A Brasilia si celebra la figura di Pier Luigi Nervi
Il libro “L’Ambasciata d’Italia a Brasilia – Poetiche dell’architettura italiana in Brasile”, che vuole celebrare il genio di Pier Luigi Nervi, è stato presentato dall’Ambasciatore d’Italia a Brasilia, Francesco Azzarello, insieme alla Ministra per i rapporti con il Parlamento, Flavia Arruda, ed alla Segretaria per la Giustizia del Governo del Distretto Federale, Marcela Passamani. “Abbiamo […]
Read moreWeek of Italian Cuisine: a competition in Madrid for young chefs
As part of the promotional activities in Spain associated with the Sixth Week of Italian Cuisine, the Italian Embassy in Madrid in launching a competition to “train, give visibility, and offer opportunities” for young chefs wishing to specialise in Italian cuisine. The culinary competition ” Prepara il Tuo Futuro-Nuovi Talenti della Cucina Italiana” [“Prepare Your […]
Read moreItalian Cuisine Week, “Dinner with Dante” in the United Arab Emirates
“Dinner with Dante”, an evening dedicated to medieval Italian cuisine, was the highlight event sponsored by the Italian Cultural Institute in Abu Dhabi, for the Italian Cuisine Week in the Arab Emirates. On the occasion of the 700th anniversary of the Supreme Poet’s death, Simone Pregnolato, an Italianist from Milan’s Catholic University, introduced the dinner […]
Read moreItalian Cuisine Week: an Italian “Food Academy” in Kuwait
The Embassy of Italy in Kuwait has signed an initial agreement for the launch of a “Food Academy” that will organise Italian cookery classes and workshops, as well as specialised seminars on nutrition and on the characteristics of Italian agri-food products. It was one of the events for the Week of Italian Cuisine in the […]
Read moreWeek of Italian Cuisine: more than fifty events in Tanzania
For the 2021 Week of Italian Cuisine in the world, there were more than fifty events in Tanzania that fearured the Michelin starred chef Valentino Palmisano and the food influencer Silvia Lazzerini. These two guests of honour provided their contribution to gala dinners, cooking lessons, and other promotional events of Italian cuisine that took place […]
Read moreItalian Cuisine Week, ‘Pizza entre amigos’ in Santo Domingo
The Italian Embassy in Santo Domingo, as part of the initiatives for the 6th Week of Italian Cuisine in the World, organised the event ‘Pizza entre amigos’, in the presence of the Italian Ambassador Stefano Queirolo Palmas, the Deputy Foreign Minister for Bilateral Relations José Julio Gomez and the diplomatic community. The initiative was an […]
Read moreTastes of Italy in Thailand and Myanmar
The Week of Italian Cuisine in the World was also celebrated in Thailand and Myanmar. It was promoted by the Italian Embassy in Bangkok and the Embassy in Yangon with the Italian Trade Agency (ICE). In Bangkok, a great event was organised in an open-air space on Quarter Avenue, in the central department store The EmQuartier, […]
Read moreBelgrade, Puccini’s “Madame Butterfly” on stage
A gala production of Giacomo Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” promoted and supported by the Italian Cultural Institute of Belgrade will be staged on Sunday, 28 November at 7 pm at the National Theatre of Belgrade. The production is a production of the Puccini Festival Foundation of Torre del Lago Puccini, in cooperation with the Italian Cultural […]
Read moreItalian Film Festival in South Africa
The Italian Embassy in Pretoria, with the Italian Institute of Culture, the General Consulate of Italy in Johannesburg, the Italian Consulate in Cape Town and the Italian Embassy in Zimbabwe, present “The Italian Film Focus in Southern Africa 2021” on the MYmovies platform. The 21st edition of the Italian Film Festival will be held from […]
Read moreWee of Italian Cuisine: a masterclass on panettone in Algiers
To mark the end of the Week of Italian Cuisine, on Sunday 28 November the Embassy of Italy in Algeria and the Italian Cultural Institute in Algiers will be holding a masterclass on how to make panettone. The protagonist will be the young Algerian baker Ahmed Nezzar, founder of “Panettone di Ahmed Nezzar”. The programme […]
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