Thematic BANQUET by the Italian Academy of Cuisine:
"The Gastronomic Culture of Central Italy - A Crossroads of Traditions and Flavours"
Venue: The Lighthouse, Fullerton Hotel
Date: 24 November 2016, 7.30pm
By invitation only
Dress code: Business attire
During the dinner, the Diploma of Good Cuisine (Diploma di Buona Cucina 2016), the highest award that any Italian restaurant abroad can receive from the Italian Academy of Cuisine (Accademia della Cucina Italiana), will be conferred.
The Italian Academy of Cuisine was founded in Milan in 1953 by Orio Vergani together with other leading figures in the fields of culture, industry and journalism. Designated as a Cultural Institution of the Italian Republic in 2003, the Academy's mission is to safeguard traditional Italian cuisine and improve and promote it in Italy and abroad. The Academy studies all aspect of gastronomy and Italian cuisine; it generates proposals, provides information in response to requests from public officials, agencies, associations and public and private institutions and promotes initiatives aimed at fostering a better understanding of traditional Italian culinary values. In Singapore our Association has concentrated its activity on the organization of quality and innovative convivial events focussed on culture and dissemination and preservation of the convivial spirit.
Find us at www.accademiaitalianacucina.it and on Facebook.
The Event is part of the International Week of Italian Cuisine