Asian Cuisine Chefs Tour to Hong Kong, Vietnam and Thailand

Club ABC Tours announces a unique new adventure in fine dining that takes food enthusiasts through the marketplaces, restaurants and gourmet kitchens of Hong Kong, Vietnam and Thailand, the "New Asian Cuisine Chefs Tour." Inspired by the cookbook sensation, "New Asian Cuisine: Fabulous Recipes from Celebrity Chefs" by Wendy Chan and Grace E. Niwa, each 13-day escorted tour is led by one of the top chefs whose dishes are featured in the book. It takes food connoisseurs on a whirlwind voyage of discovery through the marketplaces and dining establishments of the three distinct Asian cultures and lifestyles that feature strongly in the cuisine.

An emerging and increasingly popular trend, New Asian Cuisine is the healthier alternative to the traditional Asian fare familiar to most Americans. The tour is a moveable feast designed in partnership with Savory Productions, Inc., that includes visits to local produce markets; hands-on cooking sessions and demonstrations; and meals at numerous award-winning restaurants, such as T'ang Court in Hong Kong and Sala Rim Naam, a premier Thai restaurant. The tour also includes a visit to the famous sauce manufacturer Lee Kum Kee, the world's largest and most popular producer of authentic Chinese sauces, which feature in the cuisine. Participants also visit local fish markets in the various countries, take a cruise along the Hoi An River to the Red Bridge Cooking School in Vietnam; enjoy a Rice Barge Cruise while sampling a unique spread of Thailand's many tropical fruits; and learn Thai cooking at the Oriental Bangkok's Thai Cooking School.

Deluxe Accommodations, Incomparable Experience Prices for Club ABC's 13- day "New Asian Cuisine Chefs Tour" start at $3,999 and include round-trip airfare on Cathay Pacific flights from New York, flights between cities in the three countries, 4- and 5-star hotel accommodations, travel with a top chef featured in the New Asian Cuisine cookbook, breakfast daily and most meals, and round-trip airport transfers in each city. Prices are based on double occupancy and vary by date of departure. Departures are also available from other major cities at additional cost.

"Club ABC's New Asian Cuisine Chefs Tour offers a unique opportunity for the sophisticated devotee of fine dining as well as the casual food enthusiast to experience the exotic and fascinating cultures that gave birth to this modern cuisine," remarked Wendy Chan, Co-Principal, Savory Productions, Inc., and co-author of New Asian Cuisine.

"Club ABC Tours' diverse escorted tours, independent packages and cruises offer travelers unique opportunities to gain greater insights into the people, culture and history of both popular and exotic destinations around the world," noted Tom Paris, co-president, Club ABC Tours. "We are very pleased to work with Wendy and Grace to bring travelers a memorable travel experience as well as an exceptional culinary adventure."

For more information, call toll-free 1-888- TOURS-ABC (868-7722) or log on to www.clubabc.com.

SOURCE Club ABC Tours