CELEBRATE Italian cuisine this weekend at an array of events taking place for the 2018 Week of Italian Cuisine Around the World.
It will be celebrated under the brand The Extraordinary Italian Taste.
For the occasion the Italian Embassy in co-operation with Capital Club Bahrain will host Italian Michelin Starred Chef Valentino Palmisano, who will present his signature menu tomorrow for lunch and a charity dinner, and again on Friday to support the Autism Society and Bahrain 4 All.
Chef Palmisano will also judge a cooking contest by the students of the Bahrain Institute of Hospitality and Retail, hosted by the Capital Club.
The winner will be awarded a week of training in Italy, offered by the Culinary Academy IFSE (Italian Food Style Education).
In parallel, LuLu Hypermarket will run a special promotion week on Italian food products until Sunday, with a cooking competition on Friday in co-operation with “Cacio&Pepe” and with the participation of Chef Palmisano.
Plus, today, Italian cinema will be again under the spotlight, with the screening of the iconic Federico Fellini’s movie La Dolce Vita.
The event falls within the Black and White Movie Festival organised and hosted at The 7th Wave Performing Arts School in Saar from 7pm.