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HONORED: 29 November 2025 Savor Goa, the best restaurants, by Flavel Monteiro, and published in INDIA by WG - Izzy Media, was named Best of the Best - Food Tourism Book in the World during the Gourmand Awards. The announcement was made at the Saudi Feast Food Festival, Riyadh, by Edouard Cointreau of the Gourmand Awards, who praised the work for its depth and cultural significance: Warm congratulations to Flavel Monteiro—visionary author, culinary curator, and renowned “Chef Whisperer”—for the exceptional Savor Goa. With your deep connection to the world of chefs and your unique ability to tell their stories with authenticity and heart, you have created a splendid celebration of Goa’s diverse culinary identity. Your passion for elevating culinary voices continues to inspire and set a new standard for food writing and tourism, now in Goa, the Pearl of the Orient. Founded in 1995, and with participation from over 200 countries, the Gourmand Awards are the only international competition dedicated to publications on food and drinks cultures. The competition is free and open to all languages. Each year, Gourmand organizes a global symposium in a location of notable gastronomic relevance, bringing together leading voices from the diplomacy, culinary, publishing, and cultural sectors. This year in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia guests from 96 countries came for the Awards ceremonies. Saudi Arabia has become a key destination for Food culture. The next world gathering of food culture professionals will take place in Paris, during the Village International de la Gastronomie, in September 2026, where all the Gourmand Awards Winners will be honored. -Ends- June 2025 – Best Food Tourism Free Book in the World at Cascais Worldood Summit in Portugal. November 2025 - Best of the Best - Food Tourism Book in the World at Gourmand Awards in Riyadh. _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ _/ Frederick Noronha फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या * فريدريك نورونيا _/ AUDIO https://archive.org/details/@fredericknoronha _/ http://goa1556.in +91-9822122436 784 Saligao Goa _/ Goanet :: 30 years of discussions. [email protected] _/ http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/ _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ -- *** Please be polite and on-topic in your posts. *** --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Goa Book Club" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-book-club/CA%2Bmqab_NPAc8XWG6Hk2F5rf7o%3DofiDkCeU95%2BV2p4%2BvmuuJjnw%40mail.gmail.com.
