Laojiao Guojiao 1573 and all partners look forward to further promoting the spread and development of Sichuan cuisine culture through the platform of Tianfu Famous Banquet, so that more people can understand and love this time-honored food culture. In the future, Guojiao 1573 will continue to join hands with Sichuan cuisine culture to better integrate food and wine, and go to the whole country and even the world with a more diversified and open attitude, becoming an important force in spreading food culture and traditional Chinese culture. Guojiao 1573 Tianfu Famous Banquet, on behalf of Sichuan, hospitality to the world!