The Amintiri Gustoase podcast, part of the Cronicari Digitali cultural platform, concludes season 1 from 2024, in which famous guests were in search of the identity of Romanian dishes, through tasty discussions, full of salt and pepper, to the delight of over 30,000 listeners. In the recently concluded season, for 11 episodes broadcast every Friday, from 19 […]
Tasting of Romanian and Central European sausages with wines from Villa Vinea
On July 10, at Corks Cozy Wine Bar in Bucharest, a new wine tasting curated by me will take place. Unlike the first edition this year, which took place in the spring, at the event on July 10, the organizers propose five other types of sarmals, discovered by me or other searchers […]
When do you also award prizes for gastronomic literature?
It could just be a matter of statistics, but that would mean working only with concepts that can be illustrated in excel, and that's not the case. In recent years, the literature with and about gastronomy has left the confines of the niche field and outsourced its services to the multidisciplinary area. It's a good sign of the health and maturity of the market, […]
How to deal with the little beans. Tavče Gravče with ćevapčići, the Macedonian delicacy that out of ignorance ended up at the Bear Academy
North Macedonia is the land of statues and grills. For statues go to Skopje. More than a thousand statues adorn the capital of North Macedonia, most of them appeared through the "Skopje 2014" program launched in 2010, an investment of approximately 200 million euros (but which unofficially would reach one billion) supported by the Government and the authorities [...] ]
EURO 2024. In the fight with the little Belgians, they suddenly became ours and are no longer Turkish or Balkan
The great joy of this football championship is (with the exception of the victory with Ukraine), for me, the gastronomic battle between the supporters. The culinary frenzy started by the Swiss with their thematic hats and the slogan "fondue better than goulash" was continued by two identical, symbolic gestures: the Albanians who broke spaghetti in front of kneeling Italians from [...]
The secret from Damigeana. How much sugar to put depending on the fruit if you want to make cherry, blueberry, nut, gooseberry or other liqueurs
Lucian Dragomir, organic vegetable producer from Brașov, explains the correct parities of fruit and sugar to make the best liqueurs. "Cherry, cherry, raspberry, nutty, tanned, hazelnut, pickled, apricot, corked, tender, horned, dudated, sour, ruzincata (brownish), strawberry.... There is almost no fruit that bears fruit in Romania that cannot be transformed with the help [...]
Press release: Domeniile Alexandrion Rhein 1892 winery opened its doors and launched the DAR 1892 range of wines
Crama Domeniile Alexandrion Rhein 1892, part of Alexandrion Group, member of Nawaf Salameh Family Office, opened its doors for wine lovers from Romania and abroad. The moment was marked by the launch of the DAR 1892 range of wines, during the event organized at the winery in Gura Vadului commune (Prahova county), Dealu Mare region. With a […]
The history of tomatoes: from Latin America to Europe, from poison to taste ecstasy, from Cherry to Oxheart
Tomatoes, scientifically known as Solanum lycopersicum, have a long and fascinating history. Originating in the mountainous regions of South America, especially in the area of present-day Peru and Ecuador, tomatoes were first cultivated by the ancient civilizations of Central and South America. The Aztecs (today's Mexico) and other Mesoamerican peoples […]
About Feteasca Regală and Luis Vuitton. The fact that Shakespeare is translated, published and read in our country does not make him Romanian
In an election week like this, two topics with a nationalist tone and that have nothing to do with the political speeches of the extremist parties hardly made room (even by chance). The ultra-nationalism promoted by such parties is only manipulative and easily digestible by masses of voters hungry for sensationalism and buckets of sugar and oil. If […]
Declaratively, the people of Bucharest prefer Romanian food, but pizza and shaorma are also at the top of restaurant orders
The City Grill Group, the most important Romanian group of restaurants in the local market, celebrates 20 years of activity in the field of hospitality in Romania. The management of the group announced the results of a sociological research carried out in April about the culinary habits of Bucharest residents. The survey carried out this spring also captures the consumption behavior of the interviewed public. Thus, according [...]
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