Michelin Star Chefs in Town for Istria Gourmet Festival

The Istria Gournet Festival – Spring will be held in Rovinj on 3 April 2017.

The Istria Gourmet Festival is organised by the Istria Tourist Board, in collaboration with the Maistra hotel company. The aim of the festival is to discover new world trends as well as the perspective of a possible development of Istrian enogastronomy.

Along with excellent lectures and show cooking by renowned Michelin Star chefs, this festival also offers the possibility to socialise and exchange experiences as well as to ask questions.

Istria Gourmet Festival – Spring
Rovinj-Rovigno, 3/4/2017
Hotel Lone

Programme

09:00 – 10:00 Registration of participants and accreditation

10:00 – 10:15 Official opening

Part one: It is important not only to eat well but also to eat healthy
10:15 – 10:35 Istrian basket of health and vitality:
natural antioxidants in the heart of culinary tradition
Danijela Poljuha, PhD, Institute for Agriculture and Tourism Poreč

10:35 – 11:00 Importance of Michelin star awarded restaurants in the luxury hotel offer
Alessandro Ercolani, director of Villa Spaltenna 5*, Toscana

11:00 – 11:30 Panettoni and Colombe, sourdough and bread
Edoardo Ore, yeast expert Mlina Dallagiovanna

11:30 – 12:00 Significance and abundance of pelagic fish, ‘Cuòppo napoletano’
Gaetano Torrente, Chef of La Cuopperia Del Convento restaurant, Cetara

12:00 – 12:20 ‘Gluten Free’ – new trends in nutrition and catering
How to get actively involved in the 180 million user market
Denis Delogu, author of bestseller ‘U šumi’ (‘In the Woods’)

12:20 – 12:50 Cod – catching, drying, preparing
Franco Favaretto, docent ALMA, International School of Italian Cuisine

12:50 – 13:10 PALEO (r)evolution – a new emerging world trend
Foundations, reasons and potentials in tourism
Denis Delogu, author of ‘U šumi’ (‘In the Woods’)

13:10 – 14:10 Lunch break

Part two: Best practice examples in hospitality and catering

14:10 – 14:40 Catering; Standards
Importance of the Food&Beverage department
Lucio D’Orsi, owner of Majestic Palace Hotel 5*, Sorrento

14:40 – 15:10 Vincenzo Guarino, Il pievano, Michelin 1*
Rice – different preparation methods
Show cooking by chef Vincenzo Guarino

15:10 – 15:40 Methods of ingredient merging for the Neapolitan pizza
Edoardo Ore, yeast expert Mlina Dallagiovanna

15:40 – 16:10 Giuseppe Mancino, Il piccolo principe, Michelin 2*
Seafood, algae and their matching
Show cooking by chef Giuseppe Mancini

16:10 – 16:40 Oliver Glowig, Oliver Glowig al Mercato Centrale Roma, Michelin 2*
Tradition in my Mediterranean cuisine
Show cooking by chef Oliver Glowig

16:40 – 17:10 Emanuele Scarello, Agli Amici, Michelin 2*
Show cooking by chef Emanuele Scarella

17:10 – 17:40 Conclusions, questions, answers, suggestions

Announcement of big IGF – Autumn 2017 Congress

In the course of the Istria Gourmet Festival, three themed gala dinners organized by renowned chefs lecturers will take place:

1st gala dinner: Chef Emanuele Scarello, Monte Mulini Hotel
2nd gala dinner: Chef Giuseppe Mancino & Chef Vincenzo Guarino, Boutique Hotel Adriatic
3rd gala dinner: Chef Oliver Glowig & Gaetano Torrente, Lone Hotel

For more information visit the Istria Tourist Board website.