As a coda to the opening session of Excelencias Gourmet’s 4th International Gastronomic Seminar, Mirelis Acosta launched Havana Club 7 Years: Cuba’s Nitty-Gritty, and positioned it among the new consumption strategies suggested by the company.

The lunch offered during the opening session of Excelencias Gourmet’s 4th International Gastronomic Seminar got two enthusiastic thumbs-up from participants and guests.

Miriam Rendón, president of Formatur at Cuba's Ministry of Tourism, keynoted during a special panel that debated on the Economics of Cuban Catering, held within the framework of Excelencias Gourmet's 4th International Gastronomic Seminar.

The contest –summoned by the Excelencias Group, Cuba’s Tourism Professional Training System (FORMATUR is the Spanish acronym) and Cuba’s Federation of Cuisine Associations, in collaboration with Cuba’s Bartenders Club– was organized in order to praise those who carry out such important activities related to gastronomic services, and foster the exchange measuring of knowledge, habits and skills among catering professionals.

Once again, Havana is the destination for those who love fine cuisine. This assertion is backed up by the arrival of prestigious figures from international haute cuisine that, along with Cuban gastronomy and tourism professionals, are going to attend the 4th Excelencias Gourmet International Gastronomic Seminar to take place at Meliá Cohiba Hotel, July 16-18.

The maritime gastronomy culture and the world of cruises were tackled by Chef José Melvin Vega, from the Maritime University of Panama, within the framework of Excelencias Gourmet 4th International Gastronomic Seminar, who detailed all the services included in that pleasure adventure that is a sea journey.