(22 November, 2016) Yesterday the first “Italian Cuisine in the World” week started in Lisbon. A week dedicated to ‘quality’, ‘identity’ and ‘excellence’. These are the three main key words that keep the ‘Made in Italy’ brand name high. The Italian Cultural Institute of Lisbon proposes a rich programme of events whose aim is to offer an overview of Italian gourmet food through cooking workshops, exhibitions, conferences, film screenings and book presentations. After the official opening yesterday morning (with films such as Ettore Scola’s “The Dinner” and the inauguration of the exhibition “100-120-150 Pellegrino Artusi and Italian Unity in the Kitchen” and the workship “Gnocchi in red and green” held by chef Michele Bono from the restaurant “Il Gattopardo”). Events continue today: Italian Cuisine in the World week continues in Portugal in the city of Coimbra where chef Augusto Gemelli’s school will host the workshop “The tradition of Italian flavours”. In 1996 in Lisbon, Gemelli and his restaurant have attracted important recognitions thanks to competitions in the sector. They have recently launched a new project linked to Mozzarella di Bufala D.O.P. in MOZZ & Co stores and more. Massimo Montanari will hold an open lecture at the University of Coimbra “Taste. Historical considerations about an ambiguous concept” in the context of a series of conferences of the International project ‘DIATA, Scripta &Realia do Património Alimentar da Lusofonia’. Also today in the Hospitality institute of Lisbon the workshop “the art of fresh handmade pasta” with Carla Giorgi. (red)
