Dinner Celebrating the Sustainability and the Italian Cuisine Tradition, November 23rd, Shanghai

Dear Members and Friends,

In the framework of VI Edition of the "Settimana della Cucina Italiana nel Mondo/Week of Italian Cuisine in the World”, the China-Italy Chamber of Commerce (CICC), in collaboration with the Consulate General of Italy in Shanghai, the Italian Trade Agency (ITA-ICE) and the Italian National Tourist Board (ENIT), kindly invites you to take part in a special Monthly Dinner celebrating the idea of aesthetics that perfectly combines with product quality in the concept of "Tradition and Prospects of Italian Cuisine: Understanding and Optimizing Food Sustainability".

The aim of the evening will be to promote the Mediterranean diet as a balanced model and gastronomic lifestyle able to counteract food waste.

About the "Week of Italian Cuisine in the World"

The "Settimana della Cucina Italiana nel Mondo/Week of Italian Cuisine in the World" is promoted by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the International Cooperation, the Italian Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies, the Italian Ministry of Education, and the Italian Ministry of Economic Development.

It aims to raise the awareness of authentic and genuine Italian food and cuisine and to promote high quality Italian products all over the world.

For this month, we will organize a special edition of our Monthly Networking Dinner, combining it with the "Week of Italian Cuisine in the World".

The event will take place on Tuesday, November 23rd, at Roma (No.1006 Kangding road, Jing’an District, Shanghai, China / 中国上海市，静安区，康定路1006号，罗马餐厅一楼) starting from 6 pm. Registration starts at 5:30 pm.

The dinner price to be paid online is 450 RMB, and it includes both dinner, drinks, and all activities of the night.

Interested in joining? Scan the QR Code and follow the steps to sign up!

During the night will held a Wine Masterclass by Marianna Salzillo of Sino Drink, "Sustainability from Grapes to Glass", and a Cooking Show by Chef Giampaolo focused on "The Tradition of Gramma Fettuccine" 

Furthermore, Mr Mattia Romeo, special guest of the event, will present ITA last video promoting the Protected Geographical Indication (IGP) Italian products*.

*About the "China-EU Geographical Indication Agreement"

On March 1st 2021, an agreement between the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the European Union related to the cooperation and protection of geographical indications (“the EU-China GIs Agreement”) came into effect. 26 of the 100 EU Geographical Indication products are from Italy.

The GI (Geographical Indications) system is a special product quality control system and an intellectual property protection system adopted for famous, excellent, and special products with distinctive regional characteristics. The “origin” refers to the specific geographic region of a particular country where a special product is produced, the geographical features and cultural characteristics of the specific geographic region, will directly determine or affect the quality, characteristics, or reputation of the product.

Agenda

17:30 - 18:00 Registration

18:00 - 18:30 Cooking Show by Chef Giampaolo "The Tradition of Gramma Fettuccine"

18:30 Guest will seat 

18:40 - 18:50 Welcome Speech and presentation of the menu by Mr Valtero Canepa, Vice Chairman CICC

18:50 - 19:15 Institutional Greetings by

Consulate General of Italy in Shanghai, Introduction of the New Section of Italian restaurants in Shanghai that will be launched on the Mini Program of the Consulate General of Italy in Shanghai, Italian Trade Agency (ITA-ICE) and Mr Mattia Romeo, launch of ITA last video promoting the Protected Geographical Indication (IGP) Italian products

19:15 - 19:40 Wine Masterclass by Marianna Salzillo from Sino Drink "Sustainability from Grapes to Glass"

19:40 - 19:45 Menu presented by Chef Giampaolo

19:45 Dinner is served

20:30 Presentation of the F&BWG of the CICC (speaker tbc)

21:30 CICC, CG, ITA on the stage to make a toast to the Italian culture of food

During the night, videos from ENIT on the different Italian regions will be shown on the screen.

Menu

Appetizer:

Pizza Margherita

Meat balls

Porchetta with homemade Roman focaccia

Masciarelli Trebbiano d’Abruzzo DOC 2020

First meal:

Pasta alla gricia with Pecorino Romano (one of the 26 Geographical Indication products)

Homemade ravioli with ricotta cheese and spinach

Masciarelli Villa Gemma Bianco Colline Teatine IGT  2020

Main course:

Mix sausages and beef fillet grilled with roasted potatoes and confit mushrooms

Masciarelli Marina Cvetic Montepulciano d`Abruzzo DOC  2017

Dessert:

Gramma fruity pie

The wine is sponsored by:

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The CICC Team