Italian cuisine week takes place in HCM City

The Italian Cuisine Week (ICW) has returned for the third time to HCM City from November 14 to 29.
Italian cuisine week takes place in HCM City ảnh 1The Italian Cuisine Week (ICW) has returned for the third time to HCM City. (Photo: VNA)

HCM City (VNA) - The ItalianCuisine Week (ICW) has returned for the third time to HCM City from November 14to 29.

The General Consul of Italy in HCM City has announced that the ICW framework includesvarious world events coordinated by 296 diplomatic and consular headquartersworldwide, with Italian Cultural Institutes depicting high-quality food andwine, which is central to the Italian identity and culture.

More than 1,000 events are being held around the world during the cuisine week,which aims to represent the importance for the Italian people of their culinarytraditions, an essential part of life and a source of inspiration for art andliterature.

In HCM City, the event will include seminars and conferences, meetings withItalian chefs, food and wine tasting and dinners, commercial promotionprogrammes, cultural events and much more.

Italy will be showcasing the best of its food and wine culture to Vietnam withthe use of genuine Italian products.

Highlights include the seminars “Learning by Eating (The Italian Way)” and“Triple I Conversation on the Theme of Food Business”, as well as the “BorsaVini” exhibition at The Reverie Saigon.

Many thematic dinners will also be organised under co-operation withrestaurants and hotels in the city.

The “Taste Italy a Tavola” dinner on Saturday night at Tavola restaurant willoffer the culinary experience of travelling through Italy.

Chef Mannazu PierFranco of Tavola will share his take on Italian classics in afive-course menu deliberately executed to give clients a taste of each Italianregion.

Tavola uses the finest Italian produce and the freshest ingredients to produceChef PierFranco’s Italian staples.

The other restaurants joining the event will be the Bamboo Chic Restaurant, TheReverie Saigon’s Romeo and Juliet Restaurant, the Park Hyatt Saigon and theNamo Tuscan Grill. - VNA
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