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The World Gourmet Summit Las Vegas is an annual event of the International Food & Beverage Forum in association with Gustav’s Master Chef Catering, Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts Las Vegas, Deluca Liquors, JW Marriott Las Vegas Resort & Spa at Summerlin, KLVX-PBS and the World Gourmet Club including the St. Moritz Gourmet Festival, The Masters of Australian Food and Wine and the Grand Gourmet Summit Dubai. The main goal of this event is to raise scholarship funds for hospitality students To achieve this goal every member of the International Food & Beverage Forum donates auction items, such as stays in luxury hotels around the world and dinners in the greatest restaurants of our industry Other donations are made by various friends and sponsors of the International Food & Beverage Forum During the various events of the World Gourmet Summit Las Vegas live and silent auctions are organized featuring those hotel stays, dinners in top restaurants, and fine wines. Since 1996, the International Food & Beverage Forum has honored 14 Restaurateurs of the year, inducted 17 persons into the Hall of Fame and distributed more than US $ 400,000 in scholarship awards. The World Gourmet Summit Las Vegas is a food and wine extravaganza including culinary demonstrations & wine-pairing classes, gourmet dinners, and a Grand Gourmet Safari, with over 80 wineries presenting in excess of 250 wines and food & beverage related Exhibitors. The World Gourmet Summit Las Vegas offers wine and food enthusiasts an opportunity to hear from top Food & Beverage executives from five continents, to meet internationally renowned Master Chefs and celebrity Winemakers, and to rub shoulders with fellow devotees from around the world.  All events are open to the general public. To learn more contact kurth@kurthfischer.com