(21 November, 2016) “We believe that gathering around the table during the holidays, all over the world, especially in Italy and Greece means tradition and the rediscovery of shared values, an opportunity to be together, we invite you to participate in the public programming in Athens that include conferences, tastings and film screenings in Italian”. So the Italian Embassy to Greece presents the organised initiatives for the occasion of the first week of ‘Italian Cuisine in the World’ week (November 21-27). On November 22 at 18:30 at the Italian Archaeological School of Athens there will be a conference on the theme of cuisine and nutrition in ancient times in Italy and Greece in collaboration with the Maniatakis Foundation. Professor Petro Themelis from the University of Crete, Dr. Antonia Trichopoulou, president of the Hellenic Foundation for Health, the Director of the Italian Archaeology School of Athens, Professor Emanuele Papi are all expected to give talks. This will be followed by a tasting of typical ancient Italian and Greek products. On November 24 at 19:00, at the Italian Cultural Institute of Athens, there will be a conference on wine routes in the Mediterranean by Professor Nikos Moschonas in collaboration with the Centre for Studies of Ionii, titled “Venetians and wine of the Orient (XIV-XVI centuries)” followed by an Italian wine tasting. From November 21 to 25, at the Italian Cultural Institute of Athens, there will be a film screening to convey how Italian food and dining culture entered the cinema. From November 21-27, numerous Italian restaurants in Greece will propose a menu or a dish dedicated to the first ‘Italian Cuisine in the World’ week. This initiative was organised in collaboration with Italian-Greek Chambers of Commerce of Athens and Thessaloniki and was adhered to also by chef Ettore Botrini’s restaurant “Botrini’s”, this year’s guest of honour of the first Italian cuisine in the world week. (Red)
