On October 1 the 3rd annual Gastronomic Festival (or so-called cooks` biennale) opened in Moscow and will last till November 1. This month the city’s 50 best restaurants are taking part in the festival that is aimed at demonstration of the latest tendencies of the catering industry and achievements of the restaurants that have already become an essential part of the Moscow’s cultural and social life.

All perceptive judges of tasty, high-quality, and modern food will have a chance to get acquainted with the authorial arts of chief cooks and maybe find new addresses on the map of restaurants of the Russian capital.

Each restaurant-participant has presented special degustation menu-sets that include the dishes most fully reflecting the cuisine character and cooks` skills, food quality and technologies that restaurants are proud of most of all. A price of one degustation set is said to be equal to a price range not exceeding 2000 Russian roubles (US$82 approximately).

FESTIVAL PROGRAMME

October 4

Grand Cru Bar: Gastronomic evening “Heady Gold of Champagne”

Residence of the Italian Ambassador in Russia: State reception of Italian Ambassador in the framework of Moscow Gastronomic Festival

October 5

Globus Gurme, Barvikha Luxury Village: “Sweet Degustation DolceVita!” Italian sweets degustation starts at 6pm

October 8

Vanil Restaurant: evening devoted to a gastronomic tour of Augusto Tombolato - executive chief of The Casanova Restaurant, Milan, Italy

October 11

Grand Cru Bar: gastronomic evening “Spain – land of great wines”

Vanil Restaurant: Press-lunch of Moscow Gastronomic Festival

Globus Gurme, Trade Centre “Vesna”: gastronomic evening called “The Sea, the Sun, Italy”, degustation of Italian cuisine starts at 6pm

Gastropub Prostye Beschi: Party, devoted to the restaurant’s anniversary

October 12

Globus Gurme, Barvikha Luxury Village: gastronomic evening called “The Sea, the Sun, Italy”, degustation of Italian cuisine starts at 6pm

October 15

Globus Gurme: “British Weeks” (15-31 October)

Pavilion Restaurant: Party “Oysters and pearls” marking the beginning of the oyster season; an exhibition of pearl jewellery

October 16

Cipollino: thematic evening devoted to the world’s most popular cuisines

October 18

Grand Cru Bar: gastronomic evening “Sunny Nectar of Portugal”

Balchug: gastronomic supper Golden Triangle

Globus Gurme, Trade Centre “Vesna”: “Hight Tea. Royal Menu”; degustation with champagne starts at 6pm

October 22

Cipollino: “Spanish Week” – Spanish dishes cooked in a traditional and modern way (22-28 October)

Grand Cru Bar: gastronomic evening “Piedmont Mists”

October 24

Cipollino: thematic evening devoted to the world’s most popular cuisines (Spain)

The Most: Press-lunch of Moscow Gastronomic Festival

October 26

Globus Gurme, Trade Centre “Vesna”: “Fashion Kitchen”

October 30

Globus Gurme, Trade Centre “Vesna”: Press-lunch of Moscow Gastronomic Festival

Cipollino: thematic evening devoted to the world’s most popular cuisines

Natalya Lavrentyeva