The events of the 9th Week of Italian Cuisine in the World (Scim) entitled "Mediterranean Diet and Roots Cuisine: Health and Tradition", organised by the Italian Embassy in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute in Vilnius, ITA-Italian Trade Agency and Federcuochi, began on 10 November in Lithuania. This was announced by the Italian Embassy in Vilnius.
The protagonist of the organised events was Michelin-starred chef Giuseppe Di Iorio of the Aroma and Rhinoceros restaurants in Rome, who delighted representatives of the local authorities and Italian Air Force personnel engaged in Nato Air Policing activities in the Baltic with a lunch organised at the Siauliai air base.
Mr. Di Iorio also held a demonstration lecture on the preparation of the Ukrainian Centre in Vilnius: the event was attended by about 90 Ukrainians, also in the presence of the Ukrainian Ambassador in Vilnius, Petro Beshta.
At the dinner held at the Italian Embassy in Vilnius, Di Iorio and his team (Carlo Finucci, Valerio Affronto and Alessio Noia) created a series of dishes each accompanied by pieces of Italian Baroque music by the Chiaroscuro ensemble.
Numerous Lithuanian guests from the world of institutions, the media, and sport, as well as food bloggers and operators from the hotel and agri-food sector, were present in the evocative setting of the permanent exhibition 'Art in the Embassy: Contemporary Italy in Vilnius'.
During the week, the chef held two masterclasses: the first on the preparation of egg pasta at the Vilnius VESK School - Centre for Careers in Business and Hospitality, dedicated to future chefs and professionals in the sector; the second on the occasion of the 'Taste Vilnius Horeca 2024' fair at the Vilnius Exhibition Centre. The week's events will also be joined during these days by a number of restaurants in the country that will offer customers dishes specially created to emphasise the fundamental balance between tradition and health on which the Mediterranean diet is based.
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