The month of March ends with a special tasting that brings us to the Easter celebration that will take place in April: come and you to a tasting in which we combine 5 wines from the Fetească Neagră variety with 5 types of sarmales, both Romanian and...international . You will be left with some ideas about what [...]
The Brewers' Inn - Casa Oprea Soare (formerly Restaurant Bucur), past and present
In a socialist advertisement from the early 1970s - with a wording specific to the wooden language of that period - it says the following: "Enjoy the joy of the hours of rest to the fullest at "BUCUR" - restaurant of the Tourism Office of the Municipality of Bucharest, Colonel Poenaru Bordea street no. 2, sector 5 – culinary specialties, wines [...]
Gastronomic Timișoara questionnaire. Alina Săftulescu: "The burger is the most common product. At least it was Pljeskavica... which makes sense"
Together with Adriana Sohodoleanu and Cezar Ioan, supported by the Association of Romanian Gastronomy Writers*, we initiated a debate, which we want to be broad, about the need to identify, create and promote local gastronomic brands. We believe that the gastronomic promotion of an area is impetuously necessary for the correct development of tourism and local business not only in the industry [...]
After the success in Sibiu, GastroUrban moves to Timișoara
GastroUrban is a multidisciplinary concept designed to capitalize on the tangible and intangible local gastronomic heritage through a series of events under the umbrella of which gastronomy, debates, music and other arts fit. The main pretext is to discover (or rediscover) local/ethnic urban food and more. Chefs, anthropologists, sociologists, writers, food and wine journalists, entrepreneurs and […]
Stelian Tănase, between Obor and Fairfax square in Los Angeles
Well-known publicist and writer, Stelian Tănase tried his skills as a diarist more than once. He published, among others, the volume "LA vs. NY – Jurnal american" (originally published in 1998 at the Polirom Publishing House in Iasi, republished by Humanitas in 2006, in the Stelian Tănase Author Series), a book from the pages of which a lot of poetry transpires, often [...]
Casa Timiș - or how a resort can redefine a region
I recently revisited Casa Timiș Resort, the place where every year the National Gastronomy and Wine Day of Romania is celebrated, a project initiated together with Cezar Ioan and the chef of the resort's three restaurants, Nico Lontras. And, as always, we discovered even more tourist facilities than in the past. At the House […]
I can't wait to moderate the discussion with Radu Paraschivescu and Bogdan Mihai Simion about gastronomic identity
The first Tasty Memories Masterclass will this year be about the Romanian gastronomic identity on the plates (everyday life), but also on screens, as it is translated in social media. On March 11, at ARCUB in Bucharest, gastronomic specialists, chefs, passionate content creators and foodies will deepen, in three distinct sessions, how [...]
Ioana Pătrășcoiu and a village brunch
This week we sat for stories with Ioana Pătrășcoiu (MySecretRomania.com) in a new interview Tasty Memories, part of the Digital Chronicles podcast. Ioana Pătrășcoiu explains why she is so interested in the cuisine of the South, which is less talked about and written about, and what is the matter with Olten crayfish, which... are not crayfish, but also in [...]
The story of the recipe books, at Amintiri Gustoase
We invited Anca Dănilă to the Amintiri Gustoase podcast, part of the Digital Chronicles project, to talk about the recipe books inherited, generally on the maternal line, in Romanian families. Anca Dănilă tells the stories behind some special recipe books that Irina Margareta Nistor has, but also what exactly she liked [...]
Roxana Blenche on how important it is to have a truly competent mentor in the kitchen
In the latest episode Tasty Memories, part of the Digital Chronicles podcast, Roxana Blenche told me how important it is to have a really competent mentor in the kitchen and what kind of psyche you need to face all the challenges that come from him . Roxana Blenche also reveals why she is so […]
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