2019: celebrating 100 years of diplomatic relations between Italy and Poland

Two high-profile events marked the end of the celebrations for the 100th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Italy and Poland. All through 2019, the Italian Embassy in Warsaw, in partnership with the Italian Institute of Culture in the Polish capital, the Italian Trade Agency – ICE, and the Italian-Polish Chamber of Commerce, […]

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​Italian Cuisine Week launched for the first time in Kosovo

The first Week of Italian Cuisine in Kosovo featured a rich programme of events jointly organized by the Tirana offices of the Italian Trade Agency – ICE, and the Italian Cultural Institute in Tirana with the coordination and support of the Italian Embassy in Prishtina. Tthe Week’s highlights included promotional activities involving the country’s major food retail chains […]

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Italian Cuisine Week: in Karachi, Chef Kumalé promotes a culinary dialogue between Pakistan and Italy

To celebrate the fourth edition of the Italian Cuisine Week, the Italian Consulate in Karachi invited Italian Chef Vittorio Castellani – a.k.a. Chef Kumalé – whose participation was sponsored by the Ministry of Commerce of Islamabad and the Municipality of Karachi to promote better knowledge of the culinary and cultural traditions of Pakistan, enabling the […]

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The Week of Italian Cuisine: France – a Calendar of 40 Events dedicated to Italian Cuisine Traditions

The fourth edition of the Week of Italian Cuisine in France included about 40 events aimed at promoting the Italian approach to healthy food and to food and nutrition education organized thanks to the support of the Italian institutions in the Country, primarily the Embassy of Italy in Paris and the Consular network but also […]

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Italian Cuisine Week in Egypt is met with great public acclaim

Egypt hosted the Week of Italian Cuisine in the World 2019 from 1 to 7 December. This year’s edition was dedicated to the theme of “Food Education: Culture of Taste” and all the events on the programme were met with great public acclaim. The programme was put together by the Italian Embassy in Cairo with the […]

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Italian Cuisine Week: culinary stars join in to support the integrated promotion of Italian food and wine products in East China

The “Week of Italian Cuisine in the World” was celebrated across East China in the cities of Shanghai, Nanjing, Hangzhou and Ningbo. The Consulate General of Italy in Shanghai coordinated a very rich programme of events in conjunction with Italian institutions and Italian and Chinese food and tourism operators. “La Vigna di Leonardo” was one of the most […]

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Italian Cuisine Week: in Mexico, culinary events under the “Italia, que gusto!” logo

The 4th edition of the Italian Cuisine Week in Mexico placed special attention on diversifying the events and the typology of audience to involve, with initiatives organised in partnership with ICE, IIC, Chamber of Commerce, the Dante Alighieri Society, SACE, the University of the Cloister of Sor Juana, the Instituto Nacional de Nutricion and Filmoteca […]

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​Italian Cuisine Week: Chile focuses on promoting a healthy and accessible diet

The Italian Embassy in Santiago chose “Diet and Health” as the theme of the 6th Italian Cuisine Week in the World with a view to promoting a healthier lifestyle in Chile, which has the highest percentage of overweight or obese adults among the OECD Member Countries. The Week’s programme of events focused on the “social” […]

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Italian Cuisine Week: in Thailand, creativity and entrepreneurship at the service of Italian taste

The Italian Cuisine Week in Thailand confirmed the success of Italy’s culinary tradition in a Country that, by no coincidence, will soon host the first office abroad of the International Culinary School ALMA of Parma, in Bangkok. The numerous initiatives organised were attended by a public who showed great interest for Italian products of excellence. […]

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The Week of Italian Cuisine: tastings and stories about Italian excellence

​The rich program of events organized by the Italian Embassy in Canberra during the 6th Week of Italian cuisine were dedicated to the Mediterranean diet and to the connections between food, culture, design and Italian language, with a special focus on fake products an on the fight against counterfeiting, hence improving people’s knowledge about the […]

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Italian Cuisine Week: in Albania, education and food and vocational training

The fourth edition of the Italian Cuisine Week was a great success in Albania. It was promoted by the Italian Embassy in partnership with the Regional Council of Apulia CCIA, Confindustria and AICS, which organised more than 20 events in Tirana, Valona and Berat. The focus of the Week was on the theme of food […]

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Sardinia: “The Creativity of an Island” at the IIC in Paris

The Italian Institute of Culture (IIC) in Paris closes 2019 with a homage dedicated to “Sardinia: the Creativity of an Island”, that offered 12 events to enliven the cultural agenda of November and December. In addition to culinary workshops by Chef Nicola Pisu, the concerts by jazz musician Gavino Murgia with his “Mattanza trio”, the […]

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