October 9 - MGM and Chef Nic Jointly Present “MGM Chef Nic Gastronomusic Fest 2025” This November

Star Chefs and Pop Icons Unite to Ignite a Culinary and Musical Extravaganza

Celebrating Macau’s dual status as a UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy and a City of Performing Arts, MGM is once again joining forces with the lifestyle and gourmet brand “Chef Nic” to present the fourth edition of “MGM Chef Nic Gastronomusic Fest 2025”, taking place from November 29 to 30 at MGM COTAI. Following the overwhelming success of the past three editions, the multi-talented artist Nicholas “Chef Nic” Tse will return with his team of top international chefs, alongside MGM’s elite culinary talents and Asia’s leading pop singers, to deliver an immersive, high-energy and multi-sensory outdoor festival, injecting vitality into the city’s cultural tourism landscape. Tickets go on sale from October 14.

Culinary stars from Chef Nic and MGM take center stage

As the city’s annual large-scale outdoor gastronomusic festival, this year’s event features a dazzling lineup of culinary talents. Joining Chef Nic’s team this year are two standout female chefs from the popular Mainland Chinese cooking competition TV show “The Divine Dish” — Rain Qu, the Gen Z champion and master caterer and Kobe Cheng from Hong Kong, known as “beautiful chemical chef” for her scientistic approach to ingredients. Other top chefs include Danyi Gao, the sole female head chef and champion from the Chef Nic “Feng Wei” culinary competitions; and Beichuan Yang, one of the top four finalists. They are also joined by Edward Voon, a Singaporean chef acclaimed for his French culinary cuisine, and Amanda S., a creative dessert chef specializing in French-inspired sweets.

MGM’s elite culinary team is helmed by esteemed award-winning chefs including Yang Dengquan, Executive Sous Chef of the Michelin-starred and “Black Pearl One-Diamond Restaurant” Five Foot Road; Homan Tsui, Executive Chef of Chinese Cuisine at MGM MACAU and head chef of the “Black Pearl One-Diamond Restaurant” Imperial Court; Pan Sihui, Executive Sous Chef of Aji, recently awarded one Michelin star for his bold “Asian Bistronomy” concept; and Executive Chef - Pastry Bruno Le Francois, master of French desserts. These ten culinary masters will showcase their artistry at the two-day festival, serving a wide array of innovative dishes designed to delight and surprise every plate.

Pop Icons ignite the stage in a Rock and Roll Frenzy

Besides the gourmet offerings, this cross-genre cultural festival will feature a marathon of electrifying live performances by a line-up of top Asia pop singers and bands. Headlined by Nicholas Tse, the lineup includes the Hong Kong talented singer Hacken Lee as special guest; talented singer Hins Cheung and other powerhouse vocalists including Janice Vidal and Kiri T; popular bands Dear Jane and Supper Moment; Asian pop artist Janice Yan; representative of healing singer-songwriter group in the Chinese music scene The Landlord’s Cat and Macau rock band Daze In White as warm-up guest. Festival goers can enjoy an entire evening indulging in exquisite gourmet dishes crafted by the two acclaimed culinary teams, while immersing themselves in the electrifying atmosphere of live music.

The venue will also feature photo ops with a giant rock-themed Chef Leo and the “Chef Nic Family,” exclusive themed beverages, and signature “Chef Nic” snacks. Limited-edition Chef Nic merchandise will be available for purchase, offering attendees a memorable keepsake from the festival.

The “MGM Chef Nic Gastronomusic Fest 2025” will be held on 1/F the Roof Terrace of MGM COTAI from November 29 to 30. Tickets will be available starting October 14 via MGM’s official website as well as Damai, Trip.com, and Maoyan with prices starting at MOP788. For more information, please visit the official website https://www.mgm.mo/en/cotai/entertainment/chefnic2025.

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About MGM

MGM is an abbreviation for MGM China Holdings Limited (HKEx: 2282) and is a leading developer, owner and operator of gaming and lodging resorts in Greater China. We are the holding company of MGM Grand Paradise, SA which holds one of the six gaming concessions to run casino games in Macau. MGM Grand Paradise, SA owns and operates MGM MACAU, the award-winning premium integrated resort located on the Macau Peninsula and MGM COTAI, a contemporary luxury integrated resort in Cotai.

MGM MACAU is a Forbes Five-Star luxury integrated resort inspired by the arts with every element of the resort infused with creativity and style. MGM MACAU has approximately 600 guest rooms and suites and boasts a number of distinguishing features, including the architecturally stunning European-inspired Grande Praça, housed under a soaring glass ceiling. The POLY MGM MUSEUM spanning almost 2,000 square meters, is constructed in accordance with Chinese national standards for the exhibition of Grade-One cultural relics. MGM MACAU’s world class facilities also include conference and event facilities, spa, and seven signature restaurants and bars to fulfill any gastronomic craving. Our property is conveniently located on the Macau Peninsula and is directly connected to the luxury retail shopping complex, One Central.

Designed as the “jewelry box” of Cotai, MGM COTAI offers approximately 1,400 hotel rooms and suites, meeting space, high end spa, retail offerings, food and beverage outlets as well as the first international Mansion at MGM for the ultimate luxury experience. MGM has joined hands with renowned Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou to set up the “Macau 2049” residency in MGM Theater. The Spectacle at MGM COTAI becomes the record holder of the largest free-span gridshell glazed roof (self-supporting) on January 19, 2019, making it the first architectural and structural GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title for Macau, China.

MGM COTAI is being developed to drive greater product diversification and bring more advanced and innovative forms of entertainment to Macau as it grows as a global tourist destination. MGM COTAI is the only mega complex and hotel in Macau to gain three-star certification in both Green Building Design and Operation Label, as well as the first hotel in the Greater Bay Area and second in Greater China to receive the certifications.

MGM China is majority owned by MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) one of the world's leading global hospitality companies, operating a portfolio of destination resort brands including Bellagio, ARIA, MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay and Park MGM. For more information about MGM Resorts International, visit the Company's website at www.mgmresorts.com.

About Chef Nic

Founded in 2015, Chef Nic is a multi-faceted gourmet lifestyle concept personally led by Nicholas Tse, with a vision of “creating experiences, not just food.” Since its inception, Chef Nic has amplified the concept of “taste” and created a whole new universe of gastrono-lifestyle. Quality, consistency, safety are the brand’s core principles for its subsidiaries Chef Nic, Chef Nic Pi, collaborations with Xinhua Premium and Chef Nic Family.

Chef Nic is dedicated to bridging Eastern and Western culinary cultures and creating high quality innovative products such as Chef Nic Cookies, Parma Ham Mooncakes, Dumplings with Edible Flowers etc.; while Chef Nic Pi is committed to creating delicacies while spreading positive philosophies of life with widely popular products such as Roasted Pork Sausages, Pastas and Spam etc.

Being the first designated brand to collaborate with Xinhua Premium, a subsidiary of Xinhua News Agency’s, Chef Nic x Xinhua Premium collaborations showcase traditional “China Chic” gourmet in reimagined ways, while supporting the revitalization of rural industries, helping local delicacies to gain global recognition, further putting Chinese cuisines on the world culinary map.

Chef Nic unites people through food, a universal language. It bridges the culture from the East and the West, allowing foodies from all over the world to experience “the widest spectrum of taste within the shortest distance.”  The brand further expands its culinary footprint by collaborating with various renowned brands and diversifying its product range. Notable partnerships include but not limited to century-old legacy Lee Kum Kee, Sheung Wan On Kee, McDonald’s, and Coca-Cola. Innovations even go beyond the culinary horizons and into the world of smart living, having joined forces with Xiaomi to launch an induction cooker for a convenient and effortless cooking experience.

In terms of content matrix, the brand continues expansion with the Chef Nic travelogues, variety shows, “Walk with Chef Nic’ AND ‘People’s Palate’” docuseries. Leveraging on its well-established multi-channel network with extensive coverage, delectable moments and culinary stories from cultures all around the world can be shared on all Chef Nic’s major social platforms, including Sina Weibo, Wechat, Douyin, Tencent Video, iQiyi, Youku, Instagram, YouTube and Facebook.

Chef Nic’s Gastronomusic Fest is a unique immersive experience of gastronomy and music, combining the best of entertainment, music, food and drink. This star-studded “fork’n roll” festival is set to roll out in various locations around the world in the near future.

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