Radu Bozocea has been working since 2002 at Weizmann Ariana & Partners, the industrial property agency with the most trademark applications (over 500) submitted to the European Intellectual Property Office, according to the EUIPO Statistical pack by country 2015-2018. Since 2016, he has been a senior partner of the Bucharest office, and since 2018 permanent counsel of the company's Leiden (Netherlands) office. […]
Why National Soup Day
On Saturday and Sunday, September 23 and 24, the first edition of an ambitious festival will take place in the commune of Sfântul Gheorghe in Giurgiu (near Bucharest): the National Soup Day. Everything takes place in a picturesque area, on the edge of a lake, surrounded by orchards where participants are awaited with many soups, but not only, live music, [...]
The initiators of the National Day of Gastronomy celebrate, by tradition, at the Casa Timiș Resort
In 2019, together with Cezar Ioan, publisher of vinul.ro and Chef Nico Lontras, we managed to complete a project that aimed to bring added value to the construction of a Romanian gastronomic identity: the Romanian National Gastronomy and Wine Day law was promulgated. The initiative is intended to provide an excuse to celebrate local gastronomy in […]
The Zămuri volume by Mircea Groza, two nominations for European awards
The volume "Zămuri - soups, soups and soups; Transylvanian recipes from old people" by Mircea Groza, published this summer by the GastroArt publishing house, is nominated in two categories at the Gurmand Awards 2023 - The best in the World. The book of gastronomic stories and recipes is nominated in the "Food Heritage book" and "Eastern Europe book" categories. Winners vof […]
Marian Timofti (FNDA): "Slackness, convenience or the lack of notions of quality are an encouragement to the manufacturer's use of cheap ingredients"
The CV of Marian Timofti, the president of the National Federation of Authorized Tasters (FNDA), is so thick that it would take up far too many lines for such a short interview. I asked Marian Timofti about the role of such an institution in the local culinary landscape, about the usefulness of courses for authorized tasters of charcuterie, cheeses, olive oils [...]
Alexandru Burcă: "The little ones were maybe not like the ones from Obor, but the Icelanders were excited. As well as the cake"
More than ten years ago, when you only saw a handful of chefs on TV, I realized that there are thousands in the country and that some of them are very good but have no promotion. I looked them up and wrote about them. I have remained friends with many, with some even [...]
Laurentiu Hairadin: Foreigners know about beautiful women, Hagi and sarmale... gastronomically Romania is in a cone of shadow
More than ten years ago, when you only saw a handful of chefs on TV, I realized that there are thousands in the country and that some of them are very good but have no promotion. I looked them up and wrote about them. I have remained friends with many, with some even [...]
Bistro Romulus, the new attraction in the Jewish Quarter. Marius Zidaru (owner): "We address those who are looking for that quelque chose added to the specifics of the place"
The other day, in the Jewish Quarter of Bucharest, a promising bistro opened, without a fuss (short menu, culinary vision to my liking – a combination of more or less known Romanian recipes to which are added some classic French dishes) . Moreover, walking around the area I have the impression that this neighborhood […]
Cosmin Dragomir, Domeniul Bogdan and FNDA, editorial campaign to promote the new generation of chefs
Journalist Cosmin Dragomir together with Domaine Bogdan and the National Federation of Authorized Tasters (FNDA) have jointly launched a publicity campaign aimed at promoting the young chefs of today with the potential to become the great chefs of tomorrow. The series of interviews-questionnaire will be published on the cosmindragomir.ro blog at the end, one of the participating chefs will win […]
Gastronomist Mircea Groza launches his book in Cluj and Zalău
GastroArt Publishing House and Cărturești Bookstores announce the start of the release tour of the volume "ZĂMURI - soups, soups and stews (Transylvanian recipes from the elderly)" signed by master Mircea Groza. It is the first book in a series by the researcher from Sălău, the publishing house announcing that they are already working on the second anthology of recipes dedicated to topals and stews. […]
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