Table setting and food festival 2000

JAKARTA (JP): A four-day table setting and food festival is scheduled to be held from Thursday at Bidakara Hotel on Jl. Gatot Subroto in South Jakarta. The event was conceived to raise funds for health and scholarships, the organizers said.

In a press statement, organizers Sekar Saji Nusantara Foundation said the festival, to be opened by First Lady Sinta Nuriyah, was also meant to promote Indonesian culture through culinary experiences.

"The foundation chose activities that are not energy or time consuming, but attractive for raising funds for charity," the release said.

Founded on June 29, 1995, the foundation previously launched a culinary book to raise funds for charity.

Former Minister of Tourism, Post, And Telecommunication Joop Ave is one of the foundation's board of advisors. (jaw)