Embedded in three days of vibrant culinary programming, our photographers captured the innovation and prowess on display at the 2007 International Chefs Congress.

Antoinette Bruno opens up The International Chefs Congress Atif Ateeq	Keynote Speaker David Kamp Thomas Lee
Seiji Yamamoto holds up a burdock root “cork” Thomas Lee	Attendees at the main stage Thomas Lee
Antoinette Bruno takes questions from the audience Thomas Lee	Jose Andres appreciates the natural jelly of tomato seeds Thomas Lee
David Burke discusses brining and aging meat Thomas Lee	Dan Barber discusses the Stone Barnes Center on stage Michael Harlan Turkell
Alex Stupak plates his dish on the pastry stage Thomas Lee	Chef Ann Cooper discusses the school lunch crisis Thomas Lee
Bruno Bertin prepares for his CVap and sous vide workshop Thomas Lee	The cookbook panel with Grant Achatz and Jeffrey Steingarten Thomas Lee
Dave Arnold at the products fair Thomas Lee	Akhtar Nawab at the Rising Star “How to Make it” panel Thomas Lee
Will Goldfarb finishes his dish with edible flowers Thomas Lee	Gualtiero Marchesi’s squid with ink Thomas Lee
Will Goldfarb’s red dish Thomas Lee	Oriol Balaguer’s book signing Thomas Lee
Elizabeth Falkner’s book signing Thomas Lee	A sherry tasting Thomas Lee
Andoni Luis Aduriz’s chocolate “bubbles Thomas Lee	Shannon Bennett tests out his Cona in the prep kitchen Thomas Lee
David Bouley's techniques Thomas Lee	Junior Merino’s mixology workshop Tejal Rao
Antoinette Bruno shows David Bouley and Daniel Boulud the Congress book Michael Harlan Turkell	Elizabeth Falkner’s cheese course at the presenter’s dinner Tejal Rao
The view from the products fair Thomas Lee	Antoinette Bruno at the presenter’s dinner at the Morgan Library Tejal Rao
Joel Robuchon explains the process of sous vide cooking Michael Harlan Turkell	Presenter’s dinner at the Morgan Library Tejal Rao
Pichet Ong sears scallops with honey Thomas Lee	Marcus Samuelsson preps his lamb for the Congress Cocktail Michael Harlan Turkell
Jose Andres slurps Ken Oringer’s Oyster “Royale” at the Congress Cocktail Michael Harlan Turkell	Paul Liebrandt, Grant Achatz, and Johnny Iuzzini judge the Pacojet contest Michael Harlan Turkell
Shannon Bennett prepares a Cona Michael Harlan Turkell	Andoni Luis Aduriz’s chocolate “bubbles” Michael Harlan Turkell