Conferenze e Fiere

🍸 On November 12, at Rome's Wisdomless Cocktail Club, "Guest Night with Erik Lorincz" is presented by The Botanist & The London Essence, featuring the famous bartender Erik Lorincz. The event is open to the public and will showcase bespoke cocktails by Lorincz, Head Bartender at Kwānt in London, listed among "The world’s 50 best bars 2024". The London Essence, founded in 1896, and The Botanist, a B Corp certified Islay dry gin, host the event highlighting their premium mixers and gin.

🎉 Alessandro Scarsi and Alessia Rivano tied last edition's EmergenteSala finale at Villa Reale and Hotel De La Ville, Monza. EmergenteSala 2025, created by journalists Luigi Cremona and Lorenza Vitali, partners with Merano WineFestival. The 32nd Merano WineFestival will conclude on November 12, with EmergenteSala events starting November 11 at Istituto Deflorian, Merano, and NOI Techpark, Bolzano. Finalists compete in April 2025 at Villa Reale, Monza, with a preceding Central-South selection in Rome, February 2025.

🍷 On November 17, from 10 am to 6 pm, the Centro Convegni dell’Abbazia di Praglia in Teolo (PD) hosts "Vulcanico Serprino", with about 20 companies showcasing over 30 different sparkling and spumante wines, including a preview of the 2024 vintage. Organized by Consorzio Tutela Vini Colli Euganei, the event is part of a strategy to promote Serprino dei Colli Euganei. Tasting kits are sold for €15 or can be pre-booked online for €12.

🖤 Starhotels participates in the 9th edition of the "Settimana della cucina Italiana nel Mondo" from November 16-22, 2024, promoting Italian flavors. In Paris, Chef Ugo Alciati at Castille Paris offers a Piedmontese menu featuring a four-course sensory experience with the prized white truffle of Alba, starting at €220. In London, Chef Alfredo Russo at The Franklin London hosts a special dinner on November 12, with tickets starting at £80, celebrating Italian cuisine with a four-course meal.

🎉 Danilo Beltrante, founder of the Vivere di Turismo Festival, celebrates the passion and soul behind tourism, focusing on local traditions and community well-being. The event emphasizes the importance of creating memorable experiences, measuring success not just in profits but in smiles and genuine human connections. The festival is an opportunity for hosts, property managers, and operators, dubbed Pioneers of Happiness, to rediscover the essence of happiness through daily gestures that balance professional and personal life, impacting both themselves and their guests.

🍷 Brunello di Montalcino named "best Italian wine of 2024" by Wine-Searcher with a 95/100 score and an average price of $342 per bottle. Il Marroneto Madonna delle Grazie tops the list. Alessandro Mori leads the company, and Fabrizio Bindocci, president of the Brunello di Montalcino wine consortium, acknowledges the importance of the award. Il Marroneto, founded in 1974 by Giuseppe Mori, is among Montalcino's ten historic companies.

🎂 The "Miglior Panettone del Mondo 2024" championship will take place on November 17 and 18 at the Gustus Professional Food, Wine and Technology Hall in Naples' Mostra d'Oltremare. Organized by the Federazione Internazionale Pasticceria Gelateria Cioccolateria (FIPGC), 40 professionals from Mexico, Japan, France, and Spain will compete after qualifying past October among 250 participants. Competitions include categories for classic, innovative, savory, best decorated panettone, and best pandoro. Winners will be announced on November 18 and broadcast live on FIPGC's Facebook page.

🌮 "Ravioli dal Mondo" festival at Eataly Roma Ostiense on November 8-10 & 15-17 showcases global culinary traditions with diverse ravioli interpretations. Notable participants include 5&28 with beef braised ravioli, Hosteria Amedeo's autumn-flavored creations, Dumpling Bar's Chinese dumplings, Mamaya-Ramen's Gyoza, Maharajah's Indian samosas, and Ceibo's Argentine empanadas. Free entry, cooking shows, and tastings available through special tokens (1 token=€2, packages at discounted rates). Further details at www.eataly.it/roma.

🎂 Forno Follador introduces the Panettone Moka e Mandorla for Christmas 2024, an artisan creation featuring Cocoa Reloaded coffee blend from India, Brazil, and Colombia. Master baker Antonio Follador from Pordenone offers Pandoro Polvere di Stelle with three flavors: Bianco Follador, Ciok Follador, and Raspberry. The 2024 collection includes 8 varieties of Panettone, with options like traditional, chocolate, and pistachio. Forno Follador's baked goods, available in 1kg and new 500g sizes, are sold at three Pordenone locations, online, and in select stores. The Panettoni debut at Galeries Lafayette Le Gourmet in Paris with five flavors, and a selection is sold at Rinascente stores in Milan, Turin, and Florence.

🍷 The 33rd Merano WineFestival will be held from November 8-12, featuring the innovative sparkling alcohol-free beverage Mazzalùa. This Made in Italy product will be showcased during the Opening Gala Dinner on November 8, serving 450 guests including producers, journalists, institutions, and sector stakeholders. Mazzalùa, launched in September 2023, is a blend of grape must and natural vinegar, positioned in the growing alcohol-free sector. It boasts a secret formula balancing ancient Roman vinegar-based drinks and modern sparkling techniques.