Below: elegant
tableware
supplied by
Puiforcat for the
judges’ dinnerAbove: Matthew
Voorhees,VictorMuller
andStenWarbornAbove: Joaquin
Folch-Rusinol
and Paola TrifiròThank you for the
warm hospitality and
organisation. I love
working with this
clever, brilliant group
Paola TrifiròKim Vibe-
Petersen and
Claudia AnciraAbove: Nicolas Cantenot
from Puiforcat and Carlos
Ancira at the judges’ dinner
held at the Emirates PalaceLeft: West
DukerNina Vibe-
Petersen, Hala
Jabsheh and
Virginia FaixatHenk KosterThe Rosewood Abu
Dhabihotel,andits
glittering reception
(above right)Kathleen Brown, Helen Porter and June Lean-
Vercoe at the Jumeirah Observation Deck in
Etihad Towers for the partners’ programme