Dinner & talk on Middle Eastern cuisine
An unusual encounter between contemporary pizza and traditional Middle Eastern and Caucasian cuisine. With Armenian wine tasting and live jazz music.
(Chef Kumalè / The Gastronomer)
(Fuori Tempo)
(in cooperation with Casa Armenia)
(Journalist)
(Jazz pianist)
The menu
ENTRÈE
KHACHAPURI ADJARULI
Georgian boat cheese bread
ZA'ATAR MANĀQĪSH مناقيش
Focaccia with za'atar
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PIZZA GOURMET
MUHAMMARA محمرة
Topping: pepper and walnut dip
Dough: barley, rice and sprouted grains
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ROMAN-STYLE PALLET
MIDYE TAVA
Stuffing: battered mussel skewers with tarator sauce
Dough: stone-ground 'Evolutivo' ancient wheat
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THE CHEF'S PLATE
MROUZIA المروزية
Lamb tajine with sultanas and almonds
Paired with Arabic bread
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SWEET
PANNACOTTA vs MUHALLABIA
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WINES
Tasting of 4 Armenian wines
The wines will be selected by sommelier Francesca Steffenino, in collaboration with "Casa Armenia Brandy & Wines".
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Coffee and small Moroccan pastries
Guests of the evening
Chef Kumalè
Vittorio Castellani
The Gastronomade
Vittorio Castellani likes to call himself a gastronomist without borders: travelled to 5 continents and tasted and saw recipes being prepared in every corner of the planet. Journalist, writer and scholar, is better known as Chef Kumalé. When it comes to ethnic cuisine, he is considered an institution: he was the first with his events and travel reportages to offer an overview of world cuisines in Italy and he earned his fame in the field, making direct acquaintance with 'housewives' and great chefs from the most distant countries, cooking with them, tasting their dishes.
The pizza chef
Davide Di Bilio
Fuori Tempo by Canale (Cn) and Chieri (To)
Pizza chef and certified bakery chef, Davide has always attached great importance to his education. He attended theUniversity of Pizzawhere he had the privilege of having as teachers Simone Padoan and Renato Bosco, two great masters of contemporary world pizza. Fuori Tempo is considered one of the best pizzerias in Italy, with recognition from the "Three Slices' of Gambero Rosso, the presence in the ranking of 50 Top Pizza Italy and in the Pizzeria Guide of Identità Golose.
The sommelier
Francesca Steffenino
In cooperation with Casa Armenia
Armenia: to the origins of viticulture
"Casa Armenia Brandy & Wines' is the only distributor of Armenian wines in Italy. It is based in Turin, where it has also opened a restaurant and a wine shop, but operates throughout the country.
It imports more than a hundred labels directly from Armenia. The selection of wines ranges from charmat bubbles to champenoise bubbles, through savoury and mineral whites, spicy and structured reds or fermented and amphora-aged reds to fermented pomegranate-based spirits.
The goal that Harut Vopani and Meline Sarukhanyan, the owner couple, have set themselves is to make Armenian food and wine known in Italy. To do this, they employ trainers and sommeliers who can tell the story of Armenia, not only from a wine point of view, but also from a historical, cultural and artistic one.
The musician
Nicola Meloni
Jazz pianist
Nicola Meloni studied classical piano at the Conservatory of Cagliari and jazz piano and composition at the Conservatory of Turin; at the same time, he furthered his study of keyboards, synthesisers and guitar. Alongside his experiences as a composer and multi-instrumentalist in various musical and theatrical projects, he has also worked as a composer/music producer for video works and advertisements, as well as a teacher. In 2020, he released 'De Magno Opere', a concept of original compositions, followed in 2021 by the EP Mura Domestiche.
The journalist
Danilo Poggio
Food & Wine Lover
Danilo Poggio is not only a professional journalistbut also a oeno-enthusiastby descent, by vocation and by choice. Certified wine tasterHe serves on juries for wine and gastronomic competitions and writes in the oldest and most prestigious national wine and food magazine. For over 15 years he has been talking about food and wine on radio and TV and at many live events around Italy.
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